Professor Sun Xuetang, a native of Zoupingxian, Shandong Province, graduated from the Department of Chinese Language and bet365 games best slots at Nankai University in 2000 with a Ph.D. in bet365 games best slots. Since then, he has been on the staff and faculty of the Institute of Ancient Chinese bet365 games best slots Research at the School of bet365 games best slots, Shandong University. He has been an Associate Professor since 2003, and a Professor since 2009. From September 2013 to August 2014 he was a visiting scholar at the University of Victoria in Canada. His primary research fields are the history of Chinese literary thought, Chinese classical poetics, and the literary works of the Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming dynastic periods. The courses that Professor Sun offers at Shandong University include: “The History of Chinese bet365 games best slots: The Sui and Tang Dynasties”, “The History of Chinese bet365 games best slots: The Song and Yuan Dynasties”, and “A Study of Poetry and Poetics in the Ming and Qing Dynasties”. In 2010, Professor Sun was awarded the title of “A Teaching Expert Among Junior Faculty” at Shandong University. He is currently an Organizing Director of the Association for the Study of bet365 games best slots in the Ming Dynasty, a Member of the Standing Board of Directors of the Shandong Provincial Association for the Study of Classical bet365 games best slots, a Member of the Academic Committee of the Shandong Calligraphers Association, and a Vice President of the Chinese Association for the Study of Li Qingzhao and Xin Qiji.

Professor Sun has authored and published several scholarly monographs, including:Ming-Dynasty Poetics and The Poems of the Tang Dynasty, and The Concept of Having Reverence For the Past and For Antiquity Fades Away: Wang Shizhen and the Literary Thought of the Sixteenth Century. He has also authored more than sixty papers and articles published in bet365 games best slots journals such as Our Literary Legacy,Studies in bet365 games best slots and Art,Studies of Theory in bet365 games best slots and Art, and The bet365 games best slots Journal of Nankai University. Furthermore, Professor Sun has taken part in editing and compiling many textbooks and sets of teaching materials, such as "History of Chinese bet365 games best slots" and "The Essentials of Chinese Traditional bet365 games best slots". He has also completed or undertaken a number of research projects sponsored by the sponsored by the National Foundation for the Social Sciences, including a Junior Scholars bet365 live casino gamesResearch Projecttitled "A Comprehensive Synthetic Study of Ming-Dynasty Scholarship On Tang-Dynasty Poetry”, the general research project titled "A Study from Multiple Perspectives of Archaism in Ming-Dynasty bet365 games best slots", and a sub-project of a Major Research Project, titled "A Study of Literary Thought in the Transitional Period Between the Late-Tang/Five Dynasties Era and the Northern Song Dynasty".

The last two research projects mentioned above constitute and are representative of the primary foci and orientations of Professor Sun’s research interests in recent years.
Contact information: E-mail address: xt-sun@sdu.edu.cn

Appendix: A catalog of writings and publications by Professor Sun Xuetang

Monographs:

· Ming-Dynasty Poetics and The Poems of the Tang Dynasty, QiluShushe Publishers, 2012

· The Concept of Having Reverence For the Past and For Antiquity Fades Away: Wang Shizhen and the Literary Thought of the Sixteenth Century,Ancient Books Publishing House, Tianjin, 2004

· The Spirit of Chinese bet365 games best slots: The Tang-Dynasty Volume, Shandong Education Press, 2003

Co-authored (as secondary author):

· A General History of Chinese Poems and Songs:The Ming-Dynasty Volume, People's bet365 games best slots Publishing House, 2012

· Twentieth-Century Research on Chinese bet365 games best slots: Studies in Song-Dynasty bet365 games best slots, Beijing Publishing House, 2001

Annotative Work done for:

· The Three Hundred Tang Poems, Shandong Pictorial Publishing House, 2012

· The Three Hundred Ci Poems of the Song Dynasty, (in cooperation with otherscholars), Shandong Pictorial Publishing House, 2012

Scholarly papers and articles:

· “An Interpretation of Li Mengyang’s Literary Thought from the Perspective of ‘Poetry may Serve as Lens into the Ethics and Character of a Person’”, bet365 games best slots Journal of Nankai University,No. 3, 2019

