Even as a child in his native Hopei, Wang Lan would take his paintbox with him to the Chinese opera. While other children gaped goggle-eyed at the stuntsmanship and the grownups calmly sipped tea amidst the cacophony, Wang Lan would attempt to capture the performance in watercolors--its sweep and flourish, the whirling, tumbling, and stately strides.
以長篇小說「藍與黑」聞名國內外的名小說家王藍，多年以來，在致力於推展國際文藝交流工作上，熱心奉獻，是位元另人矚目的人物。他在執起彩筆、改行畫畫之後，更有不凡的造詣與成就。