[4] She was an early proponent of the Dunhuang Academy in contemporary China, and pioneered a series of effective preservation approaches for grottos.
She was a member of the 8th, 9th and 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
[6] Fan Jinshi graduated from School of Archaeology and Museology(previously under the Department of History) in Peking University in 1963.
At the time of her arrival, the academy's headquarters was not a comfortable place to live and did not have electricity or running water.
Reportedly, as Fan's flourishing career kept the couple apart, Peng resigned his position as Deputy Director in the Department of History at Wuhan University in 1986 in order to live closer to her.