1910
November 15th
Born in Yongqiang, Wenzhou Zhejiang Province (now Longwan District)
1922
Graduated from the Model Elementary School affiliated with the Zhejiang Tenth Normal College at the age of 13
1923
Began as an apprentice at the Aiwu Photo Studio
1927
Became a photographer at the Huanwu Photo Studio, beginning his artistic creation photography
1931
Became the manager of Huanwu Photo Studio. His virgin pieces, "Great Bridge Builder" and "Jizhou Bridge of Longquan County," were published in the No. 23 of the Wenhua Pictorial.
Major artwork: Cloud over Jiushan River and Home in Sight
1932
Major artwork: Boating
1933
Major artwork: Jackdaw Caws at Dusk
1934
Went to Shanghai to take photos
Major artwork: Folk Art
1935
Participated in the International Photography Exhibition (Shanghai)
Major artworks: Expedition Sail, Harvest, City Wall against the Sunset
1936
Married Miss Sufen Zhang. Went to the Yandang Moutains to take photos.
Major artworks: Valorous Gaze, Swan Goose in Spring (set of photos)
1937
Major artworks: Cultivation and Harvest (set of photos), Sunset, A Bird Singing in the Tree, Eagles (set of photos)
1938
Participated in news photo coverage during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression
Major artwork: Wenzhou's Preparation of All Sorts Under Enemy Airplanes and Warship Threat (Situation after the Bombing) (set of photos)
1939
Employed as a freelance photographer at the Earth Pictorial in Hong Kong
Major artworks: Enlightening the Children during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (set of photos as a textbook), Tearing down the Rampart and Eliminating (set of photos), Outdated Things (set of photos), Poem of Defoliation
1940
Took photos along Oujiang River
Major artwork: Rising Gale Sweeps the Clouds Across the Sky
1942
Major artwork: Homecoming During a Snowy Night
1943
Major artwork: Snow-covered Landscape
1944
Major artwork: Xunshan Pagoda
1945
Went to the Yandang Moutains to take photos.
Major artwork: Watch Longqiu Waterfall
1946
Took photos in Taibei, Keelung, Beitou, Xinzhu, and Taizhong in Taiwan
Major artworks: Bei Tou Hot Spring, Waterfall, Sitting under the Acacia, Outing
1947
Established the Shao Du Photo Studio
1948
Joined the Chinese Photographic Society (Shanghai). Went to Hangzhou and other places to take photos.
Major artworks: Sailing against the Current, Image of the Sailing
1949
Began his professional photographic creation
1951
Major artwork: Material
1953
Went to the Nanxi River to take photos
Major artworks: Birds Singing in the Empty Valley, Mountains Greeting Morning Sun
1954
Went to Stone Gate in Qingtian to take photos
Major artworks: The River Flowing to the East, Mist Shrouded Waters
1955
Major artwork: Sailing at Dawn on Oujiang River
1956
Went to the Yandang Mountains to take photos
Major artwork: Mist Wreathed Peaks
1957
Major artwork: Dawn at Oujiang River
1958
Major artwork: Warm Mist Over River In Spring
1959
Major artworks: Boats Floating on the River in Spring, Ancient Tree Welcome Sailboat
1960
Major artworks: Connected, The Dock, Rafting in the Snow, Playing with the Water at a Deep Pool
1961
Major artworks: Sunrise Over Oujiang River, Suburb Morning, Songtai Mountain in Drizzle, Flowering Reeds Report Late Autumn
1962
Major artworks: The Early Morning in Wenzhou, The Tide of Oujiang River, The Clearing of the weather in the Rainy Season
1963
Major artworks: The Competition of the Light and the Cloud, The Misty Drizzling Make the Willow Bloom, Magpie Calls for a Fruitful Year, Busy Cultivating in Early Spring
1964
Major artworks: The Beauty of Architecture, Who
1965
Major artworks: Solitary Sail Encounter Heavy Rain, An Elegant Flower
1966
Major artwork: Before the Storm
1967
Major artwork: Pastoral
1968
Major artworks: Lotus, The View of the River, Fish Jumping in Rising Tide of Oujiang River, Earnestly Enjoin as a Mom
1969
Major artworks: Magnificent Scenery Like a Picture, Canola Flower Wheat Seedling Revel in East Wind, A Fascinating View of the Jiangxin Islet through Thorn Tree
1970
June 5th
Died of illness in Wenzhou