Chenxiang Gao received his Master's degree from Bordeaux-Montaigne University in 2017 and started working at China Academy of Cultural Heritage since 2018. World Heritage international cooperation has been a central theme throughout his career. Specialized in World Cultural Heritage nomination, management & interpretation, he has been engaged in a great variety of research projects, from the Maritime Silk Road in China to the Bac Cultural Landscape in Serbia. From 2020 to 2021, he participated in the Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting at national level.