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]