BIOGRAPHY 

Associate Professor in the Department of Chinese Studies at XMUM. She obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Arts from Tsinghua University and a Ph.D. in Ancient Chinese Literature from Peking University. Her research focuses on the literature, ideology, and culture of the Han Dynasty, with a particular interest in Chen Wei. In recent years, she has also conducted research on the cultural and educational development of the Malaysian Chinese community. She has published over 20 papers in leading domestic and international journals in her field, including Literary Heritage, Tsinghua Journal of Chinese Literature, Humanitas Taiwanica, etc.

RESEARCH INTERESTS 

Literature, ideology and culture of Han Dynasty with a particular interest in Chen Wei. 

Malaysian Chinese Society. 

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 

• PhD (Chinese Ancient Literature), Peking University, China (2013) 

• MA (Chinese Literature), Tsinghua University, China (2009) 

• BA (Chinese Language and Literature), Tsinghua University, China (2006) 

WORKING EXPERIENCE 

• Associate Professor, Department of Chinese Studies, Xiamen University Malaysia (2022-). 

• Associate Professor, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, New Era University College (2022). 

• Assistant Professor, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, New Era University College (2018-2021). 

• Deputy Registrar (Examination Unit), New Era University College (2020-2022). 

• Assistant Registrar (Examination Unit), New Era University College (2019-2020). 

• Lecturer, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, New Era College (2013-2018). 

• Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of Language and Linguistic, University of Malaya (2015).

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE / GRANTS 

• Project Leader, Research on A Diachronic Study of the Evolution and Literary Representation of He-Luo Prophecies and Apocrypha from the Pre-Qin to Han Dynasties: Focusing on the Interrelations Among Heaven, Sagehood, and Textuality （《先秦两汉河洛谶纬的历时嬗变及其书写体现研究—— 以天、圣、文之间的关系为视角》）, MOE (Ministry of Education in China) Project of Humanities and Sciences (No.24YJAZH002), 2024-2027. 

• Project Leader, Research on Hetu, Luoshu and Jingchen in Diachronic Contexts（历时语境中的河洛经谶）, Xiamen University Malaysia Research Fund (No: XMUMRF/2023-C12/IART/0020), 2023-2026. 

• Research Leader, Project on Biography of Tan Lark Sye－the Father of Nanyang University （《南洋大学之父陈六使传》出版研究计划）, Tan Lark Sye Institute, New Era University College, 2019-current. 

• Individual Research, Project on Tan Sri Datuk Dr Ng Teck Fong, A Great Confucian Entrepreneur of His Generation－50 years of assiduous work in entrepreneurship, 40 years of dedicated service to the Malaysian Chinese Society (《奋楫商海五十秋，躬耕华社四十春：一代儒商吴德芳》) (Chinese & English Language), Tan Lark Sye Institute, New Era University College. Published on 2018. 

• Research Leader, Project on Glorious Potential－The Remarkable Twenty Years of the New Era Chinese Department (《琅琅其璞：新纪元中文系二十昭华》), Department of Chinese Language and Literature, New Era University College. Published in 2018. 

• Research Member, Project on Malaysian and Singaporean Philanthropists(《马新慈善家》出版研究计划), Tan Lark Sye Institute, New Era University College. Personally in charge of: Tan Sri Datuk Ng Teck Fong. Published in 2018. 

• Research Member, Project on Nan Yang University Characters Anthology（《为校争光：南洋大学校友蜚声国际的学者与专才》）, Tan Lark Sye Institute, New Era College, 2016. Personally in charge of: Xu Jingyi（徐靖沂）. 

• Research Member, Project on Tang-Song Lyrics Appreciation Thesaurus（唐宋词鉴赏大辞典）, Tsinghua University and Suzhou University, China. Personally in charge of: Dozens of poems by Zheng Xie, Zhang Jie, Wang Anguo, Sun Zhu, Yan Jidao, Liu Yizhi, Li Zengbo, Fang Yue, Xiao Tailai etc. Published in 2012 by Zhonghua Book Company, BeiJing. 

• Research Member, Project on Song Lyrics Appreciation Thesaurus（宋词鉴赏大辞典）, Tsinghua University, China. Personally in charge of: Dozens of poems by Zheng Xie, Zhang Jie, Wang Anguo, Sun Zhu, Yan Jidao, Liu Yizhi, Li Zengbo, Fang Yue, Xiao Tailai etc. Published in 2011 by Zhonghua Book Company, BeiJing. 

