RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
Historic Preservation Planning
Urban Design
City Strategic Planning
Leisure Study and Recreation Planning
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, 2003 to Present
Master in Urban Planning and Design, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, 1989-1992
Bachelor in Architecture, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, 1982-1987
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2001-Present, Associate Professor, Dept. of Urban Planning, Tsinghua Univ., Beijing
2000-2001, Visiting Scholar, SEMAPA (Societe d’Economie Mixte d’Amenagement de Paris), Paris, France
1999-2000, Assistant Director, Planning Commission of Yunnan Provincial Government, Kunming, Southwest China
1992-1999, Lecturer, Dept. of Urban Planning, Tsinghua Univ., Beijing
1987-1989, Architect, Shanghai Branch of Jiangxi Architecture Design Institute, Shanghai
RESEARCH PROJECTS
The Historic Preservation Planning for the Shichahai Conservation Area in Beijing Inner City, 2000
The Conservation and Tourist Development Planning for the Shuixi Old Street in Anhui Province, Eastern China, 2001
The Revitalization Planning for the Central Downtown Area of Zhengzhou City, the Capital of Henan Province, Central China, 2001
The Series of Conservation and Revitalization Planning for Datong National Historic City, North China, 2002
The Revitalization Planning for Aitigar Plaza, the Central Public Square of Khasigar City, Xinjiang Ulgur Autonomous Region, Far Western China, 2002
The Urban Design for the South Area along the Royal Resort Garden in Chengde Historic City, the Former Summer Capital of Qing Dynasty, Hebei province, North China, 2003
The Conservation Planning for Kuling (Cooling) Town, the Summer Resort Capital of China between 1927-1949, Jiangxi Province, Eastern China, 2003
The Conservation Planning for Historic Area of Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, Far South China, 2004
The Revitalization Planning for the Historic Center of Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia, North China, 2004
The Site Planning for the Hot Spring Resort in the Suburb of Pingyao City, a UNESCO Listed World Cultural Heritage, Shanxi Province, North China, 2005
The Regeneration Planning for the Qibao Sub-Center in Shanghai City, 2006
The Regeneration Planning for the Peripheral Area around the Forbidden City in Shenyang, 2007
The Conservation & Revitalization Planning for the Inner City of Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, Eastern China, 2008
COURSES TAUGHT
Undergraduate
House Design & Residential planning (10 students in spring)
Urban Design (10 students in spring)
Diploma Project (1-2 students for one year)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
Conference
The 6th Inter-University Seminar on Asian Megacities, Taipei, March, 2001
The 7th Inter-University Seminar on Asian Megacities, Manila, March, 2002
The 8th Inter-University Seminar on Asian Megacities, Beijing, March, 2003
The 9th Inter-University Seminar on Asian Megacities, HongKong, March, 2004
The 11th Inter-University Seminar on Asian Megacities, Bangkok, March, 2006
The 12th Inter-University Seminar on Asian Megacities, Seoul, March, 2007
The 13th Inter-University Seminar on Asian Megacities, Manila, March, 2008
The 1st Workshop for Historic Cities in Eastern and Central Asia, Kunming, China, February, 2004
The 2nd Workshop for Historic Cities in Eastern and Central Asia, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, March, 2005
The 3rd Workshop for Historic Cities in Eastern and Central Asia, Baku, Azerbaijan, October, 2005
The 4th Workshop for Historic Cities in Eastern and Central Asia, Ufa, Russia, October, 2006
The 6th Workshop for Historic Cities in Eastern and Central Asia, Tokyo, Japan, November, 2008
The 4th Seminar on Japanese and French Cities, Kamakura, Japan, June, 2004
The International Seminar on the Historic Cities in Euro-Asia, Florence, Italy, January, 2007
The 10th Cambridge Heritage Seminar, Cambridge, UK, April, 2009
Social organization
Member of the City Infrastructure Commission, Beijing Association of Urban Planning
PUBILICATIONS
Journal papers
1. The Planning and Construction of American New Towns. FOREIGN URBAN PLANNING, VOL.4, 1998, BEIJING.
2. Tourism Planning of Shichahai Historic Preservation Area in Beijing Inner City. BEIJING CITY PLANNING & CONSTRUCTION REVIEW, VOL 2, 1999, BEIJING.
3. Some Topics about Planning of Small Town in Less Developed Areas. CITY PLANNING REVIEW, VOL.3, 1999, BEIJING.
4. Revealing Ancient Capital’s look and Recovering Its’ Commercial Vitality, -Rehabilitation Planning for Qianhaidongyan of Shichahai District in Beijing. ARCHITECTURAL JOURNAL, VOL.7, 1999, BEIJING.
5. The Planning and Design of Yacht Club. CITY PLANNING REVIEW, VOL.9, 1999, BEIJING.
6. Risk Assessment and Anti-disaster Planning of Foreign Cities and Their Enlightenment to Us. URBAN PLANNER, VOL.2, 2000, NANNING.
7. Ecologial city, Ecological Agriculture, and Ecological Tourism, -West Coast Planning of Shenzhen City of Guangdong Province. ARCHITECTURAL JOURNAL, VOL.5, 2000, BEIJING.
8. Some Theoretical Issues about Historic Preservation Planning. CENTRAL CHINA ARCHITECTURAL JOURNAL, VOL.2, 2000, WUHAN.
9. The Conservation & Revitalization Planning for the Inner City of Hohhot, ARCHITECTURAL JOURNAL, VOL.1, 2005, BEIJING.
10. The Importance of Urban Infrastructure in the Education of Urban Planning ADVANCED ARCHITECTURE EDUCATION, VOL.2, 2005, CHONGQING.
Books
1. Zhang Min & Qin Xiaomei, MODERN ARCHITECTURE, China Social Science Press, 1995
2. Wang Jichi & Zhang Min, etc, GEOGRAPHY, China People’s Education Press, 1998