· “‘A Collection of Poems of Resonance and Agreement At Court and Abroad’ [Chaozhengchangheji] and Xu Zhenqing’s‘Uncollected Poems’”, bet365 games best slots Journal of Suzhou University, No. 2, 2019

· “An Exploration and Discussion of the Meaning of Li Panlong’sTheory that ‘Poetry May Serve as a Conveyer of Grievance Against Injustice’”,Our Literary Legacy, No. 1, 2018

· “The Narrative Structure of Lu You’s ‘Visiting The Shanxi Village’”, The bet365 games best slots Journal of the Graduate College of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, No.6, 2017

· “‘The Political Debate over The Great Protocol’ and the Literary Ideas of Emphasizing Passion as well as Lyricism in the Early-Jiajing Period”,Our Literary Legacy, No.1, 2017

· “The Life of Kong Tianyin, His Friendships and Relationships with Companions, and His Theory of Emphasizing the Value of Spiritual Enchantment in Poetry”, Studies of Chinese Poetry and Songs, Volume 14, 2017

· “The State of Mind and Morale on the Part of the ‘Latter Seven Scholars’ During the Period When Yan Song Ruled the Imperial Government”, bet365 games best slots Journal of Nankai University, No.6, 2016

· “Being Realistic and Innovative at the Same Time: Mr. Luo Zongqiang’sResearch on Chinese bet365 games best slots”, Research in Chinese Language and bet365 games best slots, No. 2, 2015

· “‘The Master of Poetry’ and His ‘Magic Mirror’ for Focusing”, bet365 games best slots Journal of Nankai University, No.1, 2015

· “Observations on Theories of Narration in Wang Fuzhi’s Poetics: Starting with His Thesis of ‘Capturing A Shadow’ and Expanding From that Point”, Changjiang Academics, No. 4, 2015

· “Theses in Ming-DynastyPoetics that are Founded on Scholarship on the Classic of Changes [Yijing]and on Grasping the Significance of Cosmic Change: Neo-Confucianist [lixue] Interpretations of the Terms ‘Total Abundance’ [fuyou] and ‘Renewal Every Day’ [rixin], and Their Influence on the Theory of Poetry”, bet365 games best slots Journal of Sichuan University, No.6, 2014

· “An Exploration of the Realities Surrounding the History and Lives of the ‘Former Seven Scholars”, (translation of an article authored by Daniel Bryant [Bai Runde]), Studies of Chinese Poetry and Songs, Volume 11, 2014

· "On Lu Shiyong's Appreciation of the Poetry of Du Fu", Studies of Chinese Poetry and Songs, Volume 10, 2013

· “Tang Yin’s Poems and Songs and the Tradition of Tang and Song Poetry”, bet365 games best slots Journal of Northwest University, No.6, 2013

· “Li Mengyang and the Appreciation of the Poetry of Du Fu”,bet365 games best slots and Culture, No. 2, 2012

· “‘Proposition’, ‘Transformation’, and Literary Archaism”, Research on the Zhou Classic of Change, No. 4, 2011

· “A Study of Gao Shusi’s Friendships and Relationships with Companions Through His Biographical Chronology”, Studies of Chinese Poetry and Songs, Volume 8, 2011

· “Xu Xianzhong and ‘Evaluations and Appreciations of Tang-Dynasty Poetry’”, bet365 games best slots and Culture, No. 2, 2011

· “A Description and Discussion of the ‘Positive and Variation’ Theory About Tang-Dynasty Poetry in the Yuan and Ming Dynastic Periods”, Studies of Theory in bet365 games best slots and Art, No. 3, 2010

· “He Jingming and Tang Poetry”, bet365 games best slots Journal of Nankai University, No. 3, 2010

· “The Epochal Significance of the Poetic Theory of Jiaoran”, bet365 games best slots Journal of Lanzhou University, No.6, 2010

· “Xie Zhen and Poetry at the Height of the Mid-Tang Dynasty, Focusing on the Creation of Songs”, bet365 games best slots Journal of Capital Normal University, No. 3, 2010

