With an open mind, Dong Fa Zhu widely used various means to present the current social problems in China. In 1993, he became famous for his artwork titled A Plea for a Missing Person. Later on, he became known to both domestic and international arts circles by his other works such as This Person is for Sale, Lifestyle, ID Card, the series of sulfuric acid paper, and so forth. He has held more than twenty solo exhibitions and two hundred plus group exhibitions and joint exhibitions. Also, his artworks have been collected by many national arts galleries, institutes and private collectors all around the world, including M+ Arts Gallery in Hongkong, White Rabbits Art Museum in Australia, Dslcollection Arts Association in France, Shan Hai Guan Arts Museum in China, Uli Hick, the couple Jurens, Lu Gen Yan, Liao Yuan Huang, and so forth.