在怀来县老年大学花鸟班,有三位亲姐妹,她们相互帮衬着、鼓励着,一起学习国画艺术,锲而不舍,孜孜以求,取得了骄人的成绩,被誉为“老年大学的陈氏三姐妹”。她们以校为家,传承着中华书画艺术瑰宝,彰显着新时期老年人执著追求的精神。大姐被封“牡丹王”大姐叫陈志杰,七十多岁,待人和蔼可亲。因为她画的牡丹特别好,大家戏称她为“牡丹王”。1995年,陈志杰的爱人身患癌症不幸病逝。失去爱人的痛苦,退休后生活的孤独,多种疾病的折磨使她终日以泪洗面,甚至曾一度萌生轻生的念头。1998年,县里成立了老年大学,给她的生活带来 In Huailai County Senior Citizens’ Flower and Bird Class, there are three pro-sisters, who are supporting each other and encouraging them to study Chinese painting art together. They persevere with diligently pursuing and achieved remarkable achievements. They are praised as “Chen’s Three Sisters ”. With their hometown as a school, they inherit the treasures of Chinese painting and calligraphy and highlight the spirit of persistent pursuit of seniors in the new era. Sister was sealed “Peony Wang ” big sister Chen Zhijie, seventy years old, others amiable. Because she painted peony is particularly good, we dubbed her “Peony King”. In 1995, Chen Zhijie’s loved one suffered from cancer died of illness. Lost lover’s pain, the loneliness of life after retirement, a variety of diseases tortured her to tears all day long, and even once thought of initiation of suicide. In 1998, the county set up an elder university to bring her life