Xiang Li

Xiang Li is an internationally acclaimed artist who specialized in the reproduction and restoration of ancient Chinese paintings at the Forbidden City of Beijing, China, where she worked as a Master Artist for 37 years. She has earned high praise from top art scholars including the Last Emperor’s brother, Pu Jie.

Li was first recognized in 1985 after spending ten years creating the first complete collection, featuring 413 scenes from the Chinese classic novel, Dream of the Red Chamber. This collection was featured at the Grand View Garden in Beijing for 20 years (1985-2005) before it was sold to The National Studies Museum in Qingdao, China.

Following the Dream of the Red Chamber, Li completed a sequel collection, the breath-taking 100 Flower Goddesses, which was recognized and signed by the best-known Chinese calligraphers and artists from the 20th Century, including Dong Shouping, Fan Zeng, Zhou Ruchang, Zhou Cezong, Shanmao Wu, and Pu Jie.

In 2010, Li began working on the most artistically and technically challenging collection, Chinese Empresses. This collection features over 200 empresses from Chinese history. Li spent two decades researching the stories of these women leaders, and how they have dramatically impacted and ...

The Forbidden City, Beijing China