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Chen Danqing

1953 - Today

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Chen Danqing (born 11 August 1953 in Shanghai, China) is a Chinese-American artist, writer, and art critic. He started as a self-taught painter and later obtain a master degree from China Central Academy of Fine Arts. He gained nation wide recognition during the 1980s for his realist paintings of the Tibetans. He moved to the US in 1982 and spent 18 years there as a professional painter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chen Danqing is the 6,609th most popular writer (down from 6,224th in 2019), the 1,072nd most popular biography from China (down from 1,024th in 2019) and the 122nd most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Chen Danqing ranks 6,609 out of 7,302Before him are Alfred Austin, Virginia Hamilton, Kunzang Choden, Nele Neuhaus, Stanley Kunitz, and Patrick Kavanagh. After him are Dinah Craik, Justin Cronin, Swami Rama, Michael Pollan, David Malouf, and Olga Slavnikova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Chen Danqing ranks 610Before him are Gerhard Thiele, Jeff Kober, Ernő Kolczonay, Nora Aunor, Jerzy Rybicki, and John Bellamy Foster. After him are Jimmy McCulloch, Yang Jung-mo, Ralf Rothmann, Suleiman Nyambui, Antonio Guzmán, and Jan Davis.

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In China

Among people born in China, Chen Danqing ranks 1,072 out of 1,610Before him are Sun Zhengcai (1963), Xi Mingze (1992), Tyrus Wong (1910), Wang Liping (1976), Li Lingjuan (1966), and Luo Yunxi (1988). After him are Victoria Song (1987), Liu Wang (1969), Guo Jianmei (1961), Han Geng (1984), Xu Haifeng (1957), and Zhao Liying (1987).

Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Chen Danqing ranks 122Before him are Liao Yiwu (1958), Jiang Rong (1946), Su Tong (1963), Liu Xia (1961), Ruth Graham (1920), and Shan Sa (1972). After him are Tie Ning (1957), Woeser (1966), Wei Hui (1973), Ken Liu (1976), Yiyun Li (1972), and Han Han (1982).