作者簡介

The Palace Museum

SHAN JIXIANG was born in Beijing in 1954. He received his doctorate degree in Urban Planning and Design from the School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, and studied in Japan from 1980 to 1984. After his return to China, Dr. Shan held several posts such as deputy director of Beijing Municipal Administration of City Planning, director of Beijing Municipal Administration of Cultural Heritage, director of Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning, and director of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage. Since January of 2002, Dr. Shan has taken up positions of director of the Palace Museum, research fellow of the Palace Museum, director of China Cultural Relics Academy, and vice chairman of China Building Decoration Association.

YAN YONG was born in 1968. In 1989 he graduated with a BA degree in History from the Department of Archaeology at Jilin University and entered the Palace Museum. He then graduated from the MA Program of the Institute of Qing History at Renmin University of China. Now he is the associate director of the Department of Palace Life and Imperial Ritual of the Palace Museum, a research fellow of the Palace Museum, member of the Academic Committee of the museum, as well as the secretary-general of the Committee of Textile Studies of China Cultural Relics Academy. His expertise includes Qing court attire and embroidery paintings of ancient China.