Representative of the 11th National Congress of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Representative of the 9th National Art Congress Member of the Sculpture Art Committee of China Artists Association Deputy Secretary General of China Urban Sculptors Association Chairman of Jiangsu Sculptors Association Chairman of Jiangsu Young Artists Association Vice Chairman and Secretary General of the Young Artists’ Association of Jiangsu Province Vice Chairman of Nanjing Artists Association Chairman of Nanjing Young Artists Association
(I)Research Interests:
Zen Classics
Aesthetics of Song and Ming Poetry
Chinese Buddhist Culture and Art
Sculpture History and Theory, Sculpture Creation
(II) Courses Taught:
Courses for postgraduate students: Research and Practice of Art Aesthetics of Traditional Chinese Culture, Monographic Studies on Chinese Philosophy, History of Chinese and Foreign Sculpture
Courses for undergraduate students: Chinese Buddhism and Art, Study of Ancient Jiangsu Sculpture Art, Creativity and Practice of Sculpture Art
(III) Research Achievements
Publications:
BOOKS
The Realm of Harmony - Macao Sculpture, Culture and Art Publishing House, 2010.
100 Lectures on Chinese Buddhist Art, Baihua Literature and Art Publishing House, 2010.
Ask 16 - 101 Interesting Questions about Buddhist Culture, Zhong Hua Book Company, 2009.
The Tantras Sutra (Translation and Commentary), Zhong Hua Book Company, 2010.
The Forty-two Chapters Sutra (Translated and Annotated), Zhong Hua Book Company, 2010.
Records of the Buddhist Temples of Luoyang (Translation and Commentary), Zhong Hua Book Company, 2012.
The Sixth Patriarch’s Sutra, Taiwan Lianjing Press, 2012.
The Sixth Patriarch’s Sutra, Zhong Hua (Hong Kong) Book Company, 2012.
The Four Sutras of the Buddha (commentary), Zhong Hua Book Company, 2008.
Vajra Sutra, Heart Sutra, and Tantras (translation and commentary), Zhong Hua Book Company, 2007.
The Four Sutras of the Pure Land (Translated and Annotated), Zhong Hua Book Company, 2012.
The Chinese Classics: The Four Sutras of the Great Fan, Zhong Hua Book Company, 2014.
Chinese Classics Collection, Zhong Hua Book Company, 2019.
Chinese Life Wisdom Classics-The Four Sutras, Zhong Hua Book Company, 2013.
The Sutra of the Round Enlightenment, The Forty-two Chapters Sutra, Zhong Hua Book Company, 2013.
The Buddhist Classics: Vajra Sutra, Heart Sutra, Tantras Sutra, Earth Sutra, Medicine Sutra, all 2 volumes, Zhong Hua Book Company, 2009.
Laozi (Translated and Annotated), Changjiang Literature and Art Publishing House, 2015.
Yang Xian Minghu Series Antique Thirteen Sayings, Zhong Hua Book Company, 2012.
The Way of Zen Gate, Baihua Literary Publishing House, 2010.
General History of Buddhism in China, Jiangsu People’s Publishing House, 2010.
Study on the Art of Angkor Sculpture, China Federation of Literary Press, 2017.
Changzhi Color Sculpture Art Research, Tianjin People’s Art Publishing House, 2015.
History of Chinese Buddhist Art, Nanjing University Press, 2017.
Seeking the Source and Shaping the Dream - A Collection of Sculpture Tour of NJU-NNU, Jiangsu Phoenix Art Publishing House, 2017.
The General History of Buddhism in Nanjing, The Commercial Press, 2022.
National Textbook Committee General High School Textbook “Fine Arts – Sculpture”, People’s Fine Arts Publishing House, 2020.
Chinese Excellent Traditional Culture, People’s Posts and Telecommunications Publishing House, 2021.
New Format Liberal Studies Textbook for Famous Teachers and Schools: Chinese Excellent Traditional Culture (Microcourse Edition), People’s Posts and Telecommunications Publishing House, 2022.
An Analysis of the Philosophical Implications of Zhang Zai’s Poetry, Fujian Forum (Humanities and Social Sciences Edition), Issue 9, 2023.
Zhou Dunyi’s View of Poetry and Literature and Its Philosophical Implications, Journal of Hunan University of Science and Technology (Social Science Edition), Issue 3, 2023.
Exploring the Artistic Characteristics of Ancient Sculpture Remains in Jiangsu, Journal of Guangxi University (Philosophy and Social Science Edition), Issue 2, 2023.
Mimicking the Heart with Hands and Asking Poetically: The Poetic Space of Traditional Figure Writing Sculpture, Literature and Art Studies, Issue 2, 2022.
An Analysis of the Philosophical Meaning in Shao Yong’s Poetry - Centering on “The Collection of Striking Soil”, Journal of Guangxi University (Philosophy and Social Science Edition), Issue 6, 2021.
The Methodological Basis for the Modern Construction of Traditional Chinese Philosophy - From the Perspective of “Outline of the History of Chinese Philosophy”, Journal of Guangxi University (Philosophy and Social Science Edition), Issue 1, 2021.
Study on Lohan Sculptures in Suzhou Baosheng Temple and Zijinan, Journal of Nanjing Arts Institute (Art and Design), Issue 3, 2020.
