Shan Jixiang
Shan Jixiang (Chinese: 单霁翔; born July 1954) is a Chinese politician, scholar, architect, serves as Dean of Gugong Academy of the Palace Museum.[1] He served as curator of the Palace Museum between 2012 and 2019[2][3][4] and formerly as Director of the National Cultural Heritage Administration.
Shan Jixiang | |||||||||
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单霁翔 | |||||||||
 Shan Jixiang | |||||||||
| Curator of the Palace Museum | |||||||||
| In office January 2012 – 8 April 2019 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Zheng Xinmiao | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Wang Xudong | ||||||||
| Director of the National Cultural Heritage Administration | |||||||||
| In office August 2002 – January 2012 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Zhang Wenbin | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Li Xiaojie | ||||||||
| Communist Party Secretary of Fangshan District | |||||||||
| In office August 1997 – January 2000 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Li Qingyu | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Wang Fengjiang | ||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||
| Born | July 1954 (age 69) Jiangning County, Jiangsu, China | ||||||||
| Political party | Communist Party of China | ||||||||
| Alma mater | Tsinghua University | ||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 單霽翔 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 单霁翔 | ||||||||
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Shan was a member of the 10th, 11th and 12th National Committees of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), president of Cultural Relics Society of China, and vice chairman of the Architectural Society of China.[3]
Biography
Shan was born in Jiangning County, Jiangsu in July 1954. He graduated from Tsinghua University, where he studied urban planning and design under Wu Liangyong. Shan started his research on the conservation and planning of historical cities and cultural heritage areas while studying in Japan from 1980 to 1984.[3]
Shan Jixiang entered the workforce in January 1971 and joined the Communist Party of China 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 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 and a member of the Party Group of the Ministry of Culture. In January 2012 he was appointed curator of the Palace Museum, replacing Zheng Xinmiao.[5]
In December 2018 he was hired as senior professor of Southeast University.[6]
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.[7][8][9]
Works
- Secure Palace Museum – Thoughts and Practice: Collected Works of the Renchen Year. Beijing: Palace Museum Publishing House. 2013.
- Cultural Heritage – Thoughts and Practice. Tianjin: Tianjin University Press. 2012.
- From "Gallery Space" to "Boundless Universe": Contemplating the Museum in a Broader Sense. Tianjin: Tianjin University Press. 2011.
- Retaining the "Root" and "Soul" of Urban Culture: The Exploration and Practice on Preserving China's Cultural Heritage. Beijing: Science Press. 2010.
- Cultural Heritage Conservation and Urban Culture Renaissance. Beijing: China Architecture and Building Press. 2009.
- Entering the World of Cultural Landscape Heritage. Tianjin: Tianjin University Press. 2009.
- From "Cultural Relics Preservation" to "Cultural Heritage Protection". Tianjin: Tianjin University Press. 2008.
- From "Functional City" to "Cultural City". Tianjin: Tianjin University Press. 2007.
- Urban Development and Cultural Heritage Preservation. Tianjin: Tianjin University Press. 2006.
References
- www.bjnews.com.cn. "单霁翔获新职务：今日受聘为故宫学院院长". www.bjnews.com.cn. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- "Palace Museum gets closer to people around the world". 1 August 2017. Archived from the original on January 16, 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- "Shan Jixiang". dpm.org.cn. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- "Director of Palace Museum Dr Shan Jixiang Shares Museum's Digitization Plan with Hong Kong Public". ourhkfoundation. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- 单霁翔接任故宫博物院院长 郑欣淼因年龄而离任. people.com.cn (in Chinese). 12 January 2012.
- 故宫博物院院长单霁翔等4人 被授予东大“资深教授”. sina (in Chinese). 30 December 2018.
- "Palace Museum director Shan Jixiang retires". Chinadaily. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- 单霁翔退休后回应：快乐退休！我每天都在故宫等您. 163.com (in Chinese). 2019-04-08.
- 故宫博物院院长单霁翔退休：我不是故宫掌门人，是看门人. ifeng (in Chinese). 2019-04-08.