JIANG Shoucheng, Professor, School of Philosophy, Renmin University of China.

His research is mainly in the fields of Chinese Daoist history, Daoist rituals, Daoist literature, and archaeological religious art. His publications include The Daoist Rites of Plague-exorcism: from Song Dynasty to Contemporary China (《中国近世道教送瘟仪式研究》), Early Daoism and Unearthed Documents (《出土文献与早期道教》), Life-centered Investigation of Taiping Jing (《〈太平经〉研究——以生命为中心的综合考察》). He has published over 100 articles in various academic journals, including Studies in World Religions, Religious Studies, Philosophical Trends, and Journal of Chinese Literature and History.