China
Anthropological Inquiry Conference
CAIC Organizing Committee
Conference 2025
Neville Zhang
Coco Chen
25-26 President & VAF General Chair
VAF Operation Chair
Alice Zhou
VAF Promotion Chair
Conference 2024
Muqi Li
Founder/ Executive Director
Head of Academic Committee
Neville Zhang
Kendra Zhou
Academic Committee Member
Academic Committee Member
Cindy Huang
Academic Committee Member
CAIC Academic Committee — Academic Tutor
Conference 2024
Prof. Tang Yong
Assistant Prof. Qi Tengfei
Dr. Wang Jingsi
Ringo Zhao
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Professor/ Deputy Director, School of Government Management, Department of Sociology, Shenzhen University
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Executive Director, Master of SocialWork(MSW)Education Center
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Associate Dean, Institute of Public Welfare and Charity Research
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Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Shenzhen University
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Ph.D. in Anthropology, Tsinghua University
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Bachelor's degree from Peking University, School of Fine Arts, Double Degree in Chinese Language and Literature
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PhD in Anthropology, Oxford University
Conference 2025
Dr. Cheng Gang
Producer & Director Known for: "China Fights the Pandemic", "Happy Birthday Shenzhen", "100 Years of the Communist Party of China" (Over 100 million views on People's Daily Online);
"Flower Street Parade"; "Horse Leads to Success".
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Co-Producer : "Wordless" (Shortlisted for the Oscars, Emmy-nominated).
Dr. Xu Huijing
Chinese Documentary Director
Focus: Humanistic stories of rural change & marginalized lives.
Notable Works:
"Tough Out" (2020) – Best Documentary & Audience's Choice (FIRST)
"The Unending" (2024) – Best Documentary Nominee (FIRST)
Dr. Zhang Lei
London Film School (MA filmmaking)
​Guangzhou Documentary Research & Exhibition Center: festival Programming & promotion;
Lead Brand developer: "We Documentary"
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Co-Director (2023): "Ye Jianqiang On the Beat"
Dr. Chen Daishan
Sun Yat-sen University (B.A. Anthropology) | UCL (M.A. Ethnographic Documentary)
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Producer: Award-winning projects at Sheffield DocFest, CNEX, Tokyo Docs.
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Director: Nominated for China Documentary Academy Awards & Macau International Micro Film Festival; works archived by Guangzhou Library.
CAIC Governing Council
Conference 2025
Emma Zong
VAF Operation Team Member
Maxine Wang
VAF Promotion Team Member
Jovy Zhang
Yolanda Ge
VAF Social Media Manager
VAF Operation Team member
Nicky Cao
Joy Wan
VAF Creative Designer
VAF Promotion Team Member
Conference 2024
Ringo Zhao
Academic Committee Member
Christina Zhao
Academic Committee Member
Michael Wan
Academic Committee Member
The China Anthropological Inquiry Conference is the China’s first student-run scholarly and professional organization of anthropologists.
Contact US
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Website: https://www.caic.net.cn/