Shanghai Jinshan District Publishes 'A Collection of Baijiao's Calligraphy and Painting'
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Shanghai Jinshan District Government announces that ''A Collection of Baijiao's Calligraphy and Painting'' was recently published. The book was compiled by Shanghai Jinshan District Museum, and published by the Shanghai Calligraphy and Painting Publishing House, and contained inscriptions written by Chen Bianjun, director of Shanghai Museum.

Mr Baijiao is a celebrity born in Jinshan and is one of the key members of the South House. Born in Zhangyan, Jinshan in 1907, he kept on improving himself in his lifetime and made a great many achievements in the field of calligraphy and painting. He is a Shanghai styled calligrapher and painting artist of modern times. Shanghai Museum have collected more than 100 pieces of Baijiao's calligraphy and painting works in the past five years through various channels, which fully exhibits Mr Baijiao's artistic style in different creation periods. On the 100th anniversary of Baijiao's birthday,this collection is compiled to express fellow villagers' respect and commemoration of this calligraphy and painting master, and provide abundant exhibits for the "South House Memorial Hall'' that is under construction.