Wang Xudong (curator)

Wang Xudong (Chinese: 王旭东; born February 1967) is a Chinese researcher and curator of the Palace Museum since 8 April 2019. Previously he served as director of Dunhuang Research Academy. He is an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]

Wang Xudong
王旭东
Director of the Palace Museum
Assumed office
8 April 2019
Preceded byShan Jixiang
4th Director of Dunhuang Research Academy
In office
December 2014  April 2019
Preceded byFan Jinshi
Succeeded byZhao Shengliang
Personal details
BornFebruary 1967 (age 56)
Shandan County, Gansu, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materShandan No. 1 High School
Lanzhou University
OccupationCurator, professor
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese

Biography

Wang was born in Shandan County, Zhangye, Gansu, in 1967. After graduating from Shandan No. 1 High School in July 1986, he entered Lanzhou University, where he majored in hydrogeology and engineering geology. After university, he briefly worked in a hydropower station in his home-city Zhangye. In June 1991 he joined the Dunhuang Research Academy, and was appointed its 4th director in December 2014.[2][3] On April 8, 2019, he replaced Shan Jixiang to become director of the Palace Museum.[1][4]

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