Zhang Xinyi
Gender: Male
Title: Associate Professor
Position: Vice Dean of the Art Design College

Academic Background:

• Bachelor's degree in Art Design from the Academy of Fine Arts, Tsinghua University

• Master's degree in Design Arts from the China Academy of Art

• Visiting Scholar at Northern Arizona University, USA

Academic Service:

• Member of the Metal Arts Committee, China Arts and Crafts Association (2015-2020)

• Vice Chair of the Clay Sculpture Arts Committee, China Arts and Crafts Association

• Member of the China Folk Literature and Art Association

• Senior Researcher at the Black Pottery Research Institute, China Ceramic Industry Association

• Chief Editor of China Arts and Crafts Encyclopedia, Tianjin Volume

• Vice Chairman of the Tianjin Arts and Crafts Association

• Board Member of the Tianjin Industrial Design Association

• National Art Fund Project Reviewer

• Rural Skills Competition Reviewer for the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Contact:
Email: zhangxinyi022@tust.edu.cn

Admissions:

• Admits both academic and professional master’s degree students

• Majors: Design and Design Studies

Research Interests:

1. Arts and Crafts and Design History and Theory

2. Intangible Cultural Heritage Preservation and Innovative Design

3. Toy Design

Representative Papers:

1. "Protection and Inheritance of Chinese Folk Toy Art," Tianjin Social Sciences Conference Outstanding Papers, December 2012

2. "Research on the Protection and Industrial Development of Tianjin Folk Art," Tianjin Social Sciences Conference Outstanding Papers, December 2014

3. "Research on the Inheritance and Protection of Yangliuqing Woodblock New Year Pictures in Tianjin," Tianjin Social Sciences Conference Outstanding Papers, Tianjin Publishing Media Group, Tianjin People's Publishing House, 2020

Representative Books:

1. History of Chinese Folk Children’s Toys, New Century Publishing House, March 2016

2. History of Architecture in China and Abroad, China Light Industry Press, December 2019

Major Achievements:

• Head of the Tianjin University of Science and Technology's Intangible Cultural Heritage Research Center

• Leader of the Tianjin University’s "Light Industry Product Creative Design" discipline group for industrial service features

• Participated in and completed 3 national social sciences art planning projects, 2 Ministry of Education projects, and over 10 Tianjin philosophy and social sciences projects

• Published over 40 academic papers and 1 monograph, edited 1 curriculum textbook, and contributed to 3 textbooks

• Managed horizontal projects worth over 1.37 million RMB

• Guided students in national and provincial competitions, winning several awards

• Supervised a student who received an Outstanding Graduate Thesis Award from Tianjin University of Science and Technology

Notable Projects:

1. 2005-2007: Completed the national "15th Five-Year" art science research project "Protection and Inheritance of Chinese Folk Toy Resources," ranked second

2. 2007-2010: Completed the Ministry of Education’s 2007 Youth Fund project "Protection and Inheritance of Chinese Traditional Women’s Embroidery Culture Resources"

3. 2009-2011: Completed the national art science project "Protection and Inheritance of Northern Chinese Folk Clay Sculpture," ranked second

4. 2012-2014: Completed the Ministry of Education’s social science planning project "Inheritance and Industrial Development of Northern Chinese Folk Art Forms"

5. 2015-2020: Completed the National Social Science Art Project "Research on Ancient Chinese Ritual Costumes," ranked second

6. 2018-2023: Completed Tianjin's art science planning project "Field Survey and Development Strategies for the Inheritance of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Folk Clay Sculpture Art," ranked second

7. 2019-2021: Completed Tianjin's philosophy social science project "Living Protection and Inheritance of Tianjin Handicraft Skills Based on Field Surveys," ranked second

Major Awards:

1. 2003: Awarded Excellent Communist Party Member for fighting SARS at Tianjin University of Science and Technology

2. 2006: Awarded Excellent Communist Party Member at Tianjin University of Science and Technology

3. 2008: First Prize in the Fifth Youth Teacher Teaching Skills Competition

4. 2010: Third Prize for Research Report "Introduction of Folk Art Courses into Modern Art Design Teaching"

5. 2011: Excellent Party Work Award, Art Design College

6. 2013: Second Prize in the Fifth International University Snow Sculpture Competition

7. 2018: Monograph History of Chinese Folk Children’s Toys won the 15th Tianjin Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award (Third Prize)

8. 2022: Project "Intangible Cultural Heritage in Communities — Experiencing the Beauty of Traditional Chinese Culture" won the 2022 Tianjin and National Lifelong Learning Brand Project Award

9. 2023: Textbook History of Architecture won the 2022 China Light Industry Excellent Textbook Award (Second Prize)