Xi Murong

Xi Murong

Xi Murong (October 15, 1943 -), a Mongolian, is a contemporary painter, poet and essayist. He was born in Chahar, Inner Mongolia.

In 1963, Xi Murong graduated from the Department of fine arts of Taiwan Normal University. In 1966, he completed his further study at the Royal Academy of Arts in Brussels, Belgium, and won many awards, such as the Royal Belgian gold medal and the Brussels municipal government gold medal. He has written more than 50 kinds of poems, essays, picture albums and anthologies. His poems such as Qilixiang, youth without complaint and a flowering tree are well-known and become classics.

Most of Xi Murong's works are about love, life and homesickness. They are very beautiful, elegant and vivid. They are full of sincere love for life and have influenced the growth of a whole generation. In December 2017, Xi Murong's lyrics, LV Xuedong's composition and Jiang Lina's singing "song of hometown" won the national best original single award of the 10th China Gold Record Award.

Character experience

On October 15, 1943, Xi Murong was born in jingangpo, a suburb of Chongqing. In 1949, he moved to Hong Kong. In 1953, Xi Murong graduated from primary school. His composition "my autobiography" was selected and published on the back cover of the school journal.

In 1954, Xi Murong moved to Taiwan and was admitted to the second grade of Bei Er Nu junior high school. He learned from Chao Jing, Dong Xiu and Yang Mengzhong.

In 1956, Xi Murong entered the Art Department of Taipei Normal University and began to study painting. His first teachers were sun Liqun and Zhou Kai. He published essays and poems under the pseudonym of Xia CAI in the school journal.

In 1959, Xi Murong joined the Art Department of Normal University. Sketch from Chen Huikun and Yuan Shuzhen, watercolor from Ma Baishui and Li Zefan, oil painting from Li Shiqiao and Liao Jichun, traditional Chinese painting from Lin Yushan, Wu Yongxiang, Huang Junbi and Zhang Dewen.

In 1963, Xi Murong graduated from normal university and taught at Renai junior high school in Beishi. He took part in the essay solicitation of the unforgettable figures in the crown. Under the pseudonym of Xiao Rui, the article "souvenir" was a masterpiece.

In 1964, Xi Murong went to the Royal Academy of art in Brussels, Belgium for further study, entered the advanced class of oil painting, and later studied under Professor Lyon de Voss.

In 1965, Xi Murong's works were selected into the 70th independent salon in Paris, and participated in the 81st joint Salon of female painters and the 10th International Women's painting exhibition. In the same year, he was invited to participate in the exhibition of contemporary Chinese painters held by Beijing Royal Museum of history and fine arts.

In February 1966, in February 1966, Xi Murong held his first solo exhibition in Beijing.

In 1967, Xi Murong entered Professor Claude Lee's copper engraving studio and studied etching for one year. He participated in the "European Art Exhibition" held in Beijing and won two bronze medals from the European Art Association.

In 1968, Xi Murong held a personal exhibition at both the Egmont gallery and the horn Gallery in Beijing. In 1969, Xi Murong published his works in the central supplement under the pseudonym of Xiao Rui.

In 1970, under the pseudonym of Mulun, Xi Murong published his works in the United supplement. In July, he returned to Taiwan to teach art at Hsinchu teachers college. In the following years, he was invited to participate in many provincial and international art exhibitions, and contributed under the pseudonyms of Xiao Rui, Mo Rong, Mulun xilianbo, etc.

In 1974, Xi Murong held his first solo exhibition in the National Gallery of Taiwan National Museum of history. In 1976, Xi Murong took part in the first novel award of Lianhe daily, and won the best work "birthday cake" under the pseudonym of Qianwei.

In 1977, Xi Murong held a personal painting exhibition at the US Information Office in Taichung. In October, he published the column "painting of poetry, painting of poetry".

In April 1979, Xi Murong began to study laser painting in April. In May, a personal painting exhibition was held at the German Cultural Center in Taipei. In July, the book of painting poetry was published. In November, she began to write a special column "letter to young mothers" for children's art education in women magazine. In December, a personal painting exhibition was held at Taiji art gallery in Taipei, which was the first exhibition of laser painting in Taiwan. Poems began to be published in the joint supplement.

In 1980, Xi Murong continued to study laser painting, published papers, and exhibited them in the form of prints and oil paintings. In July, his long poem "my mother, my mother" was published in young lion literature and art, and began to draw 300 oil paintings "Lotus".

In 1981, Xi Murong participated in the joint exhibition of laser art in San Diego, USA with his laser prints. His poems were published in the joint supplement, China times, China Daily, young lion literature and art, Taiwan times, Taiwan Daily, liberty tabloid, Chinese literature and art, and sunshine collection. The April poem "the name of love" was published in the Taiwan times. In September, the poetry collection Qilixiang was published and reprinted within one month. In October, he was invited to serve as the judge of the oil painting department of the provincial art exhibition. In December, "chusaiqu" won the Golden Tripod Award for best lyrics in the record category.

