Zhu Xianmin was born in Pucheng, Shandong Province in 1943 and studied photography at Changchun Film Studio in 1963. He worked at the Jilin Pictorial as press photographer in 1968 and is now the senior editor at China Art Institute and the vice president of China Photographers Association. He receives a special allowance granted by the State Council to artists.

1978-2005     Taught at more than ten colleges and universities including Central
                    Academy of Arts & Design, Beijing Film Academy, Shenyang Luxun 
                    Academy of Fine Arts, Tianjin Academy of Arts and Design,
                    Liaoning Normal University, Chinese People's Public Security 
                    University, and China Press Photography College;
1985             Held the Zhu Xiarnin Exhibition at Beijing National Museurn of China,
                    and organized tour show in Jinan, Zhengzhou, Changchun, Dalian,
                    and Taipei;
1987             The Works of Chinese Photographer Zhu Xianmin published by
                    People's Fine Arts Publishing House won the prize at Leipzig Book
                    Fair in 1989 and international master ;Henry Cartier-Bresson
                    encouraged him to "focus on life with a pair of honest eyes";
1988             Director of Photography Institute at China Art Institute, founder,
                    president and editor-in-chief of the magazine Photo China;
Apr. 1988      On the invitation of the State General Administration of Press and
                    Publication and People's Fine Arts Publishing House, visited the
                    Russia as one of the First Chinese photographers; published a 
                    picture album on Russia; sent to Russian government as a national
                    gift and won the Bronze Prize of the 1st National Book Award;
1991             Two works of Chinese People along the Yellow River and People 
                    Living on Prairie were jointly published by Modern Press and a
                    publishing house in Taiwan;
Apr. 1992      Held a photo exhibition in Taipei;
Aug. 1993     Photo exhibition in Tokyo; praised by Japanese Photographers
                    Association as the "realistic master";
1994             The program Oriental Son Zhu Xianmin produced by and broadcasted
                    at CCTV won the Silver Prize awarded by State Ministry of Radio,
                    Film and TV;
Oct. 1995      Held a photo exhibition in San Francisco, US;
May 1996      Photo work of Restless was published by Culture and Arts Press;
May 1996      Twenty photos were collected by a German art museum:
Aug. 1997     "Chinese Living along the Yellow River" was published by Culture 
                    and Arts Press;
Sept. 1998    "Ordinary People along the Yellow River" was published by Zhaohua 
                    Press;
1998             TV program  "Photographer Zhu Xianmin" was broadcasted in US 
                    and China and won the First Prize of the 4th Golden Bridge Award 
                    granted jointly by Press Office of the State Council and the State 
                    Ministry of Radio, Film and TV;
Oct. 1999      "Ordinary People along the Yellow River" won the Excellent Award 
                    on the 5th National Book Fair organized by the State General 
                    Administration of Press and Publication;
Apr. 2000      Held a landscape photo exhibition in Beijing;
Nov. 2001      Held a photo exhibition at the Beijing International Art Garden 
                    Museum, photo of Ordinary People Living along the Yellow River; 
                    exhibited at the Pingyao Festival;
2002             Held a photo exhibition in Paris; photo of a Guizhou lanscape was 
                    exhibited at the Duyun Photography Art Festival;
2003             Photo of Into Nepal exhibited at the Pingyao International 
                    Photography Festival;Works exhibited at the Galerie Municipal du 
                    Chateau d'Eau in Paris;
2004             Was invited as senior advisor by the US Photographers' Association
                    Held themed show on "Restlessness" at the Wuyishan International 
                    Photography Week;
2005             Photos were published by Workers Press;
                    CCTV produced and broadcasted Zhu Xianmin on its program 
                    "People".Jan. 2006 Exhibition "Beijing, 1980's", Epson Gallery, 
                    Beijing Book "Beijing, 1980's", published by Espon China.
                    Exhibition "Photographs by Zhu Xiamin 1966-1976", Guangdong Art 
                    Museum.Book "Photographs by Zhu Xiamin 1966-1976", published 
                    by Guangdong Art Museum.
                    Mar. 2006 Exhibition "Beijing, 1980's", Epson Gallery, Shanghai
                    Apr. 2006 Exhibition ¡°Yesterday Beijing¡±, Hengji Gallery
                    May  2006 Received Life Achievement Award
                    Book "Zao Dong", published by Zhong Hai Wai Publishing House. 
                    Jun. 2006 Book "Bai Xing", published by Chinese Photography 
                    Publishing House.