The author of this article is Xing Yuzhong.
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Our 38th Army has not only emerged many heroes, but also many artists.
The comrade-in-arms I know and understand, Wu Chenghuai, is a master of calligraphy and painting in China.
Wu Chenghuai was born in December 1943, a native of Shenyang, and enlisted in the 38th Army in 1965. After changing careers, he served as the president of Liaoning Nationalities Publishing House and Liaoning Fine Arts Publishing House, editor-in-chief and secretary of the Party Committee, editor and reviewer, member of the Chinese Artists Association, vice president of the Chinese Artists Publishing Research Association, member of the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and vice president of the China-Japan-Korea Calligraphy and Painting Exchange Association.
In the army, he was awarded a third-class meritorious service because of his outstanding creative performance, and was rated as an outstanding leading cadre and one of the top ten provincial publishing workers by the publishing house by the publishing house.
1. 54 years of comradeship
In 1971, when I was working at the military communications station, Wu Chenghuai was in the military propaganda department. He often went to the army to paint and engage in propaganda. His family and children dined at our communication station, and my wife and children also came to the team temporarily, and they became good sisters. Coincidentally, not only am I the same age as Wu Chenghuai, but his daughter Peili and my son Xing Jun were born on the same day, the same month, and the same year.
After changing jobs, we worked in the Liaoning Provincial Press and Publication Bureau. When I worked in the party committee of the organ, he was the chairman of the trade union.
Later, he went to Liaoning Provincial Nationalities Publishing House as president and editor-in-chief.
The Liaoning Provincial Nationalities Publishing House has editors of Korean nationality and Mongolian nationality, and Wu Chenghuai is a Manchu, and he has united the editors of various nationalities to produce many good books, and because of his hard work and earnest work, he enjoys high prestige, and was elected as a member of the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Later, due to work needs, he was transferred to Liaoning Provincial Fine Arts Publishing House as president and editor-in-chief. Until we retired.
After retiring, I served as the executive vice president of the Liaoning Provincial Association of Elderly Calligraphy and Painting, and he served as the vice chairman and consultant of the Liaoning Artists Association.
2. Wu Chenghuai is a painter who grew up in the 38th Army
He has been engaged in literary and artistic creation in the army for 18 years, and has created a total of 20 works that reflect the theme of the revolutionary war, among them, the first edition of "Anton Weilian" has been published in 1.4 million copies, and it has been selected into the "Beijing Military Region Excellent Art Works Selection".
In the reprint, "The Battle of the Bridge" and "Anton Weilian" were selected into the "People's Heroes" series of "** Publishing Project" and "Red Classics" launched by Hebei Fine Arts Publishing House, "The Ninth Prisoner" was selected into the "Military Flag Fluttering" series, and "Midnight Chicken Crow" was selected into the "Glorious History" series. In addition, the two works of "Flying Soldiers Fighting in Longyuanli" and "Breaking through the Wujiang River" were reprinted in Heilongjiang Fine Arts Publishing House.
The fiery barracks life of the 38th Army not only cultivated Wu Chenghuai's exquisite painting level, but also cultivated Wu Chenghuai's flexible working methods and tenacious will.
After Wu Chenghuai changed jobs, he did not forget the old army, published books such as "Long Live the Army" for the 38th Army, and also led famous calligraphers and painters to return to the old army to splash ink for the commanders and fighters of the 38th Army, which was well received by the commanders and fighters.
3. Editor-in-chief and editor with high school education
In more than a dozen publishing houses under the Liaoning Provincial Press and Publication Bureau, all the editors-in-chief and editors (full professors) fill in their academic qualifications as bachelor's degree and graduate student. Only Wu Chenghuai's academic qualifications are high school. He said that when I was in the army, I was a high school student with a high degree of education. When I went to the army, I didn't have the opportunity to go to school, and I was busy with training and propaganda every day, so I could only go to school in practice. After changing jobs, I was busy with work and had no opportunity to improve my education, I just had a high school degree, I used it, I didn't use it, I painted, and I gave full play to my strengths and hobbies.
As a result, Wu Chenghuai, a demobilized cadre with a high school education, was justified in his name and was rightly named an editor-in-chief, and successively served as the editor-in-chief of two publishing houses.
He was also employed as an expert on the Expert Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Labor and Personnel.
Guangming **" China Press and Publication News", "China Reform News", "Many" Weekly in the United States, "Liaoning**" Shenyang**" Friends Daily, "Northeast Window", "Liaoning Talent", "Liaoning TV", "Monthly", Liaoning TV, Shenyang TV have special and comprehensive reports for him. The relevant deeds have been included in the "Dictionary of World Celebrities", "CPPCC Committee Members", and "Son of the East". He has published 12 books, including "Chinese Modern Urban Sculpture", "Tree Art", "Architectural Exterior Decorative Art", "Landscape, Marble and Stone Grass", and "Natural Texture Photo".
