The National Trust submitted an application in June 2008 based on a design by the Dublin-based architects, Heneghan Peng, who won an International Design Competition for a visitors' centre in 2005.

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"He definitely needs to go back and take exams, " said Jack Peng, a golf agent who is serving as an adviser to Guan's family.

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