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HERITAGE Asia – Pacific (heritAP)

A Network of Heritage Practitioners supported by WHITRAP Shanghai

Ms Yimei ZHANG
Country: China
Major(s):

Historic Preservation, City Planning

Institution/Organization:

Cultural Heritage Conservation Center of Beijing Guowenyan Co. Ltd

Position/Title:

Project Manager/Senior Planner

Professional/Research Area(s):

Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development, Information Technology in Conservation, Rural Heritage, Cultural Route, Cultural Landscape

Short Resume:

2016-Now, Cultural Heritage Conservation Center of Beijing Guowenyan Co. Ltd. Project Manager
Major Projects:
- Conservation Assessment of Fifty-one Listed Historic Towns and Villages in China;
- Conservation Strategy of Modern Heritage for the Thirteenth National Five-Year Plan.
- Conservation Strategy and Plans for the Ancient Tea-Horse Road;
- Conservation Plan and Development Plan of Jingmai Tea Forests Cultural Landscape;
- Conservation Strategy, Master Plan and Signage System Design of the Long March Route Heritage Sites;
- Conservation Plan of the Leizu Temple in Leizhou City, Guangdong Province.
2014, Philadelphia City Planning Commission, Intern
2013-2016, Master of City Planning & M.S.in Historic Preservation, University of Pennsylvania
Awards:
- Anthony Nicholas Brady Garvan Award for an Outstanding Thesis in Historic Preservation. Thesis title: "Policy Evaluation and Recommendation for Preserving Residential Compounds in Beijing: A Process-Oriented Approach", Advisor: Randall Mason)
- Albert Binder Travel Fellowships
- PennDesign Scholarship
2013, Tsinghua Urban Planning and Design Institute, Intern
2008-2012, Bachelor of Economics & B.A. in English Language and Literature, Beijing Foreign Studies University, China
Language Skills: Chinese (Native); English (Fluent); German (Intermediate); Korean (Intermediate); French (Elementary)