Zhang Yuanshan, a writer and scholar, currently lives in Shanghai. He has been studying Zhuangzi, various philosophers, and pre-Qin history for more than 30 years. He has published 15 works on philosophy, literature, and history, with 28 versions at home and abroad. In 2008, he launched the "Zhuangzi Project" and has published the "Three Books on Zhuangzi Studies", "The Secret of Zhuangzi", "The Reproduction of Zhuangzi with Notes and Translations", and "The Biography of Zhuangzi - A Century of the Warring States Period", establishing his status as a master of new Zhuangzi studies. From studying the pre-Qin period to tracing back to the pre-Zhou, pre-Shang, and pre-Xia periods, he used the triple evidence of archaeology, philology, and genetics to create "Fuxi Studies", and made a comprehensive and holistic interpretation of the origins of the ancient Chinese culture for 8,000 years.

Independent writer. Born in Shanghai in 1955. Graduated from a medical school in Shanghai in 1976 and worked as a clinical doctor in a municipal hospital in Shanghai in the same year. Went to Japan to study in 1988 and completed his postgraduate studies in Japanese literature at Kokugakuin University. Started writing literature part-time in 1982. Author of novels such as Fumin Apartment and Funeral Sacrifice, and long-form documentary works such as The Unique Rebel - Wang Ruowang and Rare Cao Changqing. Moved from Japan to Ireland in 1996 and has lived there ever since.

Andrew Lawton is a senior journalist at True North and host of The Andrew Lawton Show. He previously hosted a daily talk show on Global News Radio. He has published written work across the world, including in the Washington Post, the National Post, the Toronto Sun, and on Global News. Andrew has appeared as a commentator on CBC, CTV, TVO, CTS, and on BBC World.

Mr. Liu Zhaofei Liu Chaofei was born in Nanpi County, Hebei Province in 1987. He is currently a distinguished researcher at the Gu Yanwu Research Center of Xiangnan College in Chenzhou City, Hunan Province.