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Top 10 farewells 2009
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-12-14 13:39
7. Nation left saddened by death of caricaturist
Ding Cong, one of China's most renowned caricaturists, passed away Tuesday, May 26 in Beijing as a result of cerebrovascular disease. He was 93.
Ding was best known for his illustrations of characters from novels by Lu Xun (1881-1936) and Lao She (1899-1966), as well as for his column with Reading (Dushu) magazine.
Born in Shanghai in 1916, Ding began to publish caricatures in the early 1930s. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1937-1945), he worked as an editor, stage designer and art teacher in Southwest China and Hong Kong and released caricatures to promote resistance against the Japanese invasion. [Full Story]
