• Li Zhinong, PhD, is currently working at the Institute of Southwest Frontier and Ethnic Studies of Yunnan University, where she is engaged in research on Tibetan political and cultural history. She is in charge of many national projects, such as "Research on Inter-ethnic Relations and Building a Harmonious Society in Tibetan Areas of Yunnan." 

• Ding Baifeng graduated from Qinghai Normal University with abachelor's degree in history and stayed in the university to join the workforce. He received his PhD in historical geography at the Northwest Institute of Historical Environment and Economic and Social Development of Shaanxi Normal University. He has published many monographs and more than 20 academic papers.