Ren Wanping is Deputy Director and Lead Curator of the Palace Museum, Beijing. A leading expert on the political system, rituals, and customs of the Qing dynasty, Ren has served as a member of the National Qing Dynasty History Compilation Committee and Vice Chair of the Chinese Museums Association. Her scholarly contributions have been recognized nationally. Ren is a special guest on the primetime TV programme National Treasure on China Central Television. She has curated a number of major special exhibitions, including “Dragon and Phoenix: Qing Imperial Weddings”, “The Qing Imperial Birthday Celebrations (1644–1911)”, “Celebrating the Lunar New Year inside the Forbidden City”, and the recent exhibition on architecture “Everlasting Splendour: Six Centuries at the Forbidden City”. She has published numerous monographs and journal articles, and lectured at museums and universities to promote public understanding of Chinese traditional culture.
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Ren Wanping is Deputy Director and Lead Curator of the Palace Museum, Beijing. A leading expert on the political system, rituals, and customs of the Qing dynasty, Ren has served as a member of the National Qing Dynasty History Compilation Committee and Vice Chair of the Chinese Museums Association. Her scholarly contributions have been recognized nationally. Ren is a special guest on the primetime TV programme National Treasure on China Central Television. She has curated a number of major special exhibitions, including “Dragon and Phoenix: Qing Imperial Weddings”, “The Qing Imperial Birthday Celebrations (1644–1911)”, “Celebrating the Lunar New Year inside the Forbidden City”, and the recent exhibition on architecture “Everlasting Splendour: Six Centuries at the Forbidden City”. She has published numerous monographs and journal articles, and lectured at museums and universities to promote public understanding of Chinese traditional culture.
