Chen Peiqiu

In childhood she was influenced by her mother, who was an artist, but Chen was more interested in engineering, as she thought it would be more beneficial to the society.

[3] During World War II, Kunming was a major hub for refugees from all over China.

Chen attended an art exhibition of Huang Junbi, a prominent painter of the Lingnan School.

[2] Chen specialized in traditional Chinese painting, especially landscape, flowers, and birds, although she was also interested in impressionism and postimpressionism.

[3] In 2015, the Shanghai municipal government opened the Xie Zhiliu and Chen Peiqiu Art Gallery in Nanhui New City, Pudong, in honour of the artist couple.