Ge Yang was born and raised in Qingdao, a Germany and Japan colonized multicultural city in China. He earned a BA in Environmental Art Design in 2009 from Xi'an Polytechnic University located in what was the capital city of China during the Tang dynasty. Multiple cultural influence and Family background encourage him to go abroad and continue his education in furniture design and making. Currently, he is completing his MFA in Furniture Design and Woodworking at UMass Dartmouth.