Du Fei (born in Beijing, China) has 25 years' experience as a professor in the Mural Painting Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing. A nationally renowned artist, he specializes in painting realistic works that tell the story of Chinese history and traditional culture. His mural painting Ode to the People in the Great Northern Wilderness won the silver award at the 10th National Fine Arts Exhibition (the most prestigious arts awards ceremony in China), and The Great Chinese Civilization also won an award at the first National Mural Exhibition in China.