Tong's ongoing exhibition in Beijing, Face to Face, is being held at the Tang Contemporary Art and curated by Cristiana Collu. A temporary studio has been set up at the exhibition where Tong will drop by and make portraits of his visiting friends.

Tong learned classic Chinese painting in his early years. While he attended China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, he turned to oil painting and has since been committed to it.