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 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] Yuan serves as the honorary president of the Sino-American Friendship Association.^[5][6]