Sichuan University ( SCU ) has declared to award Professor Sichuang Zhanof SCU Institute of Taoism and Religious Cultureand Professor Wei Huo of School of History and Cultures distinguished professors. They will receive all the privileges and benefits that academicians of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering receive at Sichuan University.

Sichuan University distinguished professorship (liberal arts) is the highest academic title of philosophy and social sciences at Sichuan University. It is a distinguished professor’s job duties to lead their academic subject on the journey to become a world first-class discipline and build a scholarly team with important academic influence at home and abroad. Their election as distinguished professors is of great significance to the team construction of liberal arts talents and the development of SCU liberal arts.

Shichuang Zhan is a professor and doctoral students adviser at the Institute of Taoism and Religious Culture, Sichuan University. He is a famous scholar in the field of Taoist culture and religion in China. Wei Huo is a professor, doctoral students adviser and scholar of MOE "Chang Jiang Scholars Program" at the School of History and Cultures, Sichuan University. He is a well-known scholar of archaeology regarding the periods from Qin, Han all the way to Yuan and Ming Dynasties in China.