Xu Xinping is a watercolor artist. He is also a son-in-law of Pingtan and the deputy secretary-general of the Pingtan Artists Association. Pingtan is an island off E China’s Fujian province as well as the closest place on the mainland to the island of Taiwan.

Xu said the island overpowered him in 2010 when he first landed. He was captivated by the distinctive customs and the ecological environment, which has become the source of inspiration for many of his works.

He said Pingtan is extremely attractive to an artist. Watercolor paintings are the best form of expression that brings out the island's beauty. So whenever he was idle, he would drive around to collect clues, take pictures, and pull over to paint.

Later, Xu married Huang Xiujuan, a native girl of Pingtan who is also an artist. Xu settled down in Pingtan and took Pingtan as his second hometown.

Xu jokingly said, “My name is Xinping which can be rendered as a “new Pingtan resident” in Chinese. It seems as if there is a fateful connection with Pingtan.”

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