Panelists included Mr Shigeru Kikukawa, Vice Minister of Land, infrastructure, transport and tourism of Japan, Mr Thomas P Bostick, Chief of US Army Corps of Engineers, Mr Bai-mass Taal, Executive Secretary of AMCOW, Mr Rae-kwon Chung, from UNESCAP, and Dr Florika Fink-Hooijer, from the European Commission, as well as a representative of the Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China.

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In true Bai fashion, Mr. Ye further enhanced the entrance by adding two side structures.

WSJ: Inside the Home and Studio of Ye Yongqing

Mr. Ye's mother is a member of the Bai ethnic group, which comprises more than 65% of the city's population of 652, 000.

WSJ: Inside the Home and Studio of Ye Yongqing