Title: Associate Professor

Education:

· B.A. in Archaeology, School of Humanities, Jilin University, 2007

· Ph.D., School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University, 2013

Employment History:

· 2013–2014: Postdoctoral Researcher, Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Poland

· 2014–present: Faculty member, School of Cultural Heritage, Northwest University (NWU)

· 2020–2021: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Asian and North African Studies, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy

Research Interests:
Archaeology of the Wei, Jin, Sui, and Tang Dynasties; Archaeology of the Silk Road

Courses Taught (Undergraduate):

· Archaeology of the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties

· Sui and Tang Archaeology

· Introduction to Chinese Art Archaeology

· Archaeology of the Silk Road

Academic Activities:

· 2014: Organized excavation materials from Tang tombs at Lifeng Huizeyuan at the Xianyang workstation of the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology

· 2015: Participated in excavation and organization at the Yemule site in Emin County, Tacheng, Xinjiang

· 2016: Joined the excavation of the Quan’ergou cemetery in Barkol, Hami, Xinjiang; visited Sogdian-era sites from Panjikent to Khujand in Tajikistan

· 2015, 2017: Organized excavation materials from the Jing Mausoleum of Emperor Xizong of Tang at the Jingwei base of the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology

· Early 2018: Excavated Northern Dynasties and Tang tombs at a construction site on Xingfu Road, eastern suburbs of Xi’an

· Oct–Nov 2018: Participated in the excavation at the West Wing of the Taibai Campus, Northwest University

· 2019–2020: Engaged in excavation and material organization of the Sixteen Kingdoms tomb at Poliu Village, Xianyang

· Apr–Aug 2022: Excavated at the Xitou site in Xunyi, Xianyang, Shaanxi

Publications:

Excavation Reports:

1. 2005 Archaeological Survey at the Sanzuodian Reservoir Area in Chifeng, Northern Cultural Relics, 2006(4): 7–11 (first author).

2. Four Tombs of the Tang Dynasty in Buyao Village, Lincheng, Hebei, Cultural Relics, 2012(1): 34–41 (second author).

3. Excavation Report of the Tang Tomb at Lifeng Huizeyuan, Xi’an, Shaanxi, Archaeology and Cultural Relics, 2017(2): 28–39 (third author).

4. Excavation Report of the Sixteen Kingdoms Tomb at Poliu Village in Xianyang, Shaanxi, Archaeology and Cultural Relics, 2023(2): 17–31 (second author).

Papers:

1. Study of Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties Tombs in the Shanxi Region, Western Archaeology, Vol. 6, Sanqin Publishing House, 2012, pp. 110–136.

2. Reconsideration of Several Issues Regarding the Tomb of Xue Jing of the Tang Dynasty in Shanxi, Journal of National Museum of China, 2013(5): 6–15.

3. Study of Tombs of Hu People in Late 6th Century Northern China, Newsletter di Archeologia CISA, Vol. 7, 2016, pp. 91–133.

4. Three Issues in the Study of Tang Tombs, Western Archaeology, Vol. 12, Science Press, 2016, pp. 385–398.

5. Study of the Brass Ewer Unearthed from the Crypt of the Shangfang Sarira Pagoda in Qingshan Buddhist Monastery of Tang Dynasty, Lintong, Archaeology, 2018(11): 100–114.

6. Preliminary Study of the Molded Image on the Leather Bag of the Pottery Camel Unearthed from the Sui Tomb at Maopo Village in Xi’an, Archaeology and Cultural Relics, 2018(3): 71–79.

7. Preliminary Study on the Golden Plate with Greek Mythological Figures in the Datong Museum, Journal of Humanities Research, Vol. 31, Duksung Women’s University Institute of Humanities, 2020, pp. 89–125.

(《대동시 박물관 소장 <그리스신화 인물문 금반> 도상에 관한 시론》, 《인문과학연구》31, 덕성여자대학교 인문과학연구소, 2020.)

8. Archaeological Discoveries and Research on Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties Tombs, Wang Wei (ed.), A Century of Chinese Archaeology (1921–2021), Vol. 3 (Part 1), China Social Sciences Press, 2021, pp. 1006–1086.

9. On the Sixteen Kingdoms Period Tomb at Poliu Village in Xianyang, Archaeology and Cultural Relics, 2023(2): 98–106.

Monographs:

1. Bruno Genito and Qi Dongfang, West and East: Archaeological Objects along the Silk Roads (coordinated, translated, co-researched, and proofread), Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House, 2017.

2. Qi Dongfang and Li Yusheng, History of Chinese Material Culture: Glassware, Kaiming Press, 2018 (second author, contributed over 270,000 words. The entire book contains over 300,000 words).

Research Projects:

· 2019: Youth Project of the National Social Science Fund of China: Archaeological Study of Sogdian Burial Customs in Central Asia from the 4th to 8th Centuries AD (Approval No. 19CKG016) – In progress.