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Yuan Xikun

November 25, 2023

Yuan Xikun (born 1944 in Kunming, Yunnan Province[1]) is a Chinese visual artist and environmental activist.[2] In 2011, Yuan proposed building a giant sculpture composed of sand collected from five of earth's continents and water from its Arctic and Antarctic regions to draw attention to ozone depletion and climate change.[3]

Yuan Xikun

Yuan served on the Standing Committee of the All-China Youth Federation and was a member of the 11th Standing Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[4]

Awards and decorations edit

  • Top Philanthropist & Cultural Award (2006)
  • UNEP Patron for the Arts Environment (2010)
  • May Day Labor Honor Medal (2011)
  • Order of Merit, 3rd class (Ukraine, 2008)[5]

References edit

  1. ^ Zhu, Charles (28 August 2012). "Art master devoted to public good". Beijing Today. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Prominent Chinese artist joins IUCN Goodwill Ambassadors team". International Union for Conservation of Nature. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Chinese artist Yuan Xikun to make giant sculpture of goddess Nuva to promote repair of ozone hole". United Nations Environment Programme. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  4. ^ "SAFA Honorary President". Sino-American Friendship Association. August 25, 2020. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  5. ^ "Указ Президента України від 6 серпня 2008 року № 688/2008 «Про нагородження Ю. Сікун орденом "За заслуги"»" (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2017.


 

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