male, born in November 1981, is a Chinese citizen with no permanent residence abroad. He holds a doctoral degree in economics from Zhongnan University of Economics and Law and completed postdoctoral research in Applied Economics at the Chinese Academy of Fiscal Sciences.
Mr.Hong Yuan has been serving at Hunan University since July 2008, where he currently holds the positions of professor at the School of Economics and Trade and doctoral supervisor. He served as an independent director of Yonker Environmental Protection Company Limited from August 2017 to September 2023, and he has been an independent director of Huatian Hotel Group Company Limited since June 2024,and has been serving as an independent director of the Company since October 2025.