Chinese Excellence in children’s illustration 2025
Chinese Excellence in children’s illustration 2025
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Credits
Jiu’er

Jiu’er
The Bears of Oroqen
Jieli Publishing House, Nanning, 2023Nammen Bookstore, Taipei, 2023
ink on paper, mineral painting, xuan paper

Jiu’er
The Bears of Oroqen
Jieli Publishing House, Nanning, 2023Nammen Bookstore, Taipei, 2023
ink on paper, mineral painting, xuan paper

Jiu’er
The Bears of Oroqen
Jieli Publishing House, Nanning, 2023Nammen Bookstore, Taipei, 2023
ink on paper, mineral painting, xuan paper

Jiu’er
Button Soldier
Guizhou People’s Publishing House, Guiyang, 2023pencils, watercolors and digital painting

Jiu’er
Button Soldier
Guizhou People’s Publishing House, Guiyang, 2023pencils, watercolors and digital painting

Jiu’er
The Moose of Ewenki
Jieli Publishing House, Nanning, 2018watercolors, carbon pencils

Jiu’er
The Moose of Ewenki
Jieli Publishing House, Nanning, 2018watercolors, carbon pencils

Jiu’er
Beagle on the Prairie
Guizhou People’s Publishing House, Guiyang, 2020watercolors

Jiu’er
My Home
Guizhou People’s Publishing House, Guiyang, 2024mixed media

Jiu’er
My Home
Guizhou People’s Publishing House, Guiyang, 2024mixed media
A Geng

A Geng
The Last Hundred Bird Feathers
Jieli Publishing HouseBeijing, 2021
xuan paper, brush, ink and pigment colors

A Geng
The Last Hundred Bird Feathers
Jieli Publishing HouseBeijing, 2021
xuan paper, brush, ink and pigment colors

A Geng
The Last Hundred Bird Feathers
Jieli Publishing HouseBeijing, 2021
xuan paper, brush, ink and pigment colors

A Geng
The Last Hundred Bird Feathers
Jieli Publishing HouseBeijing, 2021
xuan paper, brush, ink and pigment colors

A Geng
The Last Hundred Bird Feathers
Jieli Publishing HouseBeijing, 2021
xuan paper, brush, ink and pigment colors
Asir

Asir
Preserved Vegetable and White Rice
Tomorrow Publishing House, Jinan, 2017brush pen

Asir
Preserved Vegetable and White Rice
Tomorrow Publishing House, Jinan, 2017brush pen

Asir
Moonlight
Guangxi Normal University Press, Guilin, 2018gouache

Asir
Spirits of the River
Gansu Juvenile & Children’s Publishing House, Lanzhou, 2024mineral painting

Asir
Spirits of the River
Gansu Juvenile & Children’s Publishing House, Lanzhou, 2024mineral painting
Fu Wenzheng

Fu Wenzheng
A Yuan’s Home
Popular Science Press, Beijing, 2022gouache, digital painting

Fu Wenzheng
A Yuan’s Home
Popular Science Press, Beijing, 2022gouache, digital painting

Fu Wenzheng
Ash Dresses her Friends
China Zhejiang Juvenile and Children’s Publishing House,Hangzhou, 2017
New Frontier Publishing Pty Ltd, Chippendale NSW, 2018
watercolors, acrylic

Fu Wenzheng
Ash Dresses her Friends
China Zhejiang Juvenile and Children’s Publishing House,Hangzhou, 2017
New Frontier Publishing Pty Ltd, Chippendale NSW, 2018
watercolors, acrylic

Fu Wenzheng
A happy event for The Dragon King’s Family
China Citic Press, Beijing, 2024gouache, digital painting
Gui Tuzi

Gui Tuzi
Fields of Dreams
Qingdao Publishing House, Qingdao, 2023comprehensive acrylic techniques

Gui Tuzi
Fields of Dreams
Qingdao Publishing House, Qingdao, 2023comprehensive acrylic techniques

Gui Tuzi
The Zodiac
Hunan Juvenile & Children’s Publishing House, Changsha, 2025comprehensive collage techniques

Gui Tuzi
Between the Brushstrokes
Posts & Telecom Press, Beijing, 2022comprehensive acrylic techniques

Gui Tuzi
Between the Brushstrokes
Posts & Telecom Press, Beijing, 2022comprehensive acrylic techniques
Hei Mi

Hei Mi
Braids
Daylight Publishing House, Beijing, 2015copper plate etching

Hei Mi
A Manul Rabbit Who Wants Everything
Shandong Pictorial Publishing House, Beijing, 2019woodblock printing

