Career
After graduating from Sun Yat-sen University in 1986, Liao taught philosophy as a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, where she first gained an interest in environmental philosophy. She began to read environmentalist works and film documentaries on China"s ecological plight that appeared on China Central Television. She returned to China in 1996 and founded the non-government organization Global Village of Beijing.
Her idea is to promote "a life of harmony" through reduced consumption and decreased use of harmful practices in daily lives.
She served as an environmental adviser on the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games. Through her role as president of Global Village of Beijing, she has produced models for green neighborhood complexes, rural communities, and organized many public awareness campaigns regarding pollution, recycling and reducing consumption.
Awards and Honors 2009: Featured as "Hero of the Environment" by TIME magazine, United States of America.
