Liang Yehong was born in PanYu, Guangdong Province, in 1934. Presently, he is a member of the Chinese Artists Association (Guangdong Branch), Deputy Chairman of the Guangzhou Artists Association, a member of the Standing Committee of Guangdong Arts & Crafts Association, and the president of the Guangzhou Xiang Xue Calligraphy & Painting Association.  During his art career of nearly four decades, he has also acted as an organizer and supervisor. Liang began to display his paintings in the National Young Artists Exhibitions in the 1950s. Liang’s Plum-and-lotus genre paintings have won reputation in China, especially in the southern part of China. His paintings have conveyed a special charm of the lotus flower with skill and vigorous brushwork, which presents a vivid country flavor and an individual style. Liang has been regarded as the “Lotus fanatic” of South China.