A specialist in Tibetan economic development, Mr. Luorong is an assistant professor at the Chinese Center for Tibetan Studies. He has a master's degree in economics from Shanghai Mechanic Institute and a bachelor's degree in math from the Central Institute for Nationalities. He has attended numerous seminars on Tibetan development, including the Seminar on the Exploitation of Inner Tibet and the Seminar on the Research of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. His publications focus on Tibetan life: The Development of Tibetan Handicraft Industry and The Exploitation of Inner Tibet and Its Population. He is a member of the Society of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Research and the Research Society for Minority Economic Development. Mr. Luorong is interested in the study of traditional Tibetan culture and the effect of modernization on Tibet.