Luo Pinghan (1963-), a native of Anhua County, Hunan Province, graduated from Renmin University of China in 1998, majoring in the history of the CCP, and obtained his doctorate degree. He served as a professor and deputy director of the Department of Social Sciences of Guangxi Normal University, and is now a professor and doctoral supervisor in the Department of Party History of the Central Party School. Luo has published several monographs on the history of the CCP, including *History of the Land Reform Movement*, *History of the Agricultural Cooperative Movement*, and *History of the Rural People's Commune.*
