Xu Linlu was born in Penglai, Shandong in 1916 and died in 2011. Chinese flower and bird painter, calligrapher, and connoisseur of ancient and modern painting and calligraphy. Adhering to homeschooling since childhood, he loves to study calligraphy and painting.

In 1939, Linlu Xu benefited from the guidance of Mr. Pu Xinshe in painting and calligraphy concepts and techniques. In 1945, he worshipped Qi Baishi as his teacher, and followed it for 13 years to obtain its true meaning. It has been engaged in pen and ink painting for more than 60 years, exposing and studying the works of nearly 10,000 famous masters of all dynasties, absorbing the brush and ink techniques of Shi Tao, Zhu Da, Wu Changshuo and other masters, and creatively absorbing folk art and Peking Opera art into its own paintings.

After more than half a century of hard work and dedication, Linlu has formed a unique artistic painting style, and his works enjoy a high reputation at home and abroad. His biography was included in "Who's Who in the World 1985-1991" and 1987 Who's Who in Oceania and the Far East.

Linlu Xu used to be a librarian of the Central Academy of Culture and History, a member of the Chinese Artists Association and the Chinese Calligraphers Association, and the Beijing Flower and Bird Painting Research Association. President, Honorary President of Beijing Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Society, Vice President of China Senior Calligraphy and Painting Research Association, Honorary President of Shandong Penglai, Sichuan Jiazhou, Henan Kaifeng Calligraphy and Painting Academy, Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Correspondence University, Honorary Professor of Beijing University of Technology, etc.