Wang Xudong (; born February 1967) is a Chinese researcher and 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 ...

since 8 April 2019. Previously he served as director of

Dunhuang Research Academy The Dunhuang Research Academy (), originally the National Research Institute on Dunhuang Art, is a "national comprehensive institution" responsible for overseeing the Mogao Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located near Dunhuang in Gansu, China. ...

. He is an alternate member of the

19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party 19 (nineteen) is the natural number following 18 and preceding 20. It is a prime number. Mathematics 19 is the eighth prime number, and forms a sexy prime with 13, a twin prime with 17, and a cousin prime with 23. It is the third full re ...

Biography

Wang was born in

Shandan County Shandan County () is a county in Gansu Province, the People's Republic of China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhangye. It is an important site located on the ancient Silk ...

Zhangye Zhangye (), formerly romanized as Changyeh or known as Kanchow, is a prefecture-level city in central Gansu Province in the People's Republic of China. It borders Inner Mongolia on the north and Qinghai on the south. Its central district is Ga ...

Gansu Gansu (, ; alternately romanized as Kansu) is a province in Northwest China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeast part of the province. The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibet ...

, in 1967. After graduating from Shandan No. 1 High School in July 1986, he entered

Lanzhou University Lanzhou University () is a major research university in Lanzhou, Gansu, China. Founded in 1909, it is one of the key universities under China's Ministry of Education (Double First Class University Plan, former Project 985 and Project 211). It ...

, where he majored in

hydrogeology Hydrogeology (''hydro-'' meaning water, and ''-geology'' meaning the study of the Earth) is the area of geology that deals with the distribution and movement of groundwater in the soil and rocks of the Earth's crust (commonly in aquif ...

and

engineering geology Engineering geology is the application of geology to engineering study for the purpose of assuring that the geological factors regarding the location, design, construction, operation and maintenance of engineering works are recognized and accou ...

. After university, he briefly worked in a hydropower station in his home-city

. In June 1991 he joined the

, and was appointed its 4th director in December 2014. On April 8, 2019, he replaced

Shan Jixiang 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 Palace Museum between 2012 and 2019 and formerly as Director of the National Cultu ...

to become director of the

References

1967 births Living people Lanzhou University alumni Directors of museums in China Chinese Communist Party politicians from Jiangsu Alternate members of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party {{China-bio-stub