In my personal journey of tattooing, I tend to portray Eastern culture and images. More specifically, I am trying to build a wide repertoire of Chinese art characteristics that look visually relatable to everyone. I believe traditional Chinese art needs to bring in new elements in order to stay relevant. My artwork may tend more towards the national Chinese style, but my teacher used to tell me,,“a drawing without creativity does not have value.” I have found ways to express Chinese traditional art and literature with a modern sensibility. If tattooing is to be regarded as an art form, then an artist’s creative attitude must be brought into the process of making tattoos.

Today, we are living in the information age. It is impossible for one nation’s artwork to have no relation with any other nation’s. It only makes sense to pick from all the flowers in the garden, rather than only the ones in your flower bed. Human nature is to forget the past, and embrace the new. That is the basis of today’s civilization and our art forms, which tend to reject tradition in favor of newer forms of expression. In my artwork, however, I often use Chinese traditional symbols or other meaningful elements from the past. The imagery in these tattoos could help signify which nation or cultural identity you belong to.

When I was a child, I learned about Western drawing and how tight and structured it is. But with Chinese drawings, it is more about the spirit behind the artwork. Chinese drawings and paintings are not too tight or too serious, chasing a picture without any darkness, like pursuing a bright future. I combine Eastern and Western together in my tattoos, which brings me happiness. My other artwork outside of tattooing is also based on this creative impulse.

The source of inspiration for my tattoos comes from the deconstruction of Chinese traditional painting and the restructuring of Western realism. I always want to understand how to push these art forms further by combining and creating new forms of expression in the process.

On the world art stage, we are more focused on international styles. But I believe the art forms from individual nations influenced these international forms and national styles need to be better recognized and appreciated.

China and Western countries like the United States are referred to as the East and the West due to their geographic distance. China is an ancient civilization, but has turned into a modern traditional country. Geographical concepts, concepts of time, and the concept of value have melded together, under the influence of global economic and technological strength in the region. In this structure, the East is often associated with the traditional, the old, and the conservative, while Western culture is often associated with the new and the cutting edge. As a result of Western cultural evolution, Eastern art, while being subject to its influence, also caught a similar cultural symptom: the main driving force for change only comes from the subversion of negative forces.

This is the emergence of a true fault in Chinese art. In response to this fault, the West has ignited the imagination and confidence of Eastern artists, enabling them to see the vitality of their own cultural resources and identity. Whether it is for self-criticism and the subversion of Eastern culture, or the struggle to carry out purely traditional cultural patterns, it can be seen as a response to this Eastern cultural imagination. This response indeed promoted the advancement of Chinese contemporary art at first, but presented the danger of there being one “cultural imagination of globalization,” a move away from China’s survival reality, and presenting a new style of drawbacks.

We as Eastern artists have to do a cross-cultural excursion, and look for the root cause of these things. In the "Western Debate ," we must reject the bitter chord , and gradually get rid of the shadow of the Eastern imagination to reconstruct an awareness of Chinese culture. Then we must adapt with a new consciousness to pass on Chinese culture, tattoos, and graphics in the form of re-structuring the contemporary Chinese tattoo visual system.

• December 2023: Hailin’s work "Nine Sons of the Dragon" featured at the World Cultural Heritage Art Exhibition in Singapore.

• March 2022: Participated in the Japanese Asian Cultural Arts Exhibition.

• January 2022: Invited to design the 2024 Dragon Edition supercar for Aston Martin.

• January 2020: Published tattoo manuscript "Chinese Ink NO.7".

• August 2019: Participated in the West Coast Pasadena Tattoo Convention in the USA.

• July 2019: Won the grand championship at the Philadelphia Tattoo Convention.

• June 2018: Participated in the Canadian International Tattoo Convention.

• April 2018: Won the grand championship at the Shanghai International Tattoo Convention.

• October 2017: Featured in the national series of encyclopedias "Comprehensive Studies of Chinese Culture—Drawing Volume"

• October 2017: Invited to film the special documentary "Light".

• August 2017: Authored "Chinese Style Tattoos", published by Shandong Fine Arts Publishing House.

• July 2017: Interviewed by Vietnam National Television.

• March 2017: Established Hailin Fu’s Tattoo Art Space

• January 2017: Published personal art collection "Chinese Ink NO.6".

• September 2016: Featured in "World Weekly".

• August 2016: Participated in the Pomona Tattoo Convention in the USA; interviewed by the World Journal.

• June 2016: Won the group championship at the Ghost Ship International Tattoo Convention in Los Angeles, USA; served as a judge at the Ghost Ship Exhibition in the USA.

• April 2016: Participated in the National Tattoo Convention in the USA, winning 17 awards including Best Tattoo Artist on Site, Best Tattoo on Site, Best Manuscript, Best Large Tattoo, Best Small Tattoo, and Best Portrait.

