professor of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of Peking University, director of the Division of Humanities, director of the Institute of Chinese Ancient Civilization, editor-in-chief of the annual journal Studies of Chinese Ancient Civili

Yuan Xingpei, professor of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of Peking University, director of the Division of Humanities, director of the Institute of Chinese Ancient Civilization, editor-in-chief of the annual journal Studies of Chinese Ancient Civilization, member of the University Council, and president of China Central Institute of Culture and History. His representative works include Research on the Art of Chinese Poetry, One Hundred Quatrains on Poetry, Notes to Tao Yuanming's Collection, Studies on Tao Yuanming, Image of Tao Yuanming, Introduction to Chinese Literature, Qingsi Collection, as well as the series of books, such as the History of Chinese Literature, Appreciation and Analysis of Famous Works of the Past Dynasties, History of Chinese Civilization, Great Vision of Chinese Civilization and Overview of Chinese Regional Culture, all of which have a wide and far-reaching influence.