I love art, music and language. I wanted to learn them in an art or music or foreign language school from my childhood.

The Culture Revolution in China made me lose the opportunity to learn them in my golden age. Fortunately, after the tragedy times was finished, I entered into university to learn Chinese language and literature; after I basically completed my career in the first half of my life, based on 8 years studying in my free time, I was lucky enough to able to study Chinese painting in the highest art research organization -- Chinese National Academy of Arts for 4 years and in the best Academy of Fine Arts in China -- China Central Academy of Fine Arts for 1 years.

Also, I have learned vocal music for 9 years in my free time.

My current dream is to combine painting, music and poetry together, to create my own cross-cultural and comprehensive art -- "Poetry, Painting, Music -- Comprehensive and Artistic Chinese (language)" while working on   "Traditional Chinese Painting" two fields.

By creating, teaching and researching, to help non-Chinese speakers to learn Chinese Painting and Chinese language naturally, easily and artistically.

On my dream seeking road, I do hope to get your good help, direction and support.

If you have any questions, comments and suggestions, you are welcome to write to shirley@ebridge.cn, you can also publish your opinions on Message Board . :-)   

--Shirley Yiping Zhang
August 3, 2015