Liu Baoquan (1940, Jizhou, Hebei Province) loved painting since childhood. He was admitted to Beijing Normal University of Art (later renamed Beijing Art Academy) in 1957. He was taught by the famous painter and art educator Li Ruinian, majoring in drawing and color, and received strict training in modeling and color. He graduated with honors in 1963, and his graduation work "Gaoshan Pinghu" (高山平湖) was selected for the October issue of Beijing Literature and Art (北京文艺).