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◆Shunmyo Masuno（Japan）

Japanese Zen master and 18th-generation host of Jiangong Temple, an ancient Japanese temple, is also one of the most outstanding designers in Japanese landscape design field and the main representative of the dry landscape school in contemporary Japan. Mr. Shunmyo Masuno regards landscape creation as the expression of inner world. His works are full of Zen, reflecting calm and quiet cultivation, and the meaning between squares is still unfinished, which has a distinct color of oriental philosophy.

◆Yoshiki Toda（Japan）

One of the famous contemporary Japanese landscape designers. His works are full of simple and smooth curves, unobstructed and concise spaces, scattered structures and slowly flowing water, which are permeated with soft and warm meanings in concise and powerful spaces and run through the design concepts of "natural description", "natural reproduction" and "natural experience".

◆James Hitchmough（Britain）

the world's authoritative expert on ecological herb community, a famous British ecological landscape designer, a professor of horticultural ecology at the University of Sheffield, and the dean of the School of Landscape Architecture. James Hitchmov created a quasi-natural ecological landscape system combining ecology, aesthetics and function, So that it can realize the ingenious integration of ecology, landscape and regional culture, It creates new possibilities for ecological restoration and landscape construction.

◆Gilles Clément（France）

Clemens discovered the mystery of natural regeneration ability from wasteland cultivation, and then tried to apply this regeneration ability to wasteland transformation, and created his first garden theory-dynamic garden; Then, the local concern was extended to the whole earth, and a humanistic ecological view on a global scale-Planet Garden was put forward.

◆Thomas Rainer（USA）

Famous American landscape designer, professor and writer. His planning and design concept, based on the adaptive relationship between plant community species in the natural state, creates an elastic, beautiful and biodiversity design-"With the help of landscape design, we invite plants back to the city and make them more in line with the wild state in appearance and function."

◆Nigel Dunnett（Britain）

Professor, University of Sheffield, UK, is one of the global leaders in innovative landscape planting design. He believes that the seasonal growth cycle and structural characteristics of plants show their true vitality. Landscape architecture should arouse people's emotional reaction, especially in plant color blending, and the emotional perception of nature is very important.

◆Piet Oudolf（Netherlands）

Nowadays, the most influential master of horticultural design in the world shows its color and structure by using a large number of herbaceous evergreen plants, and devotes himself to creating the natural state of plants in nature, paying attention to the seasonal growth cycle and structural characteristics of plants.

◆Brian Eno（Britain）

Master Ambient, an influential composer, producer and music theorist, emphasizes that environmental music exists as background music, aiming at creating an immersive listening experience for the audience, so that people can feel the world around them. Listening itself is not the main thing, on the contrary, it requires the listener's attention not to be involved too much by the music itself, which is in line with the requirements of meditation, Taoism, yoga, Tai Chi and Zen philosophy.

◆Li zhihui（China）

As an outstanding NEW AGE composer, Li Zhihui's works combine the oriental temperament of national silk and bamboo with the soft and warm electronic elements of the west, creating a classical and modern music experience. The beautiful melody and fresh style make the audience escape the pressure of daily life and return to inner peace and tranquility.

◆Zhao jiazhen（China）

Chinese guqin player. She has visited the United States, German, Italian, Dutch, Swiss, Austrian, Japanese, Singaporean, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, China, Macao, China and other countries and regions. Chinese guqin is related to the traditional culture and philosophy of "harmony between man and nature" in the East, emphasizing ethereal, distant and profound artistic conception, and pursuing "sounds beyond strings" and "effects beyond rhyme" in harmony with nature and the universe. Players integrate their emotions into all things in nature, and the sound of the piano echoes the natural environment, such as playing the piano in the mountains and by the water, and the sound of the piano blends with the wind and underwater sound, reflecting the harmony between man and nature.

◆Adrian Freedman（Britain）

A British Zen shakuhachi player once played the shakuhachi with the gentle rain as the background at Myo-on-ji Temple in Kyoto. His performances and musical works are full of tranquility and poetry. He is able to integrate modern musical elements into shakuhachi playing, creating a unique musical style that combines classical beauty with a modern touch. He has also collaborated with musicians from all over the world to spread the art of the shakuhachi. He has been widely recognized and enjoys a high international reputation, making important contributions to the development of the shakuhachi art.