4. The director and editor-in-chief of the publishing house who have been praised by the provincial leaders many times
Wu Chenghuai's work in Liaoning Fine Arts Publishing House has flourished and achieved remarkable results.
On July 31, 2001, it was reported in the Liaoning Internal Reference Qingxiang (Liaoning Branch of Xinhua News Agency) that "Liaoning Provincial Fine Arts Publishing House adheres to the direction, pays attention to innovation, and opens up the market. Liaoning Provincial Fine Arts Publishing House's road is getting wider and wider, and the benefits are getting better and better" in the article: Liaoning Fine Arts Publishing House, which has a history of more than 50 years, has made a lot of achievements in recent years, and has made an annual profit of up to 3 million yuan in the past three years, and has monopolized the top spot of local publishing houses in the National Book Fair for eight consecutive yearsFrom the perspective of corporate image, it is one of the "vanguards" of the 53 art publishing houses in the country, leading the trend and direction of the art publishing houses.
Xia Deren, the vice governor in charge of the press and publication front at that time, gave instructions after seeing this internal reference: The example of Liaomei is very illustrative, and only by adhering to the direction and reforming and innovating can the publishing industry have a future, and I hope to continue to work hard.
5. The "King of Motions" among the CPPCC members
After Wu Chenghuai became a member of the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, he actively offered suggestions and suggestions, and he put forward 25 motions one after another. On May 1, 2001, in Shencheng, except for the two major parks of Beiling and Tangling, the remaining 17 parks will all be demolished. This is the proposal submitted by Wu Chenghuai, a member of the Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), in 1998 to demolish the walls of the city's parks.
Wu Chenghuai put forward 25 motions in three years, and his motions were of high quality, highly targeted, and covered a wide range of topics. They are all proposals with situations, analysis, and concrete recommendations. At that time, the provincial CPPCC praised 31 excellent proposals from 1998 to 2001, Wu Chenghuai's proposal "The township chief's family lives in **? "The proposal for the establishment of a national anthem wall in the 918 History Museum" was awarded and was the most awarded commissioner.
6. Vice Chairman and Consultant of Liaoning Artists Association
In one province, the presidents of the Artists' Association were all highly respected painters with a high level of painting. Wu Chenghuai is a very influential painter, specializing in plum blossoms, colored ink landscapes and other themes. The landscape of his pen is based on the landscape of the artist's hometown, and the picture is surrounded by clouds and fog, the mountains are empty, and there are snow scenes against the background, which can be described as complex and colorful. The paintings present are all true portrayals of the nature of the Northeast region such as the Daxing'an Mountains and the Changbai Mountains in the early spring and autumn periods, which not only reflects the painter's solid and rich brushwork attainments, but also is composed of modern colors and aesthetic sense. His plum blossom paintings are arbitrary and dry, and he is good at dealing with the relationship between the gathering and dispersion, opening and closing, interspersing, and concession of the picture, especially the contrast and dyeing of the works, and the charm presented by the coexistence of virtual and real, which is very rich in national integrity and Chinese spirit. Wu Chenghuai has served as the vice chairman and consultant of the Liaoning Artists Association for many years.
He insisted on combining with the workers, peasants and soldiers and serving them. Our Elderly Calligraphy and Painting Research Association has invited him to the countryside, to the school, to the barracks to participate in condolences and send calligraphy and painting activities, he has actively participated in and taught and evaluated paintings, and has been welcomed and praised by the majority of calligraphy and painting lovers.
Now Wu Chenghuai is eighty years old, the sword is not old, insist on painting, and recently exhibited the "Wu Chenghuai Years Like Song Art Exhibition" at the Xu Beihong Cultural and Art Exchange Center. ”
We are happy that the small tree of the 38th Army has become a big locust, and we wish the big locust tree to be evergreen and flourishing.
About the author of this article:
Xing Yuzhong, also known as Xing Yuzhong, was born in 1943 in Shenyang, Liaoning. He joined the army in 1962 and worked in the 38th Army Direct Communication Battalion, the 104th Hospital, and the Beijing Military Region Salt Field. After changing jobs, he worked in Liaoning Provincial Press and Publication Bureau, senior political engineer and economist. He is a member of the Liaoning Artists Association, the executive vice president (legal person) of the Liaoning Elderly Calligraphy and Painting Research Association, the executive vice president of the Liaoning Boya Painting and Calligraphy Institute, and a member of the Appraisal Professional Committee of the Liaoning Collectors Association.