Gao Wei

Gao Wei, President of Beijing Folklore Society, academic member of the 24 Solar Terms Protection Alliance, folk culture expert, consultant of Beijing Folk Literature and Art Association, member of Beijing Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Expert Committee. He has long been engaged in the research of folk customs, especially festival customs, and has written many works such as A History of Beijing Folklore, A History of Beijing Folk Culture, China Intangible Cultural Heritage and Courtyard (Siheyuan), among which the book Courtyard (Siheyuan) won the "Mountain Flower Award" of Chinese Folk Literature and Art Association in 2004.