Zheng Shuang (; born in 1936 in Changchun,

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) is a Chinese

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artist based in

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. Zheng Shuang graduated from the

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in 1962, and in 1963 was later appointed to teach at the Guangzhou College of Art. Zheng Shuang's ''Hydrangea'' won a gold medal at the 1982 Paris Spring Salon.''Circa'' Nos 87 - 90 1999 p.6 Zheng Shuang Woodcut Prints 7 March - 31 March

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