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS 

(selected 10) 

• “A Research on ‘He Tu’ in ‘Last Will’ of Shangshu as Yu's Map -- concurrently discuss the symbolic meaning of precious wares in Dong Xi Xu”（《〈尚书•顾命〉“河图”为禹之地图论考——兼论二序宝器的象征寓意》），[Taiwan] Humanitas Taiwanica, no.101 (2024.5), pp.1-34.

• “The Wrestle between God and Sage: The Development and Transmutation of “Tu Chen” Field under the Predomination of Regime Legitimation during West Han and East Han” （《“天”与“圣”的角力：两汉之际政权统绪主导下“图谶”领域的发展与嬗变》）, Tsinghua Journal of Chinese Literature, no.27 (2022.6). 

• “Doubts on the Notes by Duan Yucai to the ‘Five Emperors’ in the Preface of ‘Shuowen Jiezi’” （《〈說文解字·叙〉 “五帝” 段注献疑》）” ，[Malaysia]Malaysian Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, vol.10 no.2(2021), pp.33-40. 

• “A Discussion on ‘Yue Yu Wu Zhong, Chen Bao’ of ‘Guming’ Shangshu” （〈尚书·顾命〉 “越玉五重，陈宝” 训释商榷》），[Taiwan] Soochow Journal Of Chinese Studies, no.42 (2021.11), pp.1-19. 

• “Conceptual Reorganization of ‘Hetu’ and ‘Luoshu’ by the ‘Chenwei Realm in the Han Dynasty— With Concurrent Focus on the Official Positioning of ‘Chifu Fu’ in the Popularly Accepted ‘Non-Existence of Hetu in Han’” (《汉代谶纬界对 “河图” “洛书” 概念的重整——兼论 “汉无河图” 通说中〈河图赤伏符〉的官方定位》) ，Academic Forum of Nan Du, no.3 (2020). 

• “The Construction of ‘History of Tuchen’ and the Gradation of Relationship between Confucius and He Luo Tu Shu in Chenwei Literature” （《谶纬文献中的 “图谶史” 建构及孔子与 “河洛图书” 之关系递变》）, Tamkang Journal of Chinese Literature, no.40 (2019). 

• “An Analysis of the Wei and Jing Match: Jing Chen’s Schools of Jing Yi and its Emulation and Implementation of the Study of Confusion Classics——With the Teaching of “Chun Qiu Wei” and “Chun Qiu” as the Core” （《纬配经论析：经谶的经艺流别及对经学的轨蹈——以〈春秋纬〉与〈春秋〉教为中心》）, Journal of Malaysia Sinology, vol.1 (2017). 

• “The Changes of ‘Fengshan’ Writing Style in the Thoughts of Divination and Interaction: Based on the Texts of ‘Fuming’ in the Wenxuan” （《谶纬、符应思潮下 “封禅” 体的与时因变及评介——以〈文选〉 “符命” 篇为主线》）, Literary Heritage, no.2 (2016). 

• “‘Chen Wei’ Research in the Japanese Academic Circles and a Bibliography of the Research Works” （《日本学界的谶纬研究及其论著题录》）, Newsletter for International Chinese Studies, vol.8, BeiJing: Peking University Press, 2014. 

• “The Differentiation of ‘Lu’ and ‘Lu’ of the Context of Chen Wei —— And a Discussion on the Origin of the Attributes of ‘Lu’ and ‘Lü’ in it” （《谶纬语境中的録、籙、禄之概念辨析——兼论其 “禄” 、 “绿” 属性的渊源》）, Chinese Classics & Culture, vol.88, no.1 (2014). 

• “Discussion on ‘Zou Zi Yue’ in the Jiao Si Ge of Han Dynasty and the dual-purpose ‘Zhu Ming’ of Dong Han —— and a discussion on the relationship with ‘Di Lin’” （《汉郊祀歌的 ‘邹子乐’与东汉两用〈朱明〉小议：兼论与〈帝临〉之关系》）, Chinese Classics & Culture, vol.78, no.3 (2011). 

HONORS/AWARDS 

• Excellent Learning Award, Peking University, 2010-2011. 

• School Level Comprehensive Excellence Award, Tsinghua University, 2006-2007. 

• Excellent Graduation Thesis Award, Tsinghua University, 2006.