An Jiayao, a native of Yantai, Shandong Province, was born in August 1947. She is a researcher with no party affiliation. She used to be Director of the Research Department of Han to Tang Archeology and Xi’an Research Office of the Institute of Archeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. She has long been engaged in Han to Tang Dynasty archeology, ancient city archeology and protection. She was engaged as a researcher of the CCICH in September 2013.