Professor of Institute of Chinese Historical Geography

Fudan University, Shanghai, CHINA

Professional experience
Responsibilities
Academic Degrees Committee of History, Fudan UniversityVice Chair, 2011-
Institute of Chinese Historical Geography, Fudan University  Deputy Director, 2007-2010
Centre for Historical Geographic Studies, Key Research Institute of Humanities and Social Science in University, Ministry of Education  Deputy Director, 2007-2010
The State Innovation Institute for Historical Geographic Studies, Fudan University Deputy Director, 2007-2010

Fellowship
　　Visiting scholar, Harvard-Yeching Institute, 2002-2003
 

Education
Ph.D. , History, Institute of Chinese Historical Geography, Fudan University, 1994–1997.
M.A., Science, Department of Geography, East China Normal University, 1986–1989.
B.A., Science, Department of Geography, Shaanxi Normal University, 1980–1984:

Publications
Books
The Differentiation and Integration of Cultural Region: The Study of Historical Cultural Geography in Shaanxi, Shanghai, Shanghai Bookstore Press, 2004.
Ancient Capitals and Cities, Nanjing, Jiangsu People Press,  2011.

Articles in academic journals and book chapters
1. “The Role of land management in shaping arid landscapes: the case of Catholic Church (CICM) in western Inner Mongolia from 1870s to 1940s”，Geographic Research, vol. 47, No.1, 2009, pp24-33.
2. “Society, Technique and Environment: Study on Evolution of Ecological Environment in Dengkou Area of Inner Mongolia in Modern Time”, Baisha Journal of Geohistory, No11. 2011, pp89-138
3. “The Regional Difference of the Belief of Four Golden Dragons in the Valley of the Yellow River during the Ming and Qing Dynasties”, Historical Geography, No.25, pp238-257, Shanghai People Press, 2011.
4. “Nativization of Regional Worship and Transformation of Local Worship------A Consideration on Investigation of the Worship of General Yangsi in Southern Shaanxi in the Qing Dynasty”, Journal of Shaanxi Normal University, No.6, 2008,pp96-103.
5. “A Study of Christianity in Late Imperial Shaanxi Province”, Chinese Culture Quarterly. No.3 2005, pp97-129.
6. “Study on Christian Mission Field in Shaanxi since Late Qing Dynasty”, Collections of Essays on Chinese Historical Geography, No.4, 2006, pp.39-51.
7. “The Research in Driving Force of Landuse of Hanzhong Region in Qing Dynasty”，Collections of Essays on Chinese Historical Geography, No.4, 2002. pp.39-51.
8. “The Hui Nationality Uprising and Catholicism in Shaanxi Province”，Fudan Journal(social Sciences), No.6, 2002, pp89-94.
9. “The Immigration and Transfer of Social Customs of Southern Shaanxi Province in Qing Dynasty”，Collections of Essays on Chinese Historical Geography, No.3, 2002, pp.83-94.
10. “Modern Surveying Agency and Map Management”, Historical Geography, No.18, pp318-331, Shanghai People Press, 2002;
11. “A Study in Adscription of Culture in Shangluo Region”, The Study of Chinese Historical Geography in New Century，pp331-356, Qilu Press，2001;
12. “The Government Action in Folk Worship: The Case Study of Worship of Mount Taibai in Shaanxi Province”，Disaster and Structure of Social History in China，pp469-487. Fudan University Press，2000.
13. “Worship of Mount Taibai and Drought in the Central Shaanxi Plain”, Studies in the History of Natural Sciences, Vol.19, No.3, 2000, pp197-205.
14. “The Historical Settlement Geography in Shaaxi Province”, Historical Geography, No.16, pp75-88, Shanghai People Press, 2000.
15. “Pay attention to Exploitation and Utilization on Cultural Wealth”, Exploration and Free Views, No. 6, 2000, pp17-18.
16. “Analysis of Form Reasons of Shaanxi Cultural Divisions”, Human Geography, Vol.15, No.3 2000, pp17-21.
17. “The Regional Discrepancy of the Folk Religions in Shaanxi during Ming and Qing Dynasties”, Collections of Essays on Chinese Historical Geography, No. 1, 2000, pp185-214.
18. “ Commodities Economy Development and Social Custom Change in the Ming-Qing Period”. The Journal of Chinese Social and Economic History, No.3, 1999, pp39-43.
19. “The Formation of Geographic Structure of Dialect Distribution in Shaanxi Province, ” Historical Geography, No.15, pp219-230, Shanghai People Press, 1999.
20. “The Regional Differences of Seasons and Folk Customs of Shaanxi in Qing Dynasty”, ACTA Geographica Sinica, Vol.53, Sup., 1998, pp98-106.
21. “The Regional Differences in the Procession of the Seasons and Folk Customs of Shaanxi in the Ming and Qing Times”, Collections of Essays on Chinese Historical Geography, No. 2, 1997, pp209-220.
22. “A Study of the Geographical Distribution of Marriage Custom in Shaanxi During Qing Dynasty”, Journal of Shaanxi Normal University, No.2, 1997,pp145-150.
23. “Urban Space Production: Urbanization of Wujiaochang Area in Jiangwan Town of Shanghai in 1900-1949”, Geographical Research, Vol.31, No.10, 2011,pp1181-1188.
24. “An Inland Key City in Prior of the Dcline of the Old System-----An interpretation of the Metropolitan of the Image of Xi'an in Late Qing Dynasty”, Journal of Shaanxi Normal University, No.4, 2010, pp129-137.
25. “Urbanization and the Spatial Evolvement of the Rural Settlement: The Change of the Settlement in Northeastern Shanghai after the Opening-up, ” Fudan Journal(social Sciences), No.6, 2008,  pp.101-109.
26. “The Timing-spatial Structure of Festival Activities of Lin'an City in South Song Dynasty”, Collections of Essays on Chinese Historical Geography, No.3, 2008. P.39-51.
27. “Urbanization and the Change of Spatial Structure of Towns in Shanghai from 1870s to 1930s “, Historical Geography”, No.22, pp17-30, Shanghai People Press, 2007;
28. “The Expand of Shanghai City”, Jianghan Luntan, No.1. 2012, pp19-23.

Preject director:
1. “The Study of Catholic Spreading and Environmental Changing along the Great Wall (1860-1950)”, National Natural Science Fundation of China, 2012-2015.
2. “Climate Change and Regional Response in Western China(1200-2000)”, Fudan-Dyndall Fundation Committee, 2013-2015.
3. “The Study of Relationship between Spatial Structure of Social Customs and Environmental Effect in Northwestern China”, National Natural Science Fundation of China, 2002-2004.
4. “The Relationship between Folk Religion and Natural Environment in Northwestern China during Historical Period”, National Fund of Philosophy and Social Science, 1999-2004
5. “The Study of Urban Active Space in Shanghai(1842-1937)”, National Natural Science Fundation of China, 2008-2010.
6. “The Study of Expanding of Build-up Area and the Formation of Modern Urban Cultural Landscape in Shanghai since Opening-up”, Ministry of Education，2011-2013.

Courses offered
　　- Graduate seminar: “Chinese Historical Urban Geography”(1998-2013)
　　-“The Investigation of Historical Geography”,(1999,2003-2006,2011-2012)
　　-“Introduction of Chinese Historical Geography”, (2004-2005)
　　
Organization of conferences
Conferences
　-International Conference, “City, Space and Culture”, 20-22 , October 2012, Shanghai

Panels
　“Innovations in public sector-public administration reforms, public sector reorganizations, local finance and progress in planning”, Chair, 32nd International Geographical Congress (IGC), Cologne,26-30 August 2012