Lu Xiaguang (1906-1994), born in Fuyang, Anhui, has spent his youth studying in Nanjinag Art School and Shanghai Art School successively. In 1926, he joined in China Communist Party. Studies aboard in Europe 1930 as suggested by his tutor Xu Beihong. He has got admission to French Paris Advanced Art Institution and Belgium Royal Art Institution with outstanding achievements, and graduated in 1936. After the Resistance War, he returned China with his wife Madrian· Lu and devoted himself to the movement of Resisting Japanese and Saving China.
　　And he went France to hold his individual picture show upon invitation of French President Fanshang·Aoliaoer. And then settled down in France after that.
　　In the same year, “Lu Xiaguang Couple Studio” was opened by him, for Chinese artists to France on investigation and study. In the meanwhile, he donated to Fuyang County Middle School of his hometown to establish Scholarship Fund, and also founded a hospital there.
　　In his letter to President Jiang Zemin in 1993, Lu Xiaguang, at the age of 90, expressed his willingness to contribute some of his collection and works of art to te motherland. President Jiang spoke highly of Lu and penned the inscription: “Mr. Lu's patiotism shows clearly in his words.”
　　Following his will, and with efforts of all sides of Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and Government, these contributions settled in Hangzhou and were displayed in “Lu Xiaguang Art Gallery” of Zhejiang Provincial Museum at the lakefront.
　　“Lu Xiaguang Art Gallery” displays some of his contributions, in two parts.
　　The first part in show of first floor, is Lu’s personal drawings and works of famous artists collected by him. Lu’s oil painting and sketch technique blend skills of Chinese traditional drawing, impacting people strongly and originally. His oil paint bears obvious mark of impressionism and fauvism, while deep in the artistic ideology, orient wash charm shows somehow. Exhibited are his 《Hometown Threshing Floor》, 《Linying Cave》and 《African Charms》 and 《Bathing Lady》of his collection etc.
　　And the other part on the second floor is cultural relics of his collection. These artistic treasures of eras ranging from New Stone Age to Modern Times, including ceramics, bronze, gold and silver ware, ivory engraving and jade articles etc. Such as Majiayao Cultural ancient painted pottery jar of the New Stone Age, Longquan Kiln Tray of Yuan Dynasty, Blue Glaze of Ming Dynasty, Green Pattern Flat Kettle of Qing Dynasty, Jade Bird of Shang Dynasty, Lucky Animal Grade Mirror of Tang Dynasty, and a few foreign relics and modern artworks.
　　The moment people stand before these historic relics, calligraphy and drawings, they feel as if they have touched the strong and eternal pulse of human pursuing truth, goodness and beauty, felt all patriotism zest of Lu and admired his selfless devotion to art.