Fan Jinshi, a native of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, was born in July 1938. She is a member of the CPC, Director of the Dunhuang Research Academy and Deputy Director of the Dunhuang Turpan Society of China. She has been a member of the 11th and 12th CPPCC National Committee. She was engaged as a researcher of the CCICH in November 2007.