If you are a fan of heavy metal rock music, you may know Kaiser Kuo.

If you are an English-speaking foreigner living in Beijing, you may know Kaiser Kuo.

If you are a techie, or a user of the Chinese internet, you may know Kaiser Kuo.

Mr. Kuo first came to Beijing when he was only a teenager, and has lived here for over twenty years.

He's the director of international communications at Baidu, China's largest search engine...but take one look at him, and you'll find that he stands out from other corporate professionals in a heavy way.

(Kaiser Kuo is a Chinese-American from California, USA. He lives with his wife and two children in Beijing.)