Education

September 2006 - July 2012

PhD in Engineering (Architecture), majoring in Architectural History and Theory, Tsinghua University (THU), Beijing

Master in Engineering (Architecture), majoring in Architectural History and Theory, THU, Beijing

September 2002 - July 2006 

Bachelor in History (Archaeology), majoring in Ancient Architecture, Peking University (PKU), Beijing

Dual Bachelor in Science (Psychology), PKU, Beijing

Academic Positions

Associate Professor (December 2018 - present)

Lecturer (May 2016 - November 2018)

Department of Cultural Heritage & Museology, Fudan University (FDU)

Courses Delivered

• Introduction to cultural heritage conservation with an international outlook (required course & honour programme for B. L. S.)

• Introduction to cultural heritage (required course for B. L. S.)

• Introduction to World Architectural Art (elective course for B. L. S.)

• Theories of Cultural Heritage Conservation (required course for M. L. S.) 

Professional Affiliations

• Fellow of the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS), Leiden University, the Netherlands

• Member of Academic Board of Architectural History Branch, Architectural Society of China

• Core member of the Association of Architectural Anthropology in China 

Granted Research Projects

Research Project funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (January 2025-Expected December 2028)

• The Historic Evolution and Interaction Mechanism of the Rural Rites and Ritual Architecture in the central Zhejiang since the Ming and Qing Dynasties from the Perspective of Paradigm Fusion [范式融合视角下明清以来浙中乡村仪式与建筑的历史演变与互动机制研究] 

Research Project funded by the National Social Science Fund of China (October 2024-Expected December 2029)

•  Coordinating multiple types of heritage: Research on the typological system of cultural heritage conservation and inheritance from the perspective of "grand heritage concept" [统筹多类型遗产：“大遗产观”视野下的文化遗产保护传承类型体系研究], a sub-project of the Major Projects on Cultural Heritage “Research on promoting high-quality development of cultural heritage conservation and inheritance with people as the center” [以人民为中心推动文化遗产保护传承高质量发展研究]

Publication Grant funded by the National Social Science Fund of China (July 2024-Expected August 2025)

• "Settlements, Houses and Heritage Practices in the Sangjiang River Basin in Northeast Guangxi" [桂东北桑江流域的聚落、家屋与遗产实践研究] 

Decision-making Consulting Project funded by Shanghai Municipal Government (June 2024-October 2024)

• A Study on the contemporary value and scene construction of Shanghai culture [海派文化的当代价值与场景建构研究] 

Case Study of IIAS’s River Cities Network: Engaging with Waterways in the Anthropocene (Oct 2022-present )

• Interpretation of Wusong River: Remembering, Reconstructing, and Revitalizing 

Research Project funded by Shanghai Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Science (Oct 2022-Expected Dec 2025)

• Presenting Waterway Heritage and Constructing Memory from the Perspective of Historical Urban Landscape [城市历史景观视域下河道水网遗产展示的记忆建构研究] 

Research Project funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (January 2018 - December 2020)

• A Research on How Interactions Among and Within the Ethnic Groups Shape and Influence the Characterization of Social Relations of Settlements along the Gui River in Nanling Ethnic Corridor [族群互动视角下南岭民族走廊桂江流域聚落空间的社会关系表征研究] 

Heritage-Related Practices

Cultural Experience Design collaborated with THU Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd. (June 2024 - present)

• Interpretation, Presentation, and Visitors’ Engagement of Chu People's Daily Life at the Wuwangdun Tomb Archaeological Site Park 

In-situ Workshop collaborated with scholars of multiple disciplines (July - August 2022)

• Fieldwork in the Zhujia Village by the lake of Shijiu in Nanjing's surburbs

Heritage Survey collaborated with Jinhua Municipal Museum (June 2020 - December 2022)

• Survey and Research of Built Vernacular Heritage in the Wuyi River Valley 

In-situ Workshop collaborated with scholars of multiple disciplines (July - August 2020)

• Fieldwork in the Songxi County in the Wuyi Mountains

Exhibition Curation at Fudan University Museum collaborated with Jinhua Municipal Museum (January - June 2019)

• "Seeing Your Feelings at One Glance: Exhibition of Jiangnan Fan Paintings from the Ming and Qing Dynasties" [一面见君怀——明清江南扇面展] 

Exhibition Curation at Fudan University Museum collaborated with Ambedkar University Delhi, India (January - June 2018)

