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==Biography==
[[File:Former Residence of Xu Beihong in Nanjing 2011-03.JPG|thumb|Former residence of Xu Beihong in [[Nanjing]].]]
Xu was born on 19 July 1895 in [[Yixing]], [[Jiangsu]], China, during the late [[Qing dynasty]]. It is imperative to note that he began studying classic Chinese works and calligraphy with his father [[Xu Dazhang]] who was a private school teacher
In 1915, he moved to [[Shanghai]], where he made a living off commercial and private work. In 1916, Xu got in [[Fudan University]] to learn French. He then traveled to [[Tokyo]] in 1917 to study arts. When he returned to China, he began to teach at [[Peking University]]'s Arts school at the invitation of [[Cai Yuanpei]]. Xu won a scholarship at the prestigious National High School of Art in Paris in the year 1919. He studied and travelled in Europe in more than a decade and was mainly inspired by Classic traditions of European art and culture, which helped him in incorporating improved creativity and innovation elements in his artwork.{{cn|date=November 2019}}
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