Qiao Jian, born in 1935, is a Chinese-American anthropologist and a native of Shanxi Jiexiu. He received his BA at National Taiwan University’s Department of Archaeology and Anthropology (1958), his masters at the Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology (1961), followed by a Ph.D. from Cornell University’s Department of Anthropology (1969). He was a professor at Indiana University, Chair Professor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Professor at Taiwan Donghua University and Chair Professor of the Ministry of Education in Taiwan.
He is currently a lecturer at the cross-cultural research center of Taiwan Shih Hsin University, Chairman of the Anthropology Forum in China, Honorary Professor of the Minzu University, Honorary professor at Shanxi University, Director of the academic committee for the North Shanxi University History and Culture Research Center, and Honorary Professor for South-Central University for Nationalities. Together with Li Chi, Wu Wenzao Linyaohua, Fei Xiaotong, Li Yih-yuan, he is recognized as one of the anthropology masters of China.
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