Li Xiaobai was born in 1957, a native of Wuhan, Hubei, and a senior economist in party member. He is currently the chairman of New Silk Road Fashion Institute and the head of New Silk Road. He grew up in a poor family, but he knew that only by studying hard could he change his fate, so he persisted in studying and graduated from Shanghai Textile Institute of Technology. At that time, the modeling industry in China was still in its infancy. After graduation, Li Xiaobai paid close attention to the relevant information of developed countries for a long time and stumbled upon the great potential of the modeling industry. Although he was not optimistic, Li Xiaobai still didn't give up. 198 1 year, the first fashion model team in China was established in Shanghai, which started the development of China model industry. 1989, China Fashion Art Performance Group was formally established. 1992, the troupe was restructured and established as a model agency, renamed as "New Silk Road Model Agency", which was the first model agency in China.