吴忠翰(1921～1988年)，广东梅州市丰顺县丰良镇桥背村人。著名版画家，是我国早期木刻运动的先驱者之一。　吴忠翰16岁时在丰顺一中初中毕业后，旋即考进省立梅州中学高中。时值抗日战争时期，日本侵略中国的暴行，激起全中国人民的无比义愤。他爱好绘画，便以画作宣传，在校负责组织抗战漫画木刻，宣传抗日救亡运动。　民国30年(1941)，吴忠翰考进厦门大学中文系。学习期间，进一步发挥了他的艺术专长，发起组织中国木刻研究会，坚持新现实主义道路进行创作和理论研究。他创作的《自雪旷野》、《秋骑》、《牧马》等作品，参加全国木刻展览，并被选送苏、美、英、法、印度5国展出。继而组织中外木刻展览会，在闽、粤、赣3省巡展。　抗日战争胜利后，吴忠翰去台湾，在台北市任《人民导报》艺术编辑及高雄《国声报》副主编。不久，由台湾返回厦门，并加入中国共产党，任《星光日报》和《江声报》副刊主编。　建国后，吴忠翰任厦门大同中学校长兼厦门市文联副理事长，美术协会主委。1952年，调福建师范学院艺术系任教和科研工作，先后发表论文30多篇。他的版画和工艺美术作品多次在全国性展览会展出。　1957年，被错划为右派。他下放梅县地区美术实验厂劳动期间，从不放弃创作，设计了大型木刻雕画《雁洋云海》和大型竹雕《东山中学》。被选送出国展览。　1979年夏，吴忠翰的错案得到改正，恢复了党籍，重返福建师范大学讲台，担负起艺术系的教学工作和创作活动。1984年，他创作的版画《千年古榕根连根》(104×55)，是寓意深刻的风景画力作，不仅具有浓郁的乡土气息，而且画面上那蔽天盖地的繁枝密叶、盘根错节的古榕根基。象征中华民族源远流长，隐喻海内外炎黄子孙血肉相连的深情厚谊。这幅画相继在《人民日报》、《人民日报(海外版)》、《解放军报》、《中国建设》、《桥》等20多家报刊登载，并参加第六届全国美术展，得到很高的评价。
1985年。吴忠翰回家乡参加纪念东江苏维埃政府成立55周年活动。他作的国画《八乡奇峦雄峰》，把丰顺俊秀河山尽收笔下，并为《八乡山红旗》专集设计了庄严精美的封面。　吴忠翰是中国美术家协会会员、中国版画家协会会员、广东清桢版画会名誉会长，福建师范大学艺术系教授、福州闽都画院副院长，吴忠翰美术研究方面的论著很多，《在鲁迅艺术熏陶下的产物》编入1986年出版的鲁迅逝世50周年纪念文集《献给导师的花环》中。《中国新兴版画第一代版画家张誊》发表在香港《美术家》杂志上。《鲁迅与新兴版画运动》在《福建日报》发表。1988年8月，福建美术出版社出版了《吴忠翰版画选》专集，收入了他40年来的46幅版画作品，并送往国际图书博览会展出。　吴忠翰于1986年6月离休。1988年9月，应邀往广东省珠海特区筹办白藤湖书画院。10月12日，因心肌梗塞去世，终年68岁。

Wu Zhonghan (1921 ～ 1988) , abundant of Guangdong Meizhou city arranges prefectural abundant fine to press down the bridge to carry village person on the back. Famous woodcut home, it is one of precursor that our country inchoate woodcarving moves. Be in when Wu Zhonghan is 16 years old in Feng Shunyi after graduation of junior high school, come back to be taken an examination of namely high school learns in entering provincial Meizhou. Period of duration War of Resistance Against Japan, the violence of Japanese aggressive China, arouse the clinking indignation of complete China people. He likes brushwork, make conduct propaganda in order to draw, be in school is responsible woodcarving of caricature of constituent war of resistance against aggression, conduct propaganda fights movement of day save the nation from extinction. The Republic of China 30 years (1941) , wu Zhonghan is taken an examination of into Xiamen university Department of Chinese Language and Literature. During study, developed his artistic special skill further, sponsor seminar of constituent China woodcarving, hold to new realistic way to undertake create and study theoretically. He creates " from Xue Kuangye " , " Qiu Qi " , " herd horse " wait for work, enter countrywide woodcarving exhibition, be chosen to send revive, beautiful, flower, law, India 5 countries exhibit. Then organizes exhibition of woodcarving of China and foreign countries, in Fujian, another name for Guangdong Province, another name for Jiangxi Province 3 provinces make one's rounds is exhibited. After the War of Resistance Against Japan wins, wu Zhonghan goes Taiwan, hold the post of in Taipei city " people gazette " artistic editor and Kaohsiung " sound signs up for the country " subeditor. Before long, return Xiamen by Taiwan, join a Chinese Communist, " starlight daily " and " Jiang Sheng signs up for " supplement chief editor. After founding a state, wu Zhonghan holds the post of president of middle school of Xiamen Great Harmony to hold couplet of Xiamen city article concurrently vice-president, art society advocate appoint. 