Fan Jinshi

In this Chinese name, the family name is Fan.
Fan Jinshi
樊锦诗
3rd Director of Dunhuang Research Academy
In office
April 1998 – December 2014
Preceded byDuan Wenjie
Succeeded byWang Xudong
Personal details
BornJuly 1938 (age 86)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Spouse
Peng Jinzhang
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(m. 1966⁠–⁠2017)​
Children1
Alma materPeking University
OccupationArchaeologist, heritage specialist
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese樊錦詩
Simplified Chinese樊锦诗
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFán Jǐnshī

Fan Jinshi (Chinese: 樊锦诗; born July 1938) is a Chinese archaeologist and heritage specialist who served as director of the Dunhuang Research Academy between 1998 and 2014.[1] She spends most of her life in Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, currently working as an honorary president and professional researcher in Dunhuang Research Academy, as well as a part-time professor and a doctoral supervisor in Lanzhou University.[2] Fan began working in Dunhuang in 1963, at the age of 25.[3] She has been venerated as "Daughter of Dunhuang" for her over 50 years of devotion to studying and preserving the Dunhuang Grottoes.[4] She was an early proponent of the Dunhuang Academy in contemporary China, and pioneered a series of effective preservation approaches for grottos.

She was a delegate to the 13th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. She was a member of the 8th, 9th and 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

  1. ^ "Fan Jinshi: A kaleidoscope of progress". chinadaily. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  2. ^ School of History and Culture, Lanzhou University (18 May 2016). "Fan Jinshi, Honorary Director and Part-time Professor of Dunhuang Studies Research Institute of Lanzhou University Delivered a Speech at the Symposium on Philosophy and Social Sciences Hosted by Xi Jinping". The News of Lanzhou University. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Fan Jinshi: A lifetime of devotion". gbtimes. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  4. ^ Eileen Cheng (8 September 2015). "Fan Jinshi: 'Daughter of Dunhuang'". womenofchina. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.