Qi Baishi, 1864, a native of Xiangtan City, Changsha City, Hunan Province, is a master of modern Chinese painting. Qi Baishi worked as a carpenter in his early years, and later turned to selling paintings for a living. 1883, Qi Baishi became a father for the first time at the age of 19. His first wife gave birth to a little daughter. Then, at the age of 25, his eldest son was born; At the age of 30, she gave birth to another son. At 34, his second daughter was born. 38 years old, becoming a father for the fourth time. He has three sons.
Qi Baishi's turning point in life was after he became a father five times. Before that, Qi Baishi was just a small craftsman living in a ravine, making a living as a carpenter. As we all know, China people have regarded a large population as a great blessing since ancient times, but the economic pressure brought by a large population makes it unbearable for ordinary farmers like Qi Baishi to feed nine people. When the burden of life is all on Qi Baishi, he has to make plans for his family's next survival. At that time, besides being a carpenter, he only had a brush. When he is down and out, he can only draw a different life for himself with a pen. In order to support a large family, Qi Baishi had to take the road of working, which was 19. In those wandering days, he was only accompanied by a brush.
In those years, he didn't have any children, because Qi Baishi only went home four times during this period. Qi Baishi's life is full of legends. A work can be sold for10 million yuan. Beipiao is 53 years old and can still have children at the age of 79. At 93, he wants to marry a 22-year-old woman. This exuberant vitality is not only reflected in his life, but also in his artistic creation. It is worth mentioning that Qi Baishi's paintings at the age of 93 were generally worth tens of millions of yuan, and the highest set of landscape axes reached more than 900 million yuan. This is Qi Baishi, a legend who changed his life with a brush.