BA and MA, Taiwan University and PhD, Harvard University.

Academic Experiences

Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica (1982-1997)

Research Fellow, Institute of History & Philology (1997-2013.6)

Adjunct Professor, History Department, National Taiwan University (2008 - date)

Professor, Chinese Civilisation Centre, City University of Hong Kong (July, 2013 - date)

Director and Professor, Chinese Civilisation Centre, City University of Hong Kong (September, 2013 - date)

Head, Department of Chinese and History (wef 2014.7)

Specializes in the study of social and cultural history of China in the Ming and Qing periods and history of urban life in China. Publications include: Grassroots Enlightenment Towards the End of the Qing Dynasty: 1901 — 1911, Enthralled by the Mundane World: Cities, Longings and Life in China, etc. Editor-in-chief of Urban Life in China.