Yeqing Cheng is a professor and deputy dean of the College of Geography and Environmental Sciences of Hainan Normal University.His research interests include rural development, targeted poverty alleviation, urban geography, Spatial econometric and regional planning.he is also a Deputy Director of the Professional Committee of Agricultural Geography and Rural Development of the Chinese Geographical Society, Professional Committee Member of Economic Geography of the Chinese Geographical Society, Academic Committee Member of Urban-Rural Governance and Policy Research of the Chinese Urban Planning Society.