Chairman John Gong was invited to become a Board Member of Pepperdine University
Founded in 1937, Pepperdine University is a private institution that sits within the Santa Monica foothills overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Malibu, California, in US. It is a consistently ranked as one of the most beautiful places to study; Pepperdine is where you're inspired to learn as you learn to inspire. Pepperdine is a Christian university committed to the highest standards of academic excellence and Christian values, where students are strengthened for lives of purpose, service, and leadership.
The institution has a total undergraduate and graduate enrollment of 7,600. According to the U.S. News & World Report's 2017 rankings, Pepperdine was named in, “The Top 50 among National Universities,” and ranked 25th among Best Value Schools. Pepperdine is notable for their Law School, Liberal Arts and Public Policy School and the Graduate School of Education, Psychology and especially their Business and Management Program.
Famous Chinese Artist Li Shangyong’s Visit to the United States
On November 7th, 2014, the well-known Chinese artist Li Shangyong, Deputy Dean of the Academy of Chinese Painting and Inventor of Chinese Shuiwenli Caligraphy, was invited to Los Angeles, CA. He shared his great artwork with the American mainstream society and various local people. His trip was carefully planned and organized by Athena Technologies, Inc. and it was a big success. Master Li was also awarded the International Culture Awards by Donald Nixon at the Nixon Presidential Museum on November 9th for his great contribution to the spreading of the Chinese culture.
Li Shangyong was born in 1944, and he is currently the Deputy Dean of the Academy of Chinese Painting, Board member of the China Association of Artists, member of Beijing Calligrapher Association, etc. He has been practising the Chinese calligraphy for more than 50 years, and he is definitely a master of Chinese art. He is good at different types of Chinese calligraphy, including Li, Xing, Kai, Zuan, etc. Based on the various types of Chinese calligraphy, he invented his own type, the Chinese Shuiwenli calligraphy, which brings new light to the traditional Chinese calligraphy. The Shuiwenli Chinese calligraphy features weavy characters and it is highly recognized by the Chinese society. His paintings are mostly a reflection of the Chinese landscapes and flowers. His artworks have won the awards both domestic and abroad since the 1970s. For example, he won the first place in the 60th anniversary of the Anti-Japan War Artwork Contest. He was awarded the "Special Contribution to the Asian Pacific" award by the APEC.
Chairman Gong Invited to Master Shen Anliang’s Gallery
On March 14, 2014, Mr. John Gong, Chairman of Athena Technologies, was invited by Mr. Shen Anliang, one of the famous calligraphy masters in China, to his art gallery.
Shen Anliang, also named Mozhu and known as Zhulong, is a poet. Born in June, 1957 in Luoyang, Henan Province, Shen is the inventor of Chinese Bamboo Calligraphy. Mr. Shen is currently the Vice President of the World Calligraphers Association, Vice President of the World Association of Chinese Poetry, Vice President of the World Zen Buddhist Calligraphy Association, President of China Bamboo Calligraphy Association, and Professor at the Chinese Calligraphy Art Institute.
Chairman John Gong’s Story Published by Development Report on China’s Twelfth “Five-Year Plan”
China's Development Report 2011-2013
On March 5th, 2014, as the NPC and CPPCC in China starts, the Development Report on China’s Twelfth “Five-Year Plan” which features John Gong’s success story, also becomes available for all the participants.
The Development Report on China’s Twelfth “Five-Year Plan” is a journal published exclusively by China’s National Development and Reform Commission. It is published every five years to review the major development in China during the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” period, and it also reports success stories of well-known Chinese businesses and businessmen. As an important means of media for China’s macro-economy, this journal focuses on looking into major problems of China’s national economy, national industrial development policy, significant investment direction, economic reform, planning and execution of economic and social development, etc. Earlier in August 2012, Mr. John Gong was hired as honorary deputy editor of Development Report on China’s Twelfth Five-Year by the Macroeconomic Management editorial department of the National Development and Reform Commission. Before this, Mr. John Gong was featured as cover story by China’s foreign Trade and China Economic & Trade Herald.