About me
MIN HSUAN LO received the grand prize of the JAL world bonsai contest in 1999, and he has won several other honors since. He was one of the headliners at BCI 2004 in Taiwan and has traveled to Malaysia, The Philippines, South Africa, India, and U.S.A. He looks forward to more trips abroad to share his knowledge and also to learn more about bonsai in other country.
Lo was born in 1956 in Central bonsai garden. The family bonsai nursery was built by his father in 1947. As a child Lo was at his father side learning the art of bonsai. After graduating from the University in Chinese literature department Lo return home to learn more about bonsai, not only from his father but also from every master in Taiwan.
He began teaching bonsai in Taiwan since 1992. In 2001 he started bonsai in Ken Kuo Technical University and in 2004, he become the bonsai teacher in Pei Tou Community University. He was one of the founder of Taiwan Bonsai Creators Association in 1998, Now he is the Chairman . TBCA is the most active & powerful bonsai association in Taiwan, every member should be pass the serious bonsai competition, every bonsai must do by himself. Now TBCA have 127 professional bonsai artist.
Lo contribute articles for Bonsai Club International, also for Bonsai Europe & Bonsai today. He become BCI EDITORIAL STAFF in 2007, throughout 2007 BCI will be publish Lo’s article in every issue.
Lo is famous for so call “LO’S STYLE” , this unique style is set up in the nature old tree came from the field combined with the beauty line from the Chinese calligraphy, and life philosophy of ancient Chinese philosopher. The traditional horizontal curves are just a commonplace bonsai. It doesn’t have the typical tree appearance. Typical old and huge tree, each branch will grow up and grow to a certain amount, the branches become horizontal then the branches will droop following its gravity. If it continues to droop, then the branches might die. Therefore, the tree will continue to grow up and continue to grow horizontally and droop, then circle of reborn, the branches continue to change and become vertical curves. Then what appears is the old huge trees.