【Event Overview】
Theme: Dream Antarctica ― Explore a Pristine Land Far from Human Civilization
Time: October 26, 2013 14:00–15:30
Guests: Geng Yangming, Li Shuankuo
Venue: Poetry Dwelling Café Xihai Branch (No. 103 Deshengmennei Street, Beijing. Exit B at Jishuitan Station on Line 2 of the subway, then head east along Xihai, next to Lisha International Youth Hostel)
Organized by: China National Geography Publishing House & Poetry Dwelling Café
【Event Introduction】
If you keep heading south, where will you end up?
That’s right — Antarctica, the southernmost point on Earth, the world’s last pristine land.
【Guest Introduction】
Geng Yangming: An overseas Chinese based in the U.S., holding a Master’s degree in Shipping Management from the State University of New York. In 1996, he founded Amazing Cruises & Travel, Inc. in the United States and served as President. He has been operating Antarctic tours for decades and possesses extensive knowledge about Antarctica’s geography, climate, history, and ecological environment. With 12 expeditions deep into Antarctica, he also brings first-hand polar travel experience.
Li Shuankuo: Editor-in-Chief and President of China National Geography magazine. He is both a natural scientist and a media professional. Before working in media, he conducted research on geomorphology and Quaternary geological environmental evolution in polar regions such as the Antarctic, Arctic, and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and was a researcher at the Institute of Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has edited books such as Dream Continent ― Antarctica.
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