Renowned Chinese Caricaturist Passes Away

From Xinhua:

Ding Cong, a popular Chinese caricaturists known for portraying famous fiction figures, passed away Tuesday in Beijing at the age of 93, Wednesday’s China Daily reported.

He died of cerebrovascular disease, the newspaper quoted his wife Shen Jun as saying.

The caricaturist left the words that no farewell ceremony or memorial meeting would be held after his death, Shen said. “He was a common person and wanted to leave as a common person.”

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