About:
I am a Ph.D. student working on premodern Chinese literature, with a focus on Late Tang poetry. My research explores how poetry exchange functioned as a vibrant literary culture in the Tang Dynasty and how the exchange poem evolved into a unique literary genre. Beyond male literati, I also delve into the often-overlooked world of female writers in the Tang period, and how they involved in the culture of romance.
My current project studies the history of hen恨 in Tang dynasty, seeking to reexamine the intricate connections between literature and emotion in the middle period of China. Due to interests in emotion studies, now I am trying to become an “armchair psychologist” through reading neuroscience reports during the leisure time:)
Academic History
- B.A. in Chinese Literature and Language, University of Hong Kong.
- M.A. in Chinese Studies, National University of Singapore.
- Ph.D. in East Asian Languages & Cultural Studies (in progress).
Advisors
Awards and Fellowships
- 2018 Dr SH HO Prize in Chinese studies
- 2019 Cheung Nim-ping Prizes in Chinese Literature
- 2019 Professor So Man Jock Prizes in Chinese Literature
- 2019 Professor Tsui Ying Chun Prizes in Chinese Literature
- 2020 Sung Hon Ting Cheng Pui Lan Memorial Scholarship
- 2021 Graduate Teaching Fellowship, NUS
- 2023 Chancellor’s Doctoral Fellowship, UCSB
- 2024 Presentation Honorarium, Arizona State University
- 2024 Harvard Institution of World Literature Fellowship
- 2024 Singapore Association of Writers Medal and Prize for Chinese Studies, NUS
Conference Presentations
- “Performing Talent As Locals: The Construction And Localization Of Late Tang Zhejiang浙江Poets’ Literary Reputation”. The 6th ZJU-NUS Frontier of Chinese Language and Literature, Zhejiang University, September 1st, 2023.
- “Topographic Writings and Poetic Competence: a Late Tang (827-907) Local Literary Group’s Poetic Learning and Poetry Exchanges”. CU Boulder Asian Studies Graduate Conference, February 24th, 2024.
- “Bitter Intoning as Literary Persona: Fang Gan and Du Xunhe’s Self-Representations in Poetry Exchanges”. Modern Language Association, Rocky Mountain, Las Vegas, October 11th, 2024.
- “Outside the Private Garden: How Pi Rixiu and Lu Guimeng Wrote and Thought about Tai Lake Stone Addiction” American Oriental Society, Western Branch, Arizona State University, 2024.
Translations
Jao, Tsung-I饒宗頤. “Suyab, the True Birthplace of Li Bai” (李白出生地——碎葉) in “Collected Works of Jao Tsung-I：Xuantang Anthology”, revised by Professor. Nicholas Morrow Williams.
