Yinong Li is a PhD student at the Centre of Heritage and Museum Studies, Australia National University. His doctoral research examines migrant-worker memory and identity in China with a particular focus on the case of Picun in Beijing. His research interest includes memory studies, working-class studies and critical heritage studies. Yicheng Jiang is a PhD student at the Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies, Australian National University. His previous research focused on applying digital technologies to museums and visitor studies. He is now interested in using approaches from critical heritage studies to examine the social consequences of museum digitalisation. Mingyuan is a PhD Candidate at the Australian National University. His research examines the curatorial practices of China’s ethnological museums. He studies the behind-the-scenes processes that shape curatorial decision-making and the presentation of ethnic cultures. His broader interests include knowledge production and cultural interpretation in museum practices. Zhengrong’s research focuses on heritage-making and place-making in rural and urban landscapes. She examines how different groups negotiate values, identities, and emotional attachments throughout these processes, and how landscape transformations reveal broader social, cultural, and political dynamics within contemporary heritage governance.