Over two years (1956-1958) – Nikolai Klindukhov trained 23 sculptors in China, including Zhao Shutong, Shen Wenqiang, Gao Xiulan, Yang Meiying, Fu Tianqiu, Su Hui, Ling Chunde, Shi Yi, Ma Gaihu, and Yu Jinyuan. Afterwards, the students traveled across the country to engage in teaching Soviet-style academic sculpture – spreading to many art schools across the country – becoming an important part of the formation of the sculpture education system throughout New China.
