School of Humanities and Sciences
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Xinuo Liu
Affiliate, Archaeology
Visiting Scholar, ArchaeologyBioXinuo Liu is an Associate Professor in China and a Visiting Scholar in Archaeology at Stanford University. His research focuses on the archaeology of the Southern Silk Road, numismatics, and frontier governance in ancient China, with a comparative perspective across South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and the Himalayan region. He bridges the fields of archaeology, cultural history, and heritage education, and is committed to making cultural knowledge accessible through museums and public engagement. Liu is a member of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), the American Numismatic Society (ANS), and the Chinese Society for the History of Sino-Foreign Relations.
He is the author of works on the Southern Silk Road and Chinese numismatics, and he seeks to foster cross-cultural dialogue through academic and public platforms. In addition to his scholarly work, he is actively engaged in social service, philanthropic initiatives, and alumni leadership networks, promoting the integration of cultural heritage with community development. -
Xiangqian Zhang
Affiliate, Archaeology
BioThe main directions of work and research are as follows:
1、The Sustainable development of cultural heritage sites, the process of protecting and managing cultural heritage in a way that ensures the rational use of resources, the equitable distribution of socio-economic benefits, and the maintenance of cultural authenticity and environmental sustainability. It involves balancing economic, environmental and socio-cultural interests to ensure that cultural heritage is effectively protected and rationally utilised in the long term;
2、Digital restoration and exhibition of artifacts,the restoration and protection of cultural relics using modern digital technology, and presenting the original appearance of cultural relics and related information to the public through virtual display. This includes the use of high-definition scanning, three-dimensional modeling,image processing and other technical means to digitally reconstruct damaged cultural relics, and at the same time, through the Internet, Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and other platforms, to allow viewers to appreciate and learn the historical and cultural values of cultural relics without touching the physical objects.
