Cire Wang

Cire Wang is an anthropologist and cultural researcher specializing in China’s social transformations and cultural heritage preservation. A recent graduate of International Baccalaureate, Ganhong will begin undergraduate studies in Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Ganhong’s interdisciplinary research examines contemporary China through both quantitative and ethnographic lenses, focusing on rural-urban inequalities, the hukou system, and its effects on pensions, healthcare, and social mobility. His ethnographic work with the Shandong Folklore Society explores how traditional practices shape gender norms, while his research on ethnic minorities studies the effects of language education policies on cultural identity.

He has interned with UNESCO’s International Center on Space Technology for Natural and Cultural Heritage and Peking University’s Research Center for Digital Humanities, digitizing Buddhist, Taoist, and Zoroastrian texts. He apprenticed with one of only 16 living practitioners of Ming Dynasty Ye-black pottery traditions, developing VR preservation tools (ClayMuse) to broaden access.

Currently, Ganhong leads a pilot mental health intervention for rural elderly in Jiaodong, combining research insights with community solutions to address historical policy impacts and support marginalized groups.