Born in January 1943 in Pu cheng town, Fan county, Shandong Province (now Pu cheng Town, Fan county, Henan Province).

In July 1959, apprentice in “Bright studio” in Fu shun city. In March 1963, admitted to choreography photography department of Jilin Opera Art School. From May 1965 to 1968, was recommend to practice photography department of Changchun Film

Studio In April 1968, serve as photojournalism of Jilin Illustrated Newspaper From 1978-1988, “Chinese photography” editor of China photographers’ association From 1978-2005, serve as a judge in the national and provincial large photography contest more than two hundred times. During the last twenty years, has ever been given lectures in more than a dozen universities, such as The Central Academy of Arts and Crafts, Beijing Film Academy, Shen yang Lu Xun Fine Arts Academy, China News Photography Academy and so on. In May 1985, held “Zhu Xianmin photography exhibition” in China Art Gallery, and traveling exhibited in six provinces in China. In August 1987, People’s Fine Arts Publishing House edited and published “Chinese photographer. Zhu Xianmin Collection.” The book won the “Knight in 1989 Leipzig International Book Fair” Award. International World-class photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson adviced his works “You have a pair of eyes discovering the truth. Eyes of the truth, always toward life.” In May 1988, transferred to China Art Research Institute of the Ministry, founded and served as director of photography Art Institute. Founder of “Chinese Photography” magazine, serve as president and chief editor.

In April 1991, published two photographs album “Yellow River Central Plains” and “prairie people” by Modern Publishing House and Taiwan In April 1992, “Zhu Xianmin photography collection” exhibited in Taipei In August 1993, “Zhu Xianmin photography collection” exhibited in Tokyo, Japan In May 1994, China Central Television product and broadcasted of “Eastar • Zhu Xianmin”, which won Silver award issued by Radio, Film and Television unit In October 1995, “Zhu Xianmin photography collection” exhibited in San Francisco, American In May 1996, Art and Culture Publishing House published Zhu Xianmin’s photography album “restless” In May 1996, Germany Ellison match Ivory Art Museum collected 20 works of Zhu Xianmin’s photography In February 1997, enjoy the State Council Artists Special Allowance In August 1997, Art and Culture Publishing House published Zhu Xianmin’s photography album ” China Yellow River people” In September 1998, Zhaohua Publishing House published Zhu Xianmin’s large photographic album “The Yellow River ordinary people”. A TV programe “photographer Zhu Xianmin” manufactured by American Scola television and China Yellow River Television was broadcast in the United States and China at the same time, which won the first prize of the fourth “Golden Bridge Award” issued by the State Council Information Office and the Ministry of Radio and Television. In October 1999, Zhu Xianmin’s photographic album “The Yellow River ordinary people” won the best excellence award of the Fifth National Art Books Exhibition held by the State Press and Publication Administration.

In April 2000, “Zhu Xianmin scenery photography exhibition” was exhibited in Beijing photography City In November 2000, serve as director of senior professional photography titles evaluation committee of theMinistry of Culture. In November 2001, “Zhu Xianmin photography exhibition” was exhibited in Beijing International Art Gallery. “The Yellow River ordinary people” was exhibited in Pingyao International photography Festival. In December 2002, serve as the sixth vice chairman of China Photographers Association In October 2002, “Zhu Xianmin photography exhibition” was exhibited in Water Fort Photography Gallery in Pairs. “Gui Zhou customes” was exhibited in Duyun Photography Festival. “Into Nepal” was exhibited in Pingyao International Photography Festival In May 2004, the American Artistic Photographers Association distinguished him as senior adviser. Zhu Xianmin’s “agitation” subject works was exhibited in Wu Yi International Photography Festival In May 2005, won the Lifetime Achievement Award for photography business of China Photojournalist Society

In November 2005, Workers Publishing House published “Zhu Xianmin photography collection”. CCTV “Figure” program broadcast Zhu Xianmin’s album. In January 2006, “Beijing 1980s” Zhu Xianmin thematic photography exhibition was exhibited in Beijing Epson (China) and published photo album of the same name. In January 2006, Era Images – Zhu Xianmin (1966-1976) thematic Exhibition was held in Guangdong Art Gallery and published photo album of the same name In March 2006, “Beijing 1980s” Zhu Xianmin thematic photography exhibition was exhibited in Shanghai Epson (China). In April 2006, “Beijing’s Yesterday” Zhu Xianmin thematic photography exhibition was exhibited in Henderson Photographic Art Fair inside Henderson House. In May 2006, Overseas publishers reprint Zhu Xianmin photography album “US -Japan restlessness”. In June 2006, China Photo Press published his largescale photo album work named “ordinary people” In September 2007, Renmin University of China Publishers published “Yellow River waiting for you to” Photo Album In October 2007, China Photography Publishers published “image of Chinese people’s lives” photo album In December 2007, serve as the seventh vice chairman of China Photographers Association In December 2006, Era Images – Zhu Xianmin (1966-1976) thematic Exhibition was held in Lianzhou International photography Festival In December 2009, Nanfang Daily Press published the album “pictographic Years”, “agitation”, and thematic Exhibition was held in Lianzhou International Photography Festival.

In August 2010, held collection exhibition about “the leader, the people”, in Guangzhou Guardian In October 2010, exhibited “country, leaders, the people by Yang Yuanxing, Lv Houmin, Zhu Xianmin”in Guangdong Art Gallery In August 2011, Xinhua News Agency hosted Zhu Xianmin “Chinese farmers” work collection exhibition In September 2011, Pingyao International photography Festival “the world’s people” to pay tribute to ZhuXianmin Photography Exhibition In October 2011, Zhu Xianmin Photography exhibition “Chinese farmers” was exhibited in Dali International photography Festival In November 2011, Zhu Xianmin Photography exhibition “Chinese farmers” was exhibited in Lianzhou International photography Festival In December 2011, Beijing Capital Museum held “Change of China five decades” Zhu Xianmin Review Collection Exhibition In April 2012, Guanshanyue Art Museum held “four decades Change Pearl River Delta” Zhu Xianmin Review Collection Exhibition In May 2012, won the Lifetime Achievement Award in Jinan International Photography Biennial In November 2012, Zhu Xianmin’s Photography Exhibition “the Soviet Union 1988” was held in Lianzhou International Photography Festival In November 2012, won the Lifetime Photography Achievement Award of Chinese art Golden horse award In May 2013, Liaoning Provincial Museum collected Zhu Xianmin’s work In May 2013, “Chinese migrant workers” was exhibited in China Shenyang International Industrial Photography Exhibition In June 2013, “Yellow River waiting for you to” Zhu Xianmin Photographs

Collection exhibition was held in Nanyang Cui Wenxuan Gallery. In August 2013, Dali “international film society” won the photography Artistic Achievement Award In January 2014, won Special Contribution Award in Xishuangbanna International Video Fair In May 2014, Henan province archives collected Zhu Xianmin’s Yellow River central plain photography In May 2015, won the DIP Lifetime Photography Achievement

Award of the sixth Dali “international film society”. In 2015, “the strenth of Photography” won the beautiful Award of the Chinese international photographic culture exhibition.