Yuan Xikun
Illustration — Yuan Xikun Yuan Xikun (born 1944 in Kunming, Yunnan Province) is a Chinese visual artist and environmental activist. 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. 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.
Yuan Xikun
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- Born
- 1944 · Kunming.
- Nationality
- People's Republic of China
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- sculptor · environmentalist
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- graphics · art of
- Honours
- Order of Merit (Ukraine) and 3rd class · Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay · Order of Honor · medal for the 25 years of Kazakhstan's independence · Medal In Memory of the Heroes of the Fatherland · Friendship Order
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Illustration — Yuan Xikun Yuan Xikun (born 1944 in Kunming, Yunnan Province) is a Chinese visual artist and environmental activist. 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. 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.
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1944
Yuan Xikun born at Kunming.
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Yuan Xikun received Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class, Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Order of Honor, medal for the 25 years of Kazakhstan's independence, Medal "In Memory of the Heroes of the Fatherland" and Friendship Order.
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Yuan serves as the honorary president of the Sino-American Friendship Association.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are graphics and art of. Positions recorded include member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and standing member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Distinctions recorded are Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class, Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Order of Honor and medal for the 25 years of Kazakhstan's independence.
• Top Philanthropist & Cultural Award (2006) • UNEP Patron for the Arts Environment (2010) • May Day Labor Honor Medal (2011) • Order of Merit, 3rd social class (Ukraine, 2008)
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- 1.Zhu, Charles. Art master devoted to public good. Beijing Today. 28 August 2012.
- 2.International Union for Conservation of Nature. Prominent Chinese artist joins IUCN Goodwill Ambassadors team. 16 August 2012.
- 3.United Nations Environment Programme. Chinese artist Yuan Xikun to make giant sculpture of goddess Nuva to promote repair of ozone hole. 21 October 2011.
- 4.SAFA Honorary President. Sino-American Friendship Association. August 25, 2020.
- 5.SAFA Honorary President. Sino-American Friendship Association. August 25, 2020.
- 6.Quinn, Jimmy. The Mets Quietly Plan to Host Another Event with Pro-CCP Group — This Time without Chinese-Flag Baseball Caps. National Review. August 30, 2023.
- 7.Verkhovna Rada. Указ Президента України від 6 серпня 2008 року № 688/2008 «Про нагородження Ю. Сікун орденом "За заслуги"». 6 August 2008.
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Recorded positions include member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and standing member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Recorded as having received Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class, Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay and Order of Honor.
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