In March 1982, Xi Murong's prose collections "traces of growth" and "drawing a rainbow in my heart" were published, and in December 1982, he published "Introduction to laser art".

In February 1983, Xi Murong's poetry anthology "traces of growth" and "painting a rainbow in my heart" were published. In July, he co authored with Xiaofeng and aiya the collection of essays "three strings" was published. In October, he published his prose anthology "there is a song".

In 1984, Xi Murong taught material research in the Department of fine arts, Donghai University. Start a sketch tour of wild plants and make notes with pens, pencils, pastels and pastels. The experiment of laser carving began.

In March 1985, Xi Murong and Liu Haibei published their prose collection Tongxin Ji, which was prefaced by Xin Dai. In October, they published their prose collection for happiness.

In 1986, Xi Murong continued his sketching tour of wild plants, climbing the Shimen mountain to get to know the alpine plants of Taiwan. In April, he made a joint exhibition with Chen Qimao and Chu Ge in several cultural centers. In July, at the invitation of the Hong Kong Baptist College, he made a speech in Hong Kong. In August, he began to write a 300 line poem the legend of summer night. In October, he began to work on the oil painting of monochrome landscape series.

In January 1987, Xi Murong's anthology time nine was published. In April, nine chapters of time won the new poetry award of Zhongxing literature and art medal. In May, he exhibited with Chu Ge and Jiang Xun at Dunhuang Art Center in Taipei and published the collection of landscape paintings.

In March 1988, Xi Murong's collection of poems and essays, in that far away place, was published, in which the photography part is Lin Dongsheng's works. In July, I went to Indonesia to paint lotus from life. In September, he was invited to give a speech on "Reading Month" of South China Morning Post in Singapore.

In January 1989, Xi Murong's collection of essays and sketches, keepsake, was published. In March 1989, his collection of essays and sketches, Sketcher, was published. In April, he held a solo exhibition at Apollo gallery and was invited to Newport for exhibition. Since September, at the invitation of Ms. Ji Ji, the editor in chief, she has published a series of "my hometown is on the plateau" in China times.

In July 1990, Xi Murong's prose collection "my hometown is on the plateau" was published, in which the photography part is Wang Xinggong's works. At the same time, he also published the Mongolian modern poetry anthology "stars in the distance".

In 1991, Xi Murong had a year's leave at the teachers' college. In April, he held a joint exhibition with Chu Ge and Jiang Xun in Qingyun Art Center and published the anthology of flower season. In May, a collection of essays, Jiangshan waiting to be published. In July, he was awarded a cultural medal by the Minister of culture of Mongolia. In August, the mainland edition of Jiangshan waiting to be published was authorized, and it was learned that the anthology of Xi Murong's poems published by Huacheng alone has been distributed more than 1.5 million copies.

In February 1992, Xi Murong published his long planned Mongolian literature album in the supplement of Lianhe Bao. In February, he published the slide of "a close look at Mongolia" and gave a special lecture on Mongolia with Wang Qimei, fan mannong, Wang Xinggong and Jiang Xun. In May, he was invited to attend the International Symposium on Mongolian culture held in Taipei, and published his paper "Mongolian contemporary intellectuals from the perspective of poetry creation". In June, he held a solo exhibition in Taipei Qingyun Art Center, and published the collection of paintings "picking Hibiscus across the river". June poetry anthology song of the river was published.

In September 2019, Xi Murong's book "I name my memory" was published.

Personal life

Xi Murong was born in the turbulent era of war. Since childhood, I have traveled to Chongqing, Shanghai and Nanjing with my parents, finally to Taiwan, and then to Europe to study. Every time she changed the environment, loneliness increased. She had to write poems to express her loneliness. In the boundless night, Xi Murong often dreams of going home, but always wakes up at the moment when she just pushes the door open.

Fortunately, she met a gentle man who opened a bright window for her lonely heart. Xi Murong and Liu Haibei met at the Chinese student center of Leuven University in Belgium. In several gatherings, Xi Murong found that Liu Haibei was not only knowledgeable, but also very kind. Finally, they got together. After their studies in Europe, they returned to Taiwan. Instead of living in the busy city, they lived in the countryside for 10 years. Growing up, Xi Murong, who has been wandering for a long time, has not lived in one place for such a long time. They planted a lot of maple trees, which were green in spring and red in late autumn. After the children were asleep, they would walk hand in hand. The most beautiful thing in the world is that someone can understand you so well and share the beauty and emotion of life with you. As she wrote in her poem, "I can only come to this world once, so please give me a beautiful name / so that he can call me at night and always remember what we used to love in the years of galloping."

Main works

Creative style

Writing emotion

Xi Murong's poems are mostly about love, homesickness, time and life. The expression of love has become the first theme of Xi Murong's poems. In these feelings of love, there are sweetness and sorrow. Xi Murong is a woman with a unique personality

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