Yang Xianrang

Yang Xianrang is a renowned Chinese artist and educator, celebrated for his contributions to folk art. Born in 1930, he was one of the first students at the National Beiping Art School under Xu Beihong. In 2024, at the age of 94, he received the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Lifetime Achievement Award for his lifelong dedication to the promotion and development of folk art in China.