LI Yu Fan was born in 1942 in Qingdao in Shandong province. He graduated from Nankin Fine Arts school. He studied under the masters : Liu Hai Shu, Fu Bao Shi, Chen Zi Fo, Yu Jian Hua. In 1985 he was Cui Zi's pupil. His name features both in the Chinese and the World's Who's Who. From 1985 to 1996, he had personal exhibitions staged in Beijing, Taiwan and Japan. His paintings are collected in 18 countries including USA, France, Japan, Singapore. Some of his paintings are exhibited in President Mao's Memorial Hall.. Mr Liu started painting in Jing De Zhen, China's porcelain capital. Since 2001 many TV programmes have featured his work.