Hei Mi
Time Machine
Unpublishedacrylic and pencils

Hei Mi
Time Machine
Unpublishedacrylic and pencils

Hei Mi
Taste of the Moon
Daylight Publishing House, Beijing, 2024woodblock printing
Leng Xiaoyu

Leng Xiaoyu
Alice in Wonderland
Yuelu Press, Changsha, 2018digital painting

Leng Xiaoyu
Alice in Wonderland
Yuelu Press, Changsha, 2018digital painting

Leng Xiaoyu
Somewhere in the City
Familius LLC, Sanger, 2021digital painting

Leng Xiaoyu
Somewhere in the City
Familius LLC, Sanger, 2021digital painting

Leng Xiaoyu
Twelve Months
Guangxi Normal University Press, Guilin, 2024digital painting
Li Yao

Li Yao
Miraculous Feather
Unpublishedink on paper

Li Yao
Trick to Beat The City God
Jieli Publishing House, Beijing, 2025ink on paper

Li Yao
Wind of the Mountain - Flying
Aurora Publishing House, Kunming, 2023ink on paper

Li Yao
Wind of the Mountain - Flying
Aurora Publishing House, Kunming, 2023ink on paper

Li Yao
Wind of the Mountain - Flying
Aurora Publishing House, Kunming, 2023ink on paper
Li Zhuoying

Li Zhuoying
How the Princess Cleans up Boogers
Hsin Yi Publications, Taipei, 2016ink on paper

Li Zhuoying
The Wandering Chicken
Hsin Yi Publications, Taipei, 2018ink on paper

Li Zhuoying
Two Little Goblins Are Going to Eat the Old Monk
CITIC Press, Beijing, 2019ink on paper

Li Zhuoying
Troublemaker Apu
Jieli Publishing House, Beijing, 2024ink on paper

Li Zhuoying
Tumbling Cloud
21st Century Publishing Group, Nanchang, 2020ink on paper
Liang Peilong

Liang Peilong
Chinese Nursery Rhymes Picture Book Series: “Hey Kitten, Don’t Be Naughty”
New Century Publishing House, Guangzhou, 2024ink on paper

Liang Peilong
The Days of Checkerboard Jumping
New Century Publishing House, Guangzhou, 2011ink on paper

Liang Peilong
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
New Century Publishing House, Guangzhou, 2014ink on paper

Liang Peilong
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
New Century Publishing House, Guangzhou, 2014ink on paper

Liang Peilong
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
New Century Publishing House, Guangzhou, 2014ink on paper
Qi Jiaona

Qi Jiaona
Roll the Lantern
Chinese Painting (Gongbi)

Qi Jiaona
The origin of Chinese characters
Hunan Juvenile & Children’s Publishing House, Changsha, 2025Chinese Painting (Gongbi)

Qi Jiaona
I’m Big and Small
UnpublishedChinese Painting (Gongbi)

Qi Jiaona
Mulan
Petrel Publishing House, Zhengzhou, 2024Chinese Painting (Gongbi)

Qi Jiaona
Flowers blooming on clothes
Shanghai Art Journal, Shanghai, 2021Chinese Painting (Gongbi)
Tian Yu

Tian Yu
Once Upon a Time There Was a Mountain
Aurora Publishing House, Kunming, 2023ink on paper

Tian Yu
Once Upon a Time There Was a Mountain
Aurora Publishing House, Kunming, 2023ink on paper

Tian Yu
The Knockout Bear
Beijing United Publishing, Beijing, 2017collage

Tian Yu
There’s a Grove of Trees on Mummy’s Body
Beijing United Publishing, Beijing, 2019watercolors

Tian Yu
There’s a Grove of Trees on Mummy’s Body
Beijing United Publishing, Beijing, 2019watercolors
Wan Wan

Wan Wan
Picking Mushrooms
Petrel Publishing House, Zhengzhou, 2023pastel

Wan Wan
The Porcelain Culture (Book Series of Traditional Chinese Culture)
Qingdao Publishing House, Qingdao, 2024collage, oil pastel

Wan Wan
Seaweed Houses By The Seaside
Tianjin People’s Fine Arts Publishing House, Tianjin, 2022pastel

Wan Wan
Seaweed Houses By The Seaside
Tianjin People’s Fine Arts Publishing House, Tianjin, 2022pastel

Wan Wan
Seaweed Houses By The Seaside
Tianjin People’s Fine Arts Publishing House, Tianjin, 2022pastel