Mark Rowswell

Entertainer and cultural ambassador Mark Rowswell has built bridges between Canada and China. Widely known in China by his stage name, Dashan, he rose to fame as a TV host proficient in Chinese. He is the first foreigner to have been formally accepted as a performer of xiangsheng, a form of traditional Chinese comedy. Currently Canada’s Goodwill Ambassador to China, Rowswell was also Canada’s Commissioner General for Expo 2010 in Shanghai and a torch bearer for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.