◆Max Martin（Sweden）

An extremely successful music producer and composer, especially in the field of pop music, has made Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys and Céline Dion super producers, and is known as the godfather of TEEN-POP in Europe and America. Max martin's works combine the characteristics of pop elements and electronic music, and are very popular all over the world.

◆Richard Branson（Britain）

Founder of Virgin brand, co-founder of multinational entertainment investment group-Papa International Limited, founder of Virgin Atlantic, and the most striking "hippie capitalist" in the world. Richard branson dresses casually all day and wears long hair shawls, which makes him more like a rock star than a "gentleman in a suit" in the business world. Virgin Group's business scope includes tourism, aviation, entertainment, etc. It pays attention to the psychology of enjoying life, experiencing life and pursuing individuality, and wins the recognition and trust of young customers.

◆Sonu Shivdasani（Britain）

The founder and CEO of the Soneva Group, and the founder of Six Senses Hotels. Soneva has a highly forward-looking focus on the essence of leisure vacations, infiltrating the concept of "wellness" into everything it does – bringing together the knowledge and wisdom of ancient healing practices, the latest medical science, and cutting-edge technologies, etc., to ensure the harmony of customers' bodies, minds, and souls. Living poetically on the earth, enjoying a comfortable life, having a passion for reading, art, architecture, wine tasting, traveling, and healthcare, all these embody the Soneva spirit and lifestyle. Soneva is also actively practicing environmental protection behind the scenes, contributing to the protection of the earth's ecology.

◆Wang jianping（China）

Mr. Wang Jianping, Chairman of China NARADA Hotel Group, adheres to the concept that "the greatest luxury of a vacation is to be close to nature". He serves as the creator of the carrier of a high-quality life. With the culture of the Song Dynasty in China as its gene, he devotes himself to creating a gathering place for a high-quality life with unique cultural charm, covering hot springs, seashores, mountains, skiing areas, ancient cities, and so on.

◆Hoshino Yoshiharu（Japan）

The founder of the luxury hotel brand "Hoshinoya", and the Japanese media thus described him as "the Japanese with the best chance of promoting Japanese hospitality culture to the world." The Hoshino Resorts Group also owns brands such as the hot spring inn "KAI", the resort hotel "Risonare", and other 36 properties including ski resort villages. The architecture of Hoshinoya hotels seamlessly blends with nature. When strolling through them, one feels as if they are in a flowing landscape painting. It is a model example of the integration of traditional Japanese aesthetics and modern design within a natural environment.

◆Jason Lewis（Britain）

British explorer, the first person to complete the adventure trip around the world by pure manpower. He traveled around the world without using any vehicles with engines, with a total mileage of 74,842 kilometers, which lasted 13 years, 2 months and 24 days.

◆Paul Salopek（USA）

A National Geographic explorer and writer, and a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner in journalism. In 2013, starting from Africa, he began a global hiking journey, using the form of hiking to trace back human history and tell stories. He records topics such as climate change and cultural conflicts. He emphasizes "slow narrative" and cross-cultural connections, and conveys universal values through individual stories.

◆Mike Spencer Bown（Canada）

He traveled to 195 countries and regions (including war-torn areas and disputed areas) by backpacking, covering seven continents, and was called "the world's first traveler". Bowen started in 1990 by backpacking and hitchhiking, and it took him 23 years (as of 2013) to complete his global trip, which was praised by the media as "the most traveled person in the world". He emphasized "deep experience" and opposed the casual punching, staying for months or even years everywhere and integrating into local life. In 2017, The World's Most Travelled Man was published, which recorded 23 years of global adventures, covering cultural conflicts, natural wonders and personal growth.

Zhang mei （China）

Founder and CEO of WildChina, a high-end outdoor travel brand in China, is famous for promoting sustainable travel and deep cultural experience. She has traveled around the world, covering more than 60 countries, including hiking in the Himalayas and going deep into the Amazon rainforest. These experiences have made her re-examine the unique value of China tourism.