• March 2016: Featured in "Elite Personages of China".

• 2016 National Tattoo Association Tattoo Convention - Artist's C”

• 2016 National Tattoo Association Tattoo Convention - Artist's Choice Unique Tattoo Award

• January 2016: Directed the independent documentary "HAILIN TATTOO LIFE".

• 2016 Art Gathering Tattoo Convention – Sunday Best Tattoo of the Day Award

• June 2014: Participated in Toronto, Canada Tattoo Show

• May 2014: Participated in the American National Exhibition, large Champion

• February 2014: Participated in Chinese tattoo Classic held in Shandong

• September 2013: Participated in Calgary, Canada tattoo exhibition and won the championship in the black and white group.

• June 2013: Hailin Fu and Gloria Zhang started "Hailin Tattoo Studio" in West Hollywood, CA, United States of America."

• June 2013: Participated in the Toronto, Canada Tattoo exhibition

• May 2013: Participated in the Los Angeles Long Beach Tattoo Show

• May 2013: Family emigrated to America as an outstanding artist

• May 2013, Langfang Chinese tattoos, painting contest

• March 2013: Edited the Chinese Ministry of Education NCET papers to develop the tattoo industry.

• February 2013: Published "China and India NO.5"

• January 2013: The Chinese Ministry of Education designated NCET write Chinese tattoo artist tattoo industry vocational training materials editor

• December 2012: the Association authorized by the Ministry of Education of China People's Republic of China for examination of tattooists

• December 2012: Attended Chinese Council for the Promotion of Tattooists, held in Shanghai

• June 2012: Participate in the annual black and white tattoo show in Toronto, Canada, won Champion

• May 2012: Participated in China Tattoo Expo

• April 2012: The organization Association of Hebei, Shanxi, Jiangsu three branch exchanges

• December 2011: The organization Association of Guangzhou, Zhejiang, Shandong branch exchanges

• November 2011: The organization Association of Hubei, Jiangxi, Shanghai three branch exchanges

• October 2011: Participated in tattoo art exhibition held in Beijing 798 Art District

• June 2011: Participated in the International Tattoo Show in Toronto, Canada, champion of color group

• May 2011: Participated in China Langfang tattoo art exchange at Leizhu, was defending champion

• April 2011: Participated in the U.S. 32nd National Tattoo Show. Won black and white arm group, novelty color group championships.

• March 2011: Participated in Florida Tattoo Show, won the Silver Award.

• July 2010: Participated in Vancouver, Canada Tattoo Festival. Was awarded large group of black and white, black and white groups, on-site group 3 championship and was invited to color group trial

• June 2010: Participated in the Toronto International Tattoo Art Exhibition as a specially invited guest. Won black and white group annual championship.

• June 2010: Participated in the International Tattoo Art Exhibition as specially invited guest

• September 2009: Participated in the Canadian Katya Tattoo Art Exhibition in Edmonton, Canada, specially invited guest

• June 2009: Participated in the International Tattoo Art Exhibition in Toronto, won best color tattoo.

• May 2009: published album "Fire Door NO. 1" "Fire Door NO. 2" and "Fire Door NO. 3"

• November 2008: the Guangzhou tattoo art exchange

• October 2008: Published album "China Ink NO. 3"

• September 2008: Participated in the Beijing International Tattoo Art Exhibition, judged competition

• August 2008: Participated in the Dalian International Tattoo Art Tattoo, judged competition

• June 2008: Participated in the Canadian Tattoo Festival, special invited guest

• February 2008: Participated in the Singapore International Tattoo Show

• May 2007: Participated in the Beijing International Tattoo Art Exhibition, won Original manuscript of gold, silver and bronze awards, large color champion, runner-up in the group and other black and white, audience award. 15 awards total.

• August 2006: Published another book "China Ink NO. 2"

• January 2006: Participated in the Thailand International Tattoo Show, Champion - Overall Color

• 2005: Beijing tattoo art exhibition, won monochrome Champion

• July 2005: Published his own tattoo book, "China Ink NO. 1"

• September 2004: Beijing Contemporary Art Exhibition

• April 2004: Organized "Near Masters - International Tattoo exchange"

• November 2003: Biennale in France

• October 2003: Participated in Beijing tattoo art exhibition, was runner-up

• June 2003: Participated in the Guangzhou Dragon Tattoo Art Exhibition Cup, was runner-up

• April 2003: Organized the "Chinese International Tattoo Art Seminar” October 2002: Participated in China-Taiwan tattoo art exchange

• June 2002: Founded Shandong Fire Hall tattoo agency

• 2002: Hailin Fu and Gloria Zhang started "LieHuoTang" or "Raging Fire" tattoo studio in Shandong Providence, China.