• " Dilliwala: Deli and Dilliwale through the Lens" [德里瓦拉——镜头下的德里与德里人] 

Heritage Survey collaborated with Shanghai Cultural Heritage Research Center (June 2017 - December 2018)

• Investigation on the Cultural Ecology of Shanghai's Historical Towns 

Conservation Plan collaborated with Guizhou Provincial Cultural Heritage Bureau (June 2016 - December 2017)

• Compilation of a plan for the group of historic buildings in Loushang Village 

Conservation Plan collaborated with Hebei Provincial Cultural Heritage Bureau (January 2015 - December 2016 )

• Compilation of plans for the Nan'an Temple Pagoda and Guandi Temple in Yu County 

Conservation Plan collaborated with Guizhou Provincial Cultural Heritage Bureau (April 2014 - December 2015)

• Compilation of a plan for the group of historic buildings in Dali Dong Village 

Master Plan collaborated with Hebei Provincial Cultural Heritage Bureau (January 2014 - December 2015)

• Investigation on the Local Communities and Oral History at the World Heritage Site of the Western Qing Tombs 

Conservation Plan collaborated with Guizhou Provincial Cultural Heritage Bureau (January 2009 - December 2010 )

• Compilation of a plan for the Drumtower in Zengcong Dong Village 

Reconstruction of the Bridges in Old Summer Palace collaborated with Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau (January 2007 - August 2008)

• Historic Study and New Design for Mingyuxi Bridge 

Publications

Academic Books

Zhao, Xiaomei, Jin Xu, and Tong Chen eds. 2024. Jinhua Village: Clans, Towns and Heritage in the Basin of Wuyi and Yongkang Rivers. Beijing: Cultural Relics Press. [赵晓梅, 徐进, 陈彤 编. 金华乡村——武康流域的宗族、市镇与遗产. 北京: 文物出版社.]

Du, Xiaofan, and Xiaomei Zhao. 2018. Core value of rural heritage: A case study of Loushang Village in Guizhou (Granted with National Publishing Fund). Chengdu: Bashu Publishing House. [杜晓帆, 赵晓梅. 乡村遗产的核心价值研究——以贵州楼上村为例. 成都: 巴蜀书社.]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2014. Cultural Interpretations of Space in Living Rural Settlement in China: A case study of Dong villages in southeastern Guizhou. Nanjing: Southeast University Press.[赵晓梅. 中国活态乡土聚落的空间文化表达——以黔东南地区侗寨为例. 南京: 东南大学出版社.] (A monograph based on doctoral dissertation)

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2025 (expected). Living in Harmony in the Transitional Times: Settlements, Houses and Heritage Practices in the Sangjiang River Basin. Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press (China). [赵晓梅. 应势宜居——桑江流域的聚落、家屋与遗产实践. 北京: 社会科学文献出版社.]

Research Papers in Peer-reviewed Journals

Zhao, Xiaomei, and Xueyang Sun. 2025. “The Mingting and the Xuanjian: Changes of the Ritual Spaces in the Rural Central Zhejiang Province since the Ming and Qing Dynasties.” Heritage Architecture (Forthcoming)  [赵晓梅, 孙雪阳. 2025. “明厅厅与轩间——明清以来浙中乡村仪式建筑的演变.” 建筑遗产.]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2025. “A Comparative Interpretation of the Paopai (Daoist Ordination) Rituals among the Hong Yao (Red Yao) and Qingyi Miao (Blue-Clad Miao) in the Sangjiang Region of Northeastern Guangxi.” Journal of Chinese Ritual, Theatre and Folklore, 229, 147-208. [赵晓梅. “桂东北桑江红瑶与苗人抛牌仪式比较与解读.” 民俗曲艺.]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2024. “Cultural Rights in Complex Urban Heritage: Concept and Practice.” Review of Space and Society, 3(3), 113-123. [赵晓梅. “复合型城市遗产的文化权利——理念与实践.” 空间与社会评论.]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2024. “Cult and Exhibition of Monuments and Artworks: A discussion based on Benjamin’s Value Paradigm of Cultural Hertiage and its Contemporary Implications.” Cultural Heritage (CSSCI source journal), (4), 113-119. [赵晓梅.“本雅明关于遗产的价值理论及其当代启示.”文化遗产.]

