Li Xiaoke is a first-class National Artist in China. He is a member of the China Artists Association and the China Photographers Association. Li is the committee chair of the Beijing Fine Art Academy, the deputy director of the Li Keran Art Foundation, and the director of the Huangshan Art Academy. And the director of China Overseas Friendship Association and member of Arts Assessment Committee, Ministry of Culture.

Throughout the 1980s, Li has traveled extensively across China to sketch, photograph and seek inspiration from the surroundings. He has made over twenty visits to Tibet, Qinghai Province, the source of the Yangtze River and Yellow River, Gansu Province, as well as other Tibetan...