Li Weiming, an emeritus professor at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, is a prominent scholar in the study of modern and contemporary Chinese art history. He is the author of several acclaimed academic works, including 'Image and History: Essays on 20th-Century Chinese Art', 'Tradition and Transformation: Research on Modern Chinese Art History', and 'Times, Mindsets, and Paintings'. In 2002, Professor Li was appointed as a distinguished research fellow at the Guan Shanyue Art Museum. In this role, he led the museum's academic trajectory focusing on 'Guan Shanyue and 20th-Century Chinese Art.' He established a curatorial approach centered on 'using original artworks as historical source materials and space as a storytelling framework,' effectively translating historiographical research and insight into visual, sensible exhibition narratives—a contribution that significantly advanced academic research on modern and contemporary Lingnan fine arts.