Zhao, Xiaomei, and Yiwen Zou. 2024. “The Presence of the Past: Exhibiting and Constructing Urban Memories of New York City.” Study on Natural and Cultural Heritage, 9(3), 72-84. [赵晓梅, 邹亦文.“往昔在场——纽约三处城市遗产的记忆建构研究.”自然与文化遗产研究.]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2023. “Boundaries within a community: Social changes of the Red Yao in Guangxi in the Qing and the Republic Times. “ History Review (CSSCI source journal), (6), 129-141. [赵晓梅. “族群与域界——清代民国时期广西红瑶的社会变迁.” 史林.]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2023. “Constructing and Applying a Thematic Framework for the Interpretation of Rural Heritage on its History and Culture.” Southeast Culture (CSSCI source journal), (5): 6-18. [赵晓梅. “乡村遗产阐释的历史文化主题框架建构与应用初探.” 东南文化.]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2023. “A Path to the Cultural Experience of Rural Heritage.” China Cultural Heritage, (5): 20-23. [赵晓梅.乡村遗产文化体验的实现路径探索.中国文化遗产.]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2022. “A Settlement and Its Houses: Changes of Settlement Pattern and Social Grouping of a Miao Mountainous Village in Northeast Guangxi.” Fudan Journal (Social Sciences Edition) (CSSCI source journal), 68(5): 68-81. [赵晓梅. “聚落与家屋——桂东北苗族山村聚落形态与社会结群的变迁.” 复旦学报(社会科学版). ]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2021. “A Valley on the Boundary: Heritage Interpretation of the Houses of the Yao and the Zhuang in the Northeastern Guangxi from the Perspective of Regional Social History.” Study on Natural and Cultural Heritage, 6(5): 61-75. [赵晓梅. “流域与邑界——区域社会史视角下桂东北瑶壮家屋的遗产阐释.” 自然与文化遗产研究.]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2020. “Expanding Rural Heritage Value Through Heritage Practice: Interpreting the ‘Clan-State’ Relation of the Ancestral Temples in Zhuge Village.” Study on Natural and Cultural Heritage, 5(7): 64-73.[赵晓梅. “以遗产实践拓展乡村遗产价值——解读诸葛村宗祠的‘家’‘国’关联.” 自然与文化遗产研究.]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2020. “Changes of Spatial Pattern of the Hearth and the Hall in the House along the Sangjiang River Valley.” Journal of Guangxi University for Nationalities (Philosophy and Social Science Edition) (CSSCI source journal), 42(4): 29-36. [赵晓梅. “桑江流域火塘与堂屋空间格局变迁研究.” 广西民族大学学报(社会科学版).]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2020. “Ancestral Sacrifice and Spatial Changes: Obtaining Symbolic Meanings of the Second Post in Ethnic Miao and Yao Houses in North Guangxi.” Architectural Journal (CSSCI source journal), (6): 16-21. [赵晓梅. “家先祭祀与空间变迁——桂北苗瑶家屋二柱象征意义的获得.” 建筑学报.]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2020. “Post-disaster Rebuilding and Continuity of Ethnicity in the Yao house in North Guangxi.” Archicreation, (2): 98-103. [赵晓梅. “桂北瑶寨家屋的灾后重建与族群特质延续.” 建筑创作.]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2019. “Negotiating Contestations for Community-Oriented Heritage Management: A Case Study of Loushang in China.” Built Heritage (CSCD source journal), 3(4): 58-71.

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2019. “Research on the Space of the Bridge-and-Temple in the Popular Processions in the Marketing Towns in Jiangnan Region: Taking the Birthday of Notable Shi in North Fengjing as an Example.” Zhuangshi (CSSCI source journal), (8): 86-89. [赵晓梅. “江南市镇迎神赛会中的桥庙空间研究——以枫泾北镇施王寿诞香汛为例.” 装饰.]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2019. “A Study on the Architectural Forms and Spatial Representation of the Dong Drum Towers Influenced by Ethnic Interactions.” Architectural Journal (Special issue for academic papers), (S1): 53-58. [赵晓梅. “族群互动影响的侗族鼓楼建筑形式与空间表征研究.” 建筑学报(学术论文专刊).]

