Ding, male, graduated from Henan Normal University 193 1, and worked as an art teacher for several years. 1938, the nation was in danger, and he organized anti-Japanese guerrillas as instructors. 1939 went to Yan' an, 1940 studied painting in Lu Yi Fine Arts Department of Yan' an. 1949 went to Beijing with the Central Committee and worked as a home art teacher in Mao Zedong and Liu Shaoqi successively. Founded in 1950, the Central Academy of Fine Arts has served as the director of the office and personnel of the Academy, and then as the director of the Chinese painting department of the Academy and the principal of the high school attached to the Academy. Director of the 3rd and 4th China Artists Association. The curator of Yanhuang Art Museum enjoys special government allowance. When I was in Yan 'an, I created several sets of portraits of cartoon leaders. At 195 1, Wang Shikuo and I co-painted Chairman Mao and Stalin with a big oil painting. He died in Beijing at the age of 90 on May 4, 2003 17: 30. Before his death, he was a member of the Party Committee of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, a director of the China Artists Association, a standing director of the National Association for the Promotion of Minority Arts, a consultant of the China Children's Art Foundation, and an expert enjoying special allowances from the State Council.

May 4th, 2004 is the first anniversary of Ding's death. Ding died during the SARS period, and only some relatives, students and leaders attended the funeral. According to the customs of Hui nationality and Ding Lao's last wish, the funeral should be simple. Ding left, but it left us with eternal memories-