Educational background
Peking University (BA); Tsinghua University (MA); Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (PhD)
Academic Visits:
Harvard University; University of Cambridge; EHESS (École des hautes études en sciences sociales)
Work experience
Academic Position
Professor of History (2009-)
Administrative Position
Vice President, Tsinghua University (2019-)
Research Interests
Theory of History; Western intellectual history; Historiography
Featured Publications
l The Narrative Turn: A Study on Contemporary Western Historical Theory (《叙事的转向:当代西方史学理论的考察》, Beijing: Peking University Press, 2009 )
l A Critical History of Classical Chinese Philosophy(co-authored, Beijing: New World Press, 2009)
l Spirit, Freedom and History: A Study on Benedetto Croce’s Philosophy of History (《精神、自由与历史:克罗齐历史哲学研究》, Beijing: Tsinghua University Press, 1999)
Honors and Awards
l Beijing New Century Top 100 Social Science Scholars Program
l Tsinghua University Early Career Scholar Award