The representatives of outstanding contributors to Milu deer conservation and the contributor Song Shixiao are awarded at the conference. [Photo by Yao Xu]

The Second Beijing (International) Milu Deer Culture Conference organized a special selection of outstanding contributors to Milu deer conservation. Maya Boyd, Tan Bangjie, Wang Zongyi, Cao Keqing, Song Shixiao and Wang Song were honored as outstanding contributors.

"Milu deer are a beneficiary of international exchanges and pioneers of folk diplomacy which link the world cultural exchanges," said an official of the Publicity Department of the CPC Daxing District Committee. 

The conference also attracted international ecological protection agencies, animal protection organizations and cultural experts to create IP based on Milu deer.