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Dr. Shan Jixiang (; born July 1954) is a Chinese politician, scholar, architect, serves as Dean of Gugong Academy of the Palace Museum. He served as curator of the
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between 2012 and 2019 and formerly as Director of the
National Cultural Heritage Administration The National Administration of Cultural Heritage (NCHA; ) is an administrative agency subordinate to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for the development and management of museums as well a ...
. Shan was a member of the 10th, 11th and 12th National Committees of the
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(CPPCC), president of Cultural Relics Society of China, and vice chairman of the Architectural Society of China.


Biography

Shan was born in Jiangning County,
Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an Eastern China, eastern coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is o ...
in July 1954. He graduated from
Tsinghua University Tsinghua University (; abbreviation, abbr. THU) is a National university, national Public university, public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Minis ...
, where he studied urban planning and design under
Wu Liangyong Wu Liangyong (, born 7 May 1922) is a Chinese architect and urban planner. He was a former professor in urban planning, architecture, and design. In preparation to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was leading the team that studied the bui ...
. Shan started his research on the conservation and planning of historical cities and cultural heritage areas while studying in
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from 1980 to 1984. Shan Jixiang entered the workforce in January 1971 and joined the
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in June 1985. Shan was deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Urban Planning Administration from January 1992 to May 1994, and director and
Party Branch Secretary A Party Committee Secretary () is the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organization in a province, city, village, or other administrative unit. In most cases, it is the ''de facto'' highest political office of its area of jurisdictio ...
of the Beijing Municipal Administration of Cultural Heritage from May 1994 to August 1997. He was Party chief of Fangshan District in August 1997, and held that office until January 2000. He became the Party Branch Secretary and director of Beijing Municipal Planning Commission in January 2001, and served until August 2002. In August 2002 he was promoted to become director of the
National Cultural Heritage Administration The National Administration of Cultural Heritage (NCHA; ) is an administrative agency subordinate to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for the development and management of museums as well a ...
and a member of the Party Group of the
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. In January 2012 he was appointed curator of the
Palace Museum The Palace Museum () is a huge national museum complex housed in the Forbidden City at the core of Beijing, China. With , the museum inherited the imperial royal palaces from the Ming and Qing dynasties of China and opened to the public in 192 ...
, replacing
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. In December 2018 he was hired as
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of
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. According to a public announcement from the Palace Museum, Shan Jixiang retired on April 8, 2019, succeeded by the director of Dunhuang Research Academy, Wang Xudong.


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