WWF Announced Strategic Partnership with Kuaishou on Global Tiger Day to Protect Wild Tigers

BEIJING,Aug. 1,2020 -- On July 29,Global Tiger Day,Tencent-backedChinese short-videoplatform Kuaishou and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF),co-launched a charity livestream eventfor wild tiger protection. Themed "Intangible Cultural Heritage,Guard the Return of the King",the two-hour livestreamsession receivednearly 10million views.

The livestreaming session showcases the making of 30 forms of tiger theme artworks with different traditional Chinese intangible cultural heritage techniques.

"This charity eventcreatively combines endangered wild tiger and intangible cultural heritages,both of which are facing the issue of inheritance and sustainable development," saidLiu Peiqi,Director of WWF China Northeast China Project. "We are happy to joinhands with a powerful platform like Kuaishouand find thatmore people areaware ofthe protection of wild Siberian tigers and even the global wild tigers," added Liu.

"In traditional Chinese culture,the tiger is considered the king of all beasts,symbolizing power,justice,and protection," explained Qi Hang,regional cooperation director of Kuaishou. "As tigers are experiencing unprecedented threats due to illegal trade in tiger parts,we team up with WWF and intangible cultural heritage craftsmen,calling on the public to protect the natural environment and refuse consumption of tiger products."

Shadow play "The Return of the King" created by Wei Zongfu,Inheritor of Huan County Taoism Shadow Puppet Play

Sugar painting tiger created by Wei Shengguo,inheritor of Sugar Painting technique

During the live-streaming,WWF introduced how illegal trade in tiger parts threatens the wild tiger population,and reiterate its commitment to protectingthe species in the coming years.

WWF's philosophy and commitment received wide popularity on the Kuaishou platform that it wins over 54,000 followers within three days since joining.

About World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

WWF,founded in 1961 and headquartered in Gland,Switzerland,is one of the world's largest and most respected conservation organizations,aiming to build a future in which humans can live in harmony with nature. WWF officially joined Kuaishou on July 28. Through charity events co-launched with Kuaishou,WWF aims to increase public awareness of wild tiger protection.

About Kuaishou Technology

Kuaishou Technology develops content sharing platforms and makes content production,distribution and consumption fast and easy. Our content recommendation system is built on a deep understanding of our users and the content being shared on our platforms every day.

Our flagship product,Kuaishou,is China's leading short video-sharing and social networking platform that enables users to capture the unique and memorable moments of their everyday lives and to interact with followers in real-time. Our technology offers users a highly personalized experience and encourages members from all communities to create and discover exciting and dynamic content.

Founded in 2011,Kuaishou Technology is headquartered in Beijing,with more than 10,000 employees and offices in China,the United States,India and Brazil. Our notable investors include DCM Ventures,Morningside Venture Capital,Sequoia Capital,Temasek Holdings,Tencent and Baidu. For more information,please visit www.kuaishou.com.

March 2011 GIF Kuaishou was created as a tool for creating animated GIFs

October 2013 GIF Kuaishou was transformed into a short-form video social platform - Kuaishou

January 2015 Kuaishou's DAU (daily active user) exceeded 10 million

September 2017 Kuaishou's total users exceeded 600 million while DAU exceeded 80 million

December 2017 Kuaishou's DAU exceeded 100 million

June 2018 Kuaishou Technology completed the acquisition of Acfun,an ACG video community

May 2019 Kuaishou's DAU exceeded 200 million

March 2020 Kuaishou's DAU exceeded 300 million

July 2020 Kuaishou's Livestream DAU surpassed 170 million

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