Zheng Hongliu (1925) hails from Nanchuan, Sichuan Province. In 1946, he graduated from the Fine Arts Department of National Chongqing Normal University. In 1951, he joined the army to engage in fine arts and took part in the Korean War. In 1958, he was transferred to the Chinese People's Revolutionary Military Museum. Zheng's speciality is oil painting.

Zheng collaborated with Peng Bin, Xu Baozhong and Cui Yong.