Lin Gan

Gan Lin, Ph.D. Professor and Doctoral Supervisor of School of History and Culture, Sichuan University. His research focuses on the history of the Pre-Qin and Qin-Han dynasties, and Chinese philosophy. He is the author of The Authentic Confucius: A New Interpretation of The Analects and The Authentic Mencius: A New Interpretation of The Mencius, among other monographs. He has published more than 20 academic papers in leading Chinese journals including Qiushi Journal, Journal of Sichuan University, Tsinghua University Journal, Journal of Literature, History and Philosophy, and Chinese Philosophy.

Huo Wei, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Sichuan University, Cheung Kong Scholar Chair Professor of the Ministry of Education, National Distinguished Teaching Master. He is currently Professor and Doctoral Supervisor in Archaeology, Academic Dean of the School of History and Culture (School of Tourism, School of Archaeology and Cultural Relics), Sichuan University. He also serves as Convener of the Archaeology Discipline Group of the Discipline Appraisal Committee of the State Council, Convener of the Archaeology Panel for the Final Review of National Social Science Fund Projects, and President of Sichuan Provincial Archaeological Society, among other academic appointments. His research interests include Han-Tang archaeology, art archaeology, Tibetan archaeology, and cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries. He has authored monographs including Archaeological Research on the Plateau Silk Road from Prehistory to the Tang Dynasty and Archaeological Research on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, and these two works have been selected into the National Achievements Library of Philosophical and Social Sciences.