X0202 SCHEDULE 13D 0002110875 XXXXXXXX LIVE Common Shares, $0.01 par value per share 01/28/2026 false 0001420529 00211V106 ATA Creativity Global

Rm. 507, Bldg. 3, BinhuZhuoyueCheng WenhuaKechuangYuan, Huayuan Blvd. 365 Baohe, Hefei, Anhui F4 230051

Jie CHENG 86 15986737799 Sea Meadow House P.O. Box 116, Road Town Tortola D8 VG1110 0002110875 N APOLLO WISE INVESTMENT LIMITED BK N D8 8559434.00 0.00 8559434.00 0.00 8559434.00 N 9.9 IV Y Jie CHENG BK N K3 8559434.00 0.00 8559434.00 0.00 8559434.00 N 9.9 IN Common Shares, $0.01 par value per share ATA Creativity Global Rm. 507, Bldg. 3, BinhuZhuoyueCheng WenhuaKechuangYuan, Huayuan Blvd. 365 Baohe, Hefei, Anhui F4 230051 APOLLO WISE INVESTMENT LIMITED Sea Meadow House, P.O. Box 116, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands Investment Holding No No VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH Source of Funds is from banks and the Amount of Funds is USD3423774 The purpose of transaction is for investment in the medium to long term depending on the market situations post transaction, subject to other factors like market volatility and liquidity requirements. APOLLO WISE INVESTMENT LIMITED holds 8559434 Common Shares, $0.01 par value per share, which is 9.9% of the Class of Securities. Jie CHENG is the sole beneficiary owner of APOLLO WISE INVESTMENT LIMITED. APOLLO WISE INVESTMENT LIMITED: 8559434 On November 17, 2025, the Issuer entered into a subscription agreement (the "Subscription Agreement") with three purchasers for a registered direct offering of 11,067,547 of its ADSs at the price of $0.8 per ADS (equivalent to $0.4 per Common Share) (the "Registered Direct Offering"). APOLLO WISE INVESTMENT LIMITED subscribed 8559434 of these Common Shares offered. Jie CHENG is the sole beneficiary owner of APOLLO WISE INVESTMENT LIMITED Not applicable Not applicable APOLLO WISE INVESTMENT LIMITED /s/ Jie CHENG 03/30/2026 Jie CHENG /s/ Jie CHENG 03/30/2026