1952, faculty of art of institute of tone Fujian normal school teachs and scientific research works, publish a paper early or late many 30. His woodcut and work of arts and crafts exhibit in national fair for many times. 1957, be delimited be by the fault right-wing. During factory of experiment of art of area of county of plum of his transfer to a lower level works, never abandon creating, designed large woodcarving carve to draw " wild goose foreign sea of clouds " with large Zhu Diao " Dongshanzhong learns " . Be chosen to send exhibition going abroad. 1979 summer, wu Zhonghan's misjudged case gets amendatory, restored party membership, dais of return Fujian Normal University, the education that loads an artistic department works and create an activity. 1984, a picture printed from an engraved or etched plate that he produces " root of chiliad ancient banyan connects a root " (104 × 55) , it is the landscape master piece of implied meaning profundity, have full-bodied agrestic flavor not only, and the ancient banyan basis of the numerous branch close leaf of that my baldachin ground on the picture, with twisted roots and gnarled branches-complicated and difficult to deal with. Indicative the Chinese nation is of long standing and well established, metaphor the deep feeling thick friendship of as close as flesh and blood of global Chinese people. This picture is in in succession " People's Daily " , " People's Daily (overseas edition) " , " the liberation army signs up for " , " China is built " , " the bridge " wait for many 20 the press to publish, attend art of the 6th whole nation to exhibit, receive very high opinion.
1985. Wu Zhonghan answers home town to enter commemoration day east river Soviet government establishs an activity 55 years. The traditional Chinese painting that he makes " male peak of 8 countryside strange hill " , all control Feng Shunjun beautiful territory the wording and purpose of what one writes, it is " red flag of 8 countryside hill " only collect designed majestic and elegant cover. Wu Zhonghan is Qing Zhen woodcut of academician of painter of edition of Chinese artist academician, China, Guangdong meeting reputation chairman, art of Fujian Normal University fastens Fujian of professor, Fuzhou assistant dean of imperial art academy, wu Zhonghan art studies the work of the respect is very much, " the child that in Lu Xun art edification leaves " the Lu Xun that be classified published 1986 dies 50 anniversary collected works " give the adviser's anadem " in. " Chinese burgeoning woodcut home of generation woodcut piece copy out " publish in Hong Kong " artist " on the magazine. " Lu Xun and burgeoning print campaign " in " Fujian daily " publish. In August 1988, fujian art publishing house was published " Wu Zhonghan woodcut is chosen " only collect, income the 46 woodcut work that he comes to 40 years, send toward international books exposition to exhibit. Wu Zhonghan retired in June 1986. September 1988, make preparations toward special zone of Guangdong province Zhuhai on invitation courtyard of painting and calligraphy of white cane lake. On October 12, because miocardial infarction dies, all the year round is 68 years old.