Zhao, Xiaomei, and Xiaofan Du. 2018. “An Integral Planning for Heritage Village: A case study of the conservation plan for Loushang.” China Cultural Heritage, (6): 53-58. [赵晓梅, 杜晓帆. “村落型遗产整合性规划探索——以全国重点文物保护单位楼上村古建筑群保护规划为例.” 中国文化遗产.]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2018. “The Integration of Multi-Leveled Values of World Cultural Heritage, its Significance and Approaches: A case study of the Western Qing Tombs.” Southeast Culture (CSSCI source journal), (3): 6-14. [赵晓梅. “世界文化遗产多层级价值整合的重要性与研究方法——以清西陵为例.” 东南文化.]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2017. “Dutch hofje and a comparative study in the typology of urban courtyard housing.” Architectural Journal (Special issue for academic papers), (S2): 63-68. [赵晓梅. “荷兰救济庭院及庭院式城镇住宅类型的比较研究.” 建筑学报(学术论文专刊).]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2016. “A Study on Theories of Living Heritage Approach.” China Cultural Heritage, (3): 68-74. [赵晓梅. “活态遗产理论与保护方法评析.” 中国文化遗产.]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2016. “The Reuse of Warehouse No. 15 in Dalian Harbour.” Industrial Construction (CSCD source journal), (1): 192-196. [赵晓梅. “大连市大港区第15号仓库再利用.” 工业建筑.]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2012. “Drum-Towers as Cultural Space in Six Dong Area.” National Architecture, (1-2): 30-36. [赵晓梅. “六洞鼓楼文化空间.” 民族建筑. ]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2012. “Urban Landscape of Shichahai in the Axis of Beijing.” Beijing Planning Review, 43(02): 88-90. [赵晓梅. “北京中轴线上的城市公共景观——什刹海.” 北京规划建设.]

Zhao, Xiaomei, adn Yue Jia. 2012. “Arrangement and Development of Dong Settlements.” Design Community, 48(02): 45-53. [赵晓梅，贾玥. “浅析侗族聚落形态与发展.” 住区.]

Yue, Qing, Xiaomei Zhao and Yitao Xu. 2009. “Research on the Origin and the Communication of the Bending Roofs of the Southern Chinese Wooden Structural Buildings in Ming and Qing.” Journal of National Museum of China (CSSCI source journal), 78(01):71-79+88. [岳青，赵晓梅，徐怡涛. “中国建筑翼角起翘形制源流考.” 中国历史文物.]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2008. “Remedy and Preservation of Mingyuxi Bridge in Yuan-Ming Yuan Imperial Garden.” Yuanmingyuan Journal, (8): 33-37. [赵晓梅. “圆明园鸣玉溪桥的修缮保护.圆明园学刊.]

Zhao, Xiaomei. “Three Approaches of Ritual Space Studies in Anthropology of Architecture: Their developing and integrating courses.” (Under review)  [赵晓梅. “建筑人类学视域中仪式空间研究的三个面向——脉络与交融.”]

Chapters in Books

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2022. “Through the Passage and across the Worlds: The Bridge-and-Temple Complex in the Popular Processions in a ‘Rurban’ Town in Jiangnan Region.” In River Cities in Asia: Waterways in Urban Development and History, edited by Rita Padawangi, Paul Rabé and Adrian Perkasa, 111-134. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2022. “Rural Heritage and Interpretation: An interdisciplinary perspective.” In Collections of papers on cultural heritage studies (Vol. 9), 366-377. Shanghai: Fudan University Press. [赵晓梅. “乡村·遗产·阐释——多学科融合的视角.” 复旦大学文化遗产研究(第9辑). 上海: 复旦大学出版社.]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2020. “A Comparative Study of Heritage Values among the Fortifications against Mongolians in Sichuan in the Southern Song Dynasty.” In Comparative Studies of the Archaeological Site of Diaoyucheng to Other Sites of the Same Types, edited by Ding Shi, 1-18. Chongqing: Chongqing Publishing Group. [赵晓梅. “基于与其他南宋四川抗蒙（元）山城比较的钓鱼城遗址价值研究.” 钓鱼城遗址与同类遗址的比较研究重庆出版集团, 石鼎编著.重庆: 重庆出版集团.]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2017. “Assessment of social and cultural values for architectural heritage: A case study of Priority Protected Sites at National Level in Beijing.” In Collections of papers on cultural heritage studies (Vol. 8), 302-316. Shanghai: Fudan University Press. [赵晓梅. “建筑遗产社会文化价值的评估策略研究——以北京市古建筑类全国重点文物保护单位为例.” 文化遗产研究集刊(第8辑). 上海: 复旦大学出版社.]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2016. “Historic Urban Landscape Approach in Conservation and Management of Urban Heritage.” In Blue Book of World Cities (2016), edited by Qiyu Tu, et al., 263-273. Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press (China). [赵晓梅. “城市遗产保护管理中的城市历史景观方法论.” 国际城市发展报告(2016), 屠启宇 编. 北京: 社会科学文献出版社.]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2015. “Issues on Living Urban Heritage.” In Blue Book of World Cities (2015), edited by Qiyu Tu, 174-184. Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press (China). [赵晓梅. “’活态’城市遗产保护新思维” 国际城市发展报告(2015), 屠启宇 编. 北京: 社会科学文献出版社.]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2015. “Cultural Interpretations of Dong Villages: Activities of Local Community.” In International Symposium Proceedings of Revisiting Kathmandu Valley: Safeguarding Living Urban Heritage, 217-224. Kathmandu: UNESCO.

