Hu Renqiao (1941-2003) was born in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. He graduated in 1965 from the undergraduate course in oil painting at the Sichuan Art Academy. He completed his basic training in the cultural center in Mulei District, Xinjiang Province, and at the Branch Office of the Chinese Railways in Chengdu. In 1980, he was transferred to the Chengdu Art Academy.