ZHONG CHENG

Born in Shanghai, China. Wang is a renowned sculptor and art educationist of modern sculpture. In 1927, he studied at the Art Department of The Central University in Nanjing, and was instructed by Xu Bai Hong. He furthered his study twice at Université de Art Lyon and the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1935, Wang Linyi began to teach in Natinal Beiping Art School as professor and head of the Sculpture Department at Chongqing Art School. In 1946, he was professor and head of the Sculpture Department of National Beiping Art School, and later professor and head of the Sculpture Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. He also took part in the embossment design of the Monument to the People's Heroes at Tiananmen Square of Beijing. His representative works include “Sun Yun Sen Memorial Statue” design, “Embossment of Dayu”, ” Chinese Nations Unification Embossment” and “May 30th Campaign embossment” on the Monument to the People's Heroes and so on.