Gong Liang is an honorary director of Nanjing Museum, an adjunct professor of Nanjing University and Nanjing University of the Arts, a research librarian, and a doctoral supervisor. He once served as a member of the leading Party group and deputy director of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, director of the Jiangsu Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics, director of Nanjing Museum, vice president of the China Association for Conservation Technology of Cultural Heritage, and vice president of the Chinese Museums Association. Gong has authored 5 monographs, co-authored 6 books, edited over 50 treatises and exhibition catalogues, and published more than 140 professional papers. He is mainly engaged in the practice research in the conservation and utilization of cultural heritage, museum management, and museum exhibition practices. He once oversaw the completion of the Phase II renovation and expansion project of Nanjing Museum and the overall planning and implementation of exhibitions of the CGCM.