B. 1970 in Shaanxi, China, now lives and works in Beijing, China.

Born and grown in a remote village in Shaanxi Province, Hong’s parents want him to be a peasant, just as other children do in the village. Yet, at the age of 19, Hong discovered painting as a way to express himself and soon decided to pursue art as both a job to make a living ,a career to develop, and a dream to pursue. Hong formally became an oil painter in 2002. Soon he established himself with a strong style - bold brushstrokes, strong emotions, unconventional composition. As he was born and grown up in a rural countryside, love of the land, link to the nature, praise to the people who works hard to make their life better are core of his works.

In 2006, Hong experimented with Ink on Xuan Paper, and in 2009 he changed his focus from oil painting to ink-on-paper. Hong feels that he could express himself freely with ink, that’s something in his blood. With his background in oil painting, his ink painting is neither a traditional Chinese ink painting nor a traditional oil painting. He developed a feel of expressive oil painting, with powerful brushstrokes and strength inside, by using the more fluid material – ink. 

Hong has more than 6 solo shows for his oil painting and 2 solo shows for the ink painting, including those held by National Art Museum of China (2012) and Today Art Museum (2010) .