Zeng Shanqing (1932) was born in Shaoyang, Hunan Province. He entered the National Beiping College of Art in 1946, graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1950 with a postgraduate degree. His tutor was Xu Beihong. He previously taught in the Department of Architecture of Tsinghua University and was Associate Professor of Chinese Painting at the Central Academy of Fine Arts.

Zeng is known for his paintings.