In the 1990s, as a professional art broker, Mr. Zhao Xu played an essential role bridging the cross-cultural communications between Southeast Asia, United States and Europe. He gained sources and experiences of art industry over decades, and has handled over a hundred thousand important pieces of Chinese art.

Mr. Zhao Xu founded Poly International Auction Company in 2005, together with Poly Culture Group Corp. Ltd., and has served as CEO of Poly Auction. On Mar. 6th, 2014, Poly Culture Group successfully arrived in Hong Kong capital market, with Poly Auction as the main body, and became the first joint-stock company specialized in Chinese art over the world. Under the leadership of Zhao, Poly Auction consistently expands its scope of business and accomplishes internationalized layout. There are altogether six subsidiaries that are directly controlled or partially controlled by Poly Auction, and also ten representative offices globally. According to the statistics of Artprice.com - the online French art authority, Poly Auction has become the no.1 auction house of China, and the third largest around the world.