Li Yang is an associate researcher at the Institute of Mythology, Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences. She has been engaged in the research on theories and methods of literary anthropology, jade culture and the origin of civilization. She has also, on her own or in cooperation with other scholars, completed a number of national, provincial, and ministerial-level projects. Of all her academic contributions, the best known one is Shang Dynasty Jades in Mythological Archaeology, her own monograph.Shuxian Ye is Zhi Yuan Chair Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Director of Comparative Literature Research Center at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Researcher at CASS Institute of Literature, President of Chinese Mythology Society, President of Chinese Comparative Literature Association, President of Chinese Literary Anthropology Research Society, Vice President of Chinese Folk Literature and Art Association, and Member on the expert panel of the National Social Science Fund of China.