Born in Henan Province, China, in 1953, Liu Yuan now lives in Guangzhou. A freelance photographer, he is a member of both the China Photographers Association and the Photojournalism Society of China. He has travelled to more than a hundred countries, created more than a hundred albums and exhibited more than seventy times. His works are held at the National Art Museum of China, the Guangdong Museum of Art and Beijing Inter Gallery. Representative works include Red Image Tour and Living in Guangzhou.