Sombre and Magnificent Creation of the Ancient and Modern - The Influence of “Twenty Pieces of Longmen” on the Formation of Kang Youwei’s Calligraphic Style, Hundred Schools in Arts, Issue 2, 2020.
The Moral Judgment of Confucius’ Huffing and Puffing Remarks in the Analects of Confucius, Journal of Nantong University (Social Science Edition), Issue 1, 2020.
On the Aesthetic Direction of Er Cheng’s Poetry of Science, Journal of Guangxi University (Philosophy and Social Science Edition), Issue 5, 2019.
What makes filial piety the way - centering on the chapter - No change in the father’s way of “Analects”, Studies in Ethics, Issue 6, 2018.
Historical Development of Buddhist Poetry in Nanjing and Its Contemporary Inheritance, Journal of Southeast University (Philosophy and Social Science Edition), Issue 5, 2018.
The Aesthetic Implications of Zhu Xi’s Rational Poetry, Jiangxi Social Sciences, Issue 6, 2018.
Study on the Development of Red Theme Sculpture since the 1950s, Art Magazine, Issue 6, 2018.
A New Theory on the Relationship between Yangming Studies and Zen Studies, Journal of Nantong University (Social Science Edition), Issue 1, 2018.
On Confucius’ Thought of Forgiveness, Huxiang Forum, Issue 1, 2018.
On the Three Directions of the Artistic Beauty of Yangming’s Poetry, Fujian Forum (Humanities and Social Sciences Edition), Issue 12, 2017.
On the Different Understandings of Sangsang by Confucianism and Buddhism, Journal of Nantong University (Social Science Edition), Issue 5, 2016.
A Brief Discussion on the Sources of Religious Culture and Its Formation during the Angkor Period in Cambodia, Journal of Nanjing Arts Institute (Art and Design), Issue 1, 2015.
Han Shan’s Integration of the Buddhist and Taoist Meaning of “Nothing”, Journal of Nantong University (Social Science Edition), Issue 5, 2014.
A Brief Discussion on Ancient Buddhist Cliff Inscriptions in China, Modern Philosophy, Issue 4, 2013.
The Historical Reconstruction of China’s Philosophy General Education and Its Contemporary Reflection, Journal of Southwest University for Nationalities (Humanities and Social Sciences Edition), Issue 7, 2013.
On the Formation and Development of Monk Calligraphy Art, Academics in China , Issue 6, 2013.
Analysis of the Current Situation of Chinese Academic Collections of Art and Their Trend Prospects, Journal of Hunan University of Science and Technology (Social Science Edition), Issue 3, 2013.
Buddhist Calligraphy “Scripture Writing” and Scripture Writing Sheng, National Arts, Issue 3, 2013.
Analysis of the Current Situation of Chinese Academic Collections of Religious Studies and Their Trend Prospects, Journal of Chongqing University (Social Science Edition), Issue 4, 2012.
On the Aesthetic Implications of Hong Yi Da Shi’s Style of Writing Sutras, Academia Bimestris (The Sea of Learning), Issue 4, 2011.
The Relationship between the Thought of the “Tanjing” and Chinese Art, Ningxia Social Sciences, Issue 1, 2008.
Major Research Projects
Scientific research projects:
Led the Later-stage Project of the National Social Science Foundation of China:“Research on Traditional Sculpture Art under the Vision of ‘One Belt, One Road’” (Project number: 21FVSB026), 2021—;
Led the “Research on Chinese Centennial Figure Sculpture”, a sub-project of Major Project in Art of the National Social Science Foundation: “Research on Chinese Centennial Sculpture” of China’s (Project number: 18ZD18), 2018—;
Led the Art Special Project of the National Social Science Foundation: “Cambodia Angkor Sculpture Art Research” (Project number: 13CB108), 2013—2020;
Led the Youth Program of the Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences Research: “Chinese Buddhism and Calligraphy-Types, Causes, Values and Aesthetic Implications” (Project number: 12YJC730008), 2012—2017;
Led the Jiangsu Social Science Foundation Project: “Study on the Type and Style of Carving Remains and Their Artistic Value in Jiangsu” (Project number: 21VSB026), 2021—.
(IV) Award and Honor
Bronze Medal of the “13th National Fine Arts Exhibition, China Fine Arts Award” in 2019;
Nomination Prize of the “12th National Fine Arts Exhibition” in 2014;
“The Fifth Jiangsu Wenhua Prize” in 2021;
Honored as one of the first batch of “Jiangsu Zijin Cultural and Artistic Talents” in 2019;
The second Prize of “The 12th Jiangsu Higher Education Scientific Research Achievements” in 2015;
The first Prize of “Jiangsu Provincial Literature Union Outstanding Key Projects” in 2018;
The “Nomination Award for Original Humanities Research by Young Teachers of NJU” in 2014;
“Nanjing University Charming Tutor Award” in 2020;
“Advanced Individual in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Work of Nanjing University” in 2019;
Participated in the reform of liberal arts education with the purpose of “cultivating people with moral integrity” in 2017, and the team was awarded the title of “Excellent Teaching Team of Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education’s Youth and Blue Project”;
In 2019, the teaching team of the Department of Philosophy’s Liberal Studies with the purpose of “cultivating people with moral integrity” was awarded the title of “Advanced Teachers’ Morality of Nanjing University in 2019”.
