Assistant Professor (2006)

Early to Mid-period Imperial China

Office Hours: T: 9:00-10:00; TH: 2:00-3:00

Office: 226 Randall Hall

Phone: (434) 924-6410

Fax: (434) 924-7891

Email: cz5hvirginia.edu

Education

B.A. Nankai University, Tianjin, P. R. China, 1986
M.A. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1997
Ph.D. University of Washington, Seattle, 2003

Publications

“Sites, Places, and the Empire: Lu You’s Travel on the Yangzi River in 1170” in Medieval Travel and Travelogue. Ed. Jean-François Kosta-Thefaine. Forthcoming.

“Communication, Collaboration, and Community, Inn-wall Writing during the Song (960-1279).” Journal of Sung Yuan Studies, 2005.

Review of Yao Ping, Tangdai funu de shenghuo licheng (Lives of Tang Women) (Shanghai: Shanghai guji chubanshe, 2004) The Chinese Historical Review, Vol.13 (Spring, 2006).

Conference Papers

“The Culture of Building and Naming: Government Office Complexes during the Song (960-1279),” New York Council on Asian Studies annual conference, SUNY-New Paltz, 10/2005.

“The Power of Geographical Knowledge, the Travel Writing of Zhang Shinan (fl. late 12th and early 13th centuries),” New England Association for Asian Studies annual conference, Dartmouth College, 11/2004.

“Between Life and Death, Song (960-1279) Writing on Zhang (Miasma),” New York Council on Asian Studies annual conference, Bard College, Annandale, NY, 10/2004.

“A Famous Place in the Making: Huangzhou after Su Shi’s Time,” Association for Asian Studies annual conference, New York, 3/2003.

“Cherished Graffiti: Writings on Inn Walls during the Song,” Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast annual conference, Bellingham, Washington, 6/2002.

“Delicate Brushwork: Women’s Writings at Inns during the Song,” Association for Asian Studies annual conference, Washington D. C., 4/2002.

Grants and Scholarships

Hsiao (Kung-chuan) Fellowship, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, 2001-2003

Schwartz Scholarship, Department of History, University of Washington, 3/1999-6/1999

Ebba Dahlin Fellowship, Department of History, University of Washington, 3/1999-6/1999

Harvard-Yenching Institute Ph. D. Degree Scholarships, 8/1995-12/1998

Current Research

My current research on Song travel deals with elite culture, local and regional identity, material culture, and political and cultural integration of China.