Xiong Yongxiang,(Ben Xia. Zemi), born in Lijiang, Yunnan Province, Permi people. He has obtained Ph.D in Religion &Philosophy, and proficient in ethnic minority languages such as Permi, Yi, Naxi, Mosuo, Tibetan and Lisu. At preset he is professor, dean, and chairman of Professor Committee of School of Communication, Yunnan Normal University. He also has been working as vice-chairman of Yunnan Permi Research Society.
Up to now, He has finished more than 10 projects from China National Social Science Foundation Grant, China Post-doctor Research Grant, Ministry of Culture research grant. He published more than 50 essays, in which more than 20 are in indexed in CSSCI, published or co-authored more than 10 books.