Born in 1962 in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, Liu Jianhua graduated from Luxun Academy of Fine Arts in 1987, and now teaches at Academy of Art at Harbin University of Science and Technology.

Liu Jianhua uses traditional Chinese propitious elements and distinctive personal visual language. The most used traditional Chinese elements, such as lady, auspicious cloud, peony and fish in his artworks, are cultural symbols of Chinese festival and harmony.