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2015. “Historic Urban Landscape as Social Space: A case study of Shichahai area in Beijing.” In International Conference Proceeding of City and Society, edited by Jian Zhou, 160-169. Shanghai: Tongji University Press.

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2013. “Research on the Developing History of Dong Houses.” In Annual Conference Proceedings of Architectural Society of China, edited by Architectural Society of China, 385-391. Beijing: China Architecture & Building Press. [赵晓梅. 侗族居住建筑演变研究.中国建筑学会 编. 繁荣建筑文化, 建设美丽中国——2013年中国建筑学会年会论文集. 北京: 中国建筑工业出版社. ]

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2012. “Tourism Impact Assessment of Fujian Tulou.” In Yildiz Technical University – ICOMOS ICORP International Conference Proceedings Cultural Heritage Protection in Times of Risk: Challenges and Opportunities, 631-639. Istanbul: T. C. Yildiz Technical University Press.

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2012. “Building and Settlement Space of the Dong Village of Yanglan.” In History of Architecture (Vol. 29) ,106-114. Beijing: Tsinghua University Press. [赵晓梅. “阳烂侗寨的建筑与聚落空间.” 建筑史论文集(第29辑). 北京: 清华大学出版社.]  

Scholarly Articles

Zhao, Xiaomei, et al. 2023. “Jinhua Villages.” (a special series of monthly articles) The Paper (Pengpai News). [赵晓梅 等. 金华乡村. 澎湃新闻“土地与神祇”专栏系列.]

Zhao Xiaomei. 2023. “Reflections.” The Newsletter International Institute of Asian Studies, (Autumn): 53.

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2022. “Ethnic Groups and Folklores in Longsheng.” (a special series of monthly articles) The Paper (Pengpai News). [赵晓梅. 龙胜民族与民俗. 澎湃新闻“土地与神祇”专栏系列.]

Zhao, Xiaomei, and Surajit Sarkar. 2018. “Collaborative teaching between cultures and fields: Curation of the photo exhibition ‘Dilliwale’ in Shanghai.” The Newsletter of International Institute of Asian Studies, (Autumn): 44–45.

Zhao, Xiaomei, and Yike Hu. 2017. “The social roles of academics: Reflecting on the project of a Delhi City Museum.” The Newsletter of International Institute of Asian Studies, (Summer): 47.

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2016. “The Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area: Contestation among the stakeholders.” The Newsletter of International Institute of Asian Studies, (Autumn): 8-9.

Book Review

Zhao, Xiaomei. 2022. “Review of Cultural Renewal in Cambodia: Academic Activism in the Neoliberal Era by Philippe Peycam.” Museum Worlds, (10): 305-306.

Translation

Osvald Siren, authored; Xiaomei Zhao and Yitian Tong, translators (from English into Chinese). 2017.The City Walls and Gates of Beijing. Beijing: Xueyuan Publishing House.[喜龙仁 著, 赵晓梅、佟怡天 译.北京的城墙和城门. 北京: 学苑出版社.]

Sibel Bozdogan, authored; Yue Li and Xiaomei Zhao, translators (from English into Chinese). 2024 (expected). “Vernacular Architecture and Identity Politics: The Case of the ‘Turkish House’.” In Vernacular Architecture and Orientalism, edited by Guaner Xu and Deyin Luo, 163-169. Beijing: Tsinghua University Press. [西贝尔·博兹多根 著, 李玥, 赵晓梅 译. 乡土建筑和认同政治——“土耳其住宅”的案例. 许冠儿、罗德胤 主编.乡土建筑与东方主义. 北京: 清华大学出版社.]