Before National Day of 2004, Pingluo county was going to hold a farmer painting and calligraphy exhibition to celebrate its 280-year county establishment. When receiving the notice from county culture organization, he created a “Yangbian Cuima Songliangma” and handed on. This work was appraised as first. From 2005 to 2007, he was honored with “excellent artist” three times.

In 2005 county culture organization handed on his “ Mai Zhi Gongyang Songhuijia” to The Third Culture Professional Skills Competition” held by The Propagandize Ministry of Ningxia Hui Nationality Autonomous Region and Culture Hall of Ningxia Hui Nationality Autonomous Region. He got honorable mention. He found his shortcomings through this competition, and made greater efforts on paper cut. Sometimes, he even cut day and night. In 2006, his works were published on Ningxia Daily, News Paper, Western Morning Edition.

In 2006, his “Sange Daibiao Nuan Renxin” was packed up by The Second International Paper-cut Art Festival. The experts gave his works high evaluation. In September 2006, The Sixth (Weilong) China Century Collect Songs gave first prize to him for his work of “Jiuniu Tu” and he is the only participator from Ningxia to gt first prize.

In 2007 Third China Great Harmony international Paper cut Art Festival, his thesis on paper cutting “Sky, Wild Flower, and Village Earth Affection” was honored with honorable thesis prize. He communicated with many paper cut artists and improved each other. “Western Morning Edition, China Style, Glamour China , all reported him. In April 2007, he was invited to be senior artist and honor director of China International Artist Association, and was honored with China prominent cultural person. China Art Folk Art Comprehensive Book” awarded him as Paper-Cut Artist.

Zhang Lixue published on “Western Morning Edition----Art Assembling”
Zhang Lixue published on 2006 11 th “Yearly Special Report”