Li Chunqing, born in 1955, was a professor of School of Literature and Arts, South China Normal University. He was chair of Center for Literature and Arts, Beijing Normal University, and a deputy president of the School of Chinese Language and Literature, Beijing Normal University. Also, he is a director of Committee of Chinese and Foreign Literary Theory and a director of Academic Committee of Marxism Literary Theory of China. As a distinguished scholar in literary theory in China, he directed series of major academic projects funded by the Office of National Social Sciences and published over 15 books as first author or editor.
Li Shan, born in 1963, was a professor of School of Chinese Language and Literature, Beijing Normal University and a distinguished scholar of classic Chinese Literature, especially in the research in the Analects and history of culture of China. Publishing over 50 articles in the fields of classical literature, he was also invited as guest speaker for the Forum of Distinguished Scholar of CCTV for two well-known lectures.
Guo Changbao, born in 1964, was a deputy president of Hebei University and also director of Center of Classical Philology of China, School of Chinese Language and Literature, Beijing Normal University. He was a president of the School of Chinese Language and Literature, Beijing Normal University, and a chief director of the National Social Sciences in major projects foundation of the Ministry of Education, China. Publishing over 20 books and textbooks, 100 articles in the field of classic literature, professor Guo is distinguished scholar in classical philology and literature of China.