Journey to the West, Emperor Qianlong and 18th-Century China, Exploring Ming History through Literature

 Chinese Classical Philology, Higher Education

- 2015–2020: Ph.D. in Chinese Classical Philology, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Peking University

- 2010–2015: B.A. in Chinese Classical Philology (Department of Chinese Language and Literature) / B.A. in Economics (National School of Development), Peking University

- 2022–Present: Lecturer, Teaching Center for Writing and Communication (TCWC), Tsinghua University

- 2020–2022: Full-time Instructor, TCWC, Tsinghua University; Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Education, Tsinghua University

- 2018–2019: Visiting Scholar, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University

- First Prize, Best Teaching Demonstration, Best Teaching Reflection, Most Popular with Students, Beijing University Young Faculty Basic Teaching Skills Competition (Humanities Category) (2025)

- Tsinghua University Excellenct Course (2024)

- First Prize, Tsinghua University Young Faculty Teaching Competition (Humanities and Social Sciences Group) (2024)

- Tsinghua University Annual Excellence in Teaching Award (2022)

Academic Research

- Gao Ce. A Study on the Transmission Channels of Emperor Qianlong’s Imperial Poems to the Joseon Dynasty and the Qing Court’s Intentions. In The ‘Messenger Travel Records’ and East Asian Historical and Cultural Studies, edited by Qi Yongxiang, pp. 480–492. Beijing: Peking University Press, 2025.

- Gao Ce. An Inquiry into the Creation Process and Ghostwriting of Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty’s Imperial Poems: Centered on the Newly Discovered ‘Qianlong Imperial Manuscripts’. The Documentation, Issue 4, 2023, pp. 72–95.

- Gao Ce, Mao Qingyun, Xue Genhua. Debate-Based Argumentative Writing Enhances Critical Thinking. Language Teaching in Middle Schools, Issue 6, 2023, pp. 38–41.

- Gao Ce, Mao Qingyun, Tan Shenglan. Contextual Advantages and Design Principles of the Debate Teaching Method: A Case Study of University Argumentative Writing Courses. Theory and Practice of Education, Issue 36, 2022, pp. 52–56.

- Li Bin, He Yingxue, Gao Ce. A Preliminary Study on the Sterioscopic Distance Reading of Classical Poetry with Multi-Source Data Reference: Taking Qianlong’s Over 40,000 Imperial Poems as an Example. Journal of School of Chinese Language and Culture, Nanjing Normal University, Issue 4, 2022, pp. 58–70.

- Gao Ce. Research on the Compiler, Editions, and Compilatory Features of Tong Guan Yi Bian. Chinese Classics & Culture, Issue 1, 2022, pp. 88–98.

- Gao Ce. Introduction to Authenticity Studies: Gu Jiegang’s The Transformation of the Meng Jiangnü Story; Introduction to Compilation Studies: Lu Xun’s Gu Xiao Shuo Gou Chen: Stories of Emperor Wu of Han; Introduction to Compilation Studies: Liang Qichao’s Academic History of the Past 300 Years: The General Achievements of Qing Dynasty Scholarship on Ancient Texts – Compilation of Lost Works. In Classic Readings in Classical Philology, edited by Qi Yongxiang, pp. 196–201, 202–209, 217–225. Beijing: Beijing United Publishing Company, 2020.

- Gao Ce. A Study of Joseon Dynasty Scholars’ Engagement with Records of the Grand Historian. Collected Papers of the Center for Ancient Chinese Classics & Archives, Peking University, Issue 1, 2018, pp. 161–182.

- Gao Ce (Project Team of Supplement to the Complete Song Poems). Miscellaneous Textual Research on Complete Song Poems (V). Collected Papers of the Center for Ancient Chinese Classics & Archives, Peking University, Issue 1, 2018, pp. 333–352.

- Gao Ce. A Textual Study of the Editions of Li Zhiyi’s Collected Works. Collected Papers of the Center for Ancient Chinese Classics & Archives, Peking University, Issue 1, 2017, pp. 181–192.

Research Projects

- Principal Investigator: Tsinghua University Undergraduate Education and Teaching Reform Project (2025) – “Research and Design of a Teaching Model for Argumentative Writing Based on the Nature of Natural Language.”

- Principal Investigator: Teaching Reform Project, TCWC, Tsinghua University (2024) – “Curriculum Design for General Education Writing Courses Focusing on Metacognitive Competence Development.”

- Principal Investigator: Teaching Reform Project, TCWC, Tsinghua University (2023) – “Contextual Teaching Design for University General Education Courses Aimed at Building a Learning Community: A Case Study of the Journey to the West Thematic Writing Course at Tsinghua University” (Completed).

- Principal Investigator: Tsinghua University Undergraduate Education and Teaching Reform Project (2022) – “Exploring a General Education Model Integrating Argumentative Writing and Classic Reading Throughout the Process” (Completed).

- Principal Investigator: China Postdoctoral Science Foundation General Grant (69th Round, 2021) – “Database Construction and Philological Study of Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty’s Imperial Poems” (Completed).

- Principal Investigator: Teaching Reform Project, TCWC, Tsinghua University (2021) – “Application of Debate in Writing and Communication Courses” (Completed).

- Participant: National Social Science Fund Youth Project (2020) – “A Study of the Folk Transmission and Knowledge Production of Shan Hai Jing (the Classic of Mountains and Seas)_ from an Iconographic Perspective.”

- Participant: Key Research Base Major Project of the Ministry of Education (Humanities and Social Sciences) (2016) – “Supplement to the Complete Collection of Song Poems (Part II).”

- Participant: Major Project of Beijing Social Science Planning Research (2015) – “Classified Compilation of Beijing Historical Materials from the Yanxinglu (Records of Envoys’ Travels).”