Yuan Xikun

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

Awards and decorations

  • 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)[4]
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