A Role Model for Chinese People!
Founder of the Glass Art Museum, Loretta Yang
Honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Chinese Awards Ceremony

On November 8, 2024, the much-anticipated "13th Chinese Awards Ceremony (Hua Award) Global Tour" was held in the banquet hall of the New Lisboa Hotel in Macau. Loretta Yang, the founder of the Glass Workshop and the Shanghai Museum of Glass Art, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for her nearly forty years of relentless efforts and outstanding contributions in the field of Chinese glass art. At the ceremony, Mr. Wen Shaokang, the founder of the Chinese Awards, personally presented Loretta Yang with the award certificate, recognizing her as a "global visionary and a role model for Chinese people."

The Chinese Awards serve as an international platform for the recognition, documentation, and dissemination of outstanding achievements by Chinese people worldwide. Since its inception, many Chinese individuals who have made significant achievements in their respective fields have received this prestigious honor. These include Oscar Lifetime Judge and renowned actress Ms. Lu Yan, Nobel Prize in Physics winner Professor Charles K. Kao, renowned architectural designer Mr. I.M. Pei, renowned Chinese director Mr. Zhang Yimou, pioneer in neurosurgery Dr. Tu Tongjin, space hero General Yang Liwei, Peking Opera art master Mr. Mei Baoju, and distinguished painter Mr. Ding Shaoguang.

At the awards ceremony, Loretta Yang expressed her gratitude and thoughts.

The event brought together over 300 elite guests from various fields, including science, culture, arts, politics, and business, to witness this glorious moment. Other awardees included Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and incoming president of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Dr. Lucas Yuk-ming Lo, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Secretary of the Party Committee of Harbin Medical University, Zhang Xue, Executive Director of Cheung Kong Group, Mr. George Zhao, contemporary painting artist Xia Huiying, outstanding contemporary woman Li Xiaolin, renowned tenor singer Warren Mok, renowned soprano singer Wang Bingbing, and Thai Prince Sombat Sompibo.

Artist Loretta Yang, who dedicated herself to modern glass art in 1987 and founded the "Glass Workshop," is known as the "first person of modern Chinese glass art." From exploration and experimentation to highly praised works, her breakthroughs in the "pâte de verre" technique and rich Chinese humanistic and philosophical thoughts have allowed Chinese glass art to shine on the international stage after a thousand years of obscurity. Her works have been collected by renowned museums and art galleries worldwide, and she has been invited to teach at important international museums, earning her global acclaim in the glass art community.

To date, the Chinese Awards have successfully held ceremonies at the United Nations headquarters in New York, the University of Cambridge in the UK, and other locations, promoting Chinese culture and spirit, enhancing the image of the Chinese nation, and making significant contributions to the promotion of the international status and influence of Chinese people.