Wang Xudong, male, Han ethnicity, was born in February 1967. He holds a postgraduate degree and a doctorate in engineering and is now a senior research fellow in museology. Wang is a member of the Communist Party of China (CPC). He is currently an alternate member of the 20th CPC Central Committee, a member of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and the director of the Palace Museum (sub-ministerial level).