Wang Yao Author

Wang Yao graduated from Peking University as a master, and he graduated from the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Institute of Chinese Borderland Studies as a PhD. He worked in the Dongcheng District Government in Beijing. He's now an assistant Professor of Xinjiang Research office, Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. His major is Chinese borderland studies. His special interests are historical geography of Xinjiang in Qing Dynasty (mainly the urban history, the route between Xinjiang and Central Asia. etc), the Chinese ancient maps (mainly including the ancient maps of Xinjiang, the ancient maps of the Grand Canal, the coastal ancient maps .etc) and water conservancy history (mainly including the Grand Canal, the Yellow River and the Hongze Lake. etc). He has published about 20 papers in various journals.