Geng Yuying | Botanist and Author
Geng Yuying | Botanist and Author

Sichuan native Geng Yuying has been a botanist for over 30 years at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and is the author of The Genus Rhododendron of China.

David Chamberlain | Botanist
David Chamberlain | Botanist

Formerly a researcher at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, David Chamberlain is co-author of the IUCN's Red List of Rhododendrons.

Fang Zhendong | Conservation Biologist
Fang Zhendong | Conservation Biologist

Fang Zhendong is the director of the Shangri-la Alpine Botanic Garden, located in Shangri-la, Yunnan province.

Sun Weibang | Conservation Biologist
Sun Weibang | Conservation Biologist

Sun Weibang is a senior researcher at the Chinese Academy of Science Kunming Institute of Botany, Yunnan.

Ian Sinclair | Horticulturist and Conservationist
Ian Sinclair | Horticulturist and Conservationist

Co-founder of the Rhododendron Species Conservation Group, Ian Sinclair is a horticulturist who has worked for many years to protect rhododendrons in Scotland.

Hou Shen | Environmental Historian
Hou Shen | Environmental Historian

Hou Shen is a professor in the Center for Ecological History at Renmin University, Beijing, and author of The City Natural.

Liu Huajie | Philosopher of Science
Liu Huajie | Philosopher of Science

Liu Huajie wrote the book Bowu Rensheng (Living as a Naturalist) and teaches philosophy at Peking University in Beijing.

Pan Fujun | Scholar and Author
Pan Fujun | Scholar and Author

Pan Fujun, a professor at Chinese Culture University in Taiwan, studies plants in China’s literature. He has written a series of books including Plants in the Book of Songs.

Zhang Chao | Conservationist
Zhang Chao | Conservationist

Zhang Chao is the associate director of the Huaxi Subalpine Botanic Garden, Sichuan Province.