· “Li Panlong and the Poems of the Early-Peak Period in the Tang Dynasty”, Studies of Chinese Poetry and Songs,Volume 5, 2009

· “A General Study of How Xie Zhen Adapted Tang-Dynasty Poetry”, Studies of Theory in bet365 games best slots and Art, No. 4, 2008

· “Speaking of [Xin] Jiaxuan and the Four Cardinal Vices, Wine, Women, Avarice and Pride”, Illustrated Magazine of Chinese Culture, No. 7, 2007

· “An Exploration into the Deeper Meaning of the Critical Evaluation of Meng Haoran’s Poetry that ‘In its simplicity and in the pedestrian there is a spirit of magnificence and transcendence’”, bet365 games best slots Journal of Huaqiao University, No. 4, 2007

· “Chen Xianzhang and Literary Thought in bet365 live casino reviewino blackjacktheLate-Ming Dynasty”, bet365 games best slots Journal of Nankai University, No. 4, 2006

· “The Intensity, and the Lightness, of Meng Haoran’s Poetic Sentiment”, bet365 games best slots Journal of Lanzhou University, No.6, 2005

· “The Atmosphere of the Literary Circles in theLongqing and WanliEpochs and the Transformation of LiteraryThought”, bet365 games best slots Journal of the Education College of Xiamen, No.3, 2005

· “A Brief Discussion of Zhu Yunming’s Poetry and Songs”, Humanistic Writings, Volume 8, 2005

· “The Spirit of Poetry and Songsat the Peak of the Tang Dynasty”, Studies in bet365 games best slots and Art, No. 3, 2004

· “Wang Shizhenin the World of bet365 games best slots in theLongqing and WanliEpochs”, Chinese Studies, Volume 14, 2004

· "The Phenomenon of Affective Imagery in Gao Shi's Poetry", Humanistic Writings, Volume 7, 2004

· “Reflections on ‘Theory of Style’ and Various Similar Concepts”, Seeking Truth (An bet365 games best slots Journal), No. 3, 2004

· “A Poetic Flourish of the Spirit of Magnanimity and Grandiosity”, Studies in bet365 games best slots and Art, No. 4, 2003

· “On the True Substance of ‘Style’ in the Poetics of the Ming Dynasty”, Humanistic Writings, No. 6, 2003

· “Sublime Inspiration [Tianji]: AnOften Overlooked Concept in the Study of Ancient Literary Theory”, Studies of Theory in bet365 games best slots and Art, No. 1, 2003

· “On the Cultural Personality of the ‘Seven Scholars of the Ming Dynasty’”, bet365 games best slots Journal of Lanzhou University,No.1, 2003

· “Wang Shizhen and the Thought of Spiritual bet365 games best slots”, bet365 games best slots Journal of Suzhou University, No. 4, 2002

· “Literary Archaism and the Transformation of Thought in the Mid- and Late- Ming Dynasty", Eastern Serial Periodicals, No. 4, 2002

· “An Interpretation of the Substance, and the Tendencies of Ming-Dynasty Literary Archaism from the Perspective of Cultural Personality”, Humanistic Writings, Vol. 5, 2002

· “On the Ideological Significance of the Phenomenon of Literary Archaism in the Ming Dynasty, and Drawing a Comparison Between that Cultural Phenomenon and the Rise of the Ideological Trend Toward the ‘Mind School’ [xinxue] of Neo-Confucianism”, Studies of Chinese Poetry and Songs, Volume 1, 2002

· “The Cultural Atmosphere in the Peak Period of Song Dynasty Prosperity”, Wenyibao (The bet365 games best slots and Art Gazetteer), March 5, 2002

· “From the ‘Courtly Style’ of Writing [taigeti] to theSchool of Literary Archaism”,bet365 games best slots Journal of Shaanxi Normal University, No. 4, 2002

· “Our Critical Understanding of Yan Yu’s Theories of ‘Literary Atmosphere’ [qixiang] and ‘Literary Interest’ [xingqu]”, bet365 games best slots Journal of Nankai University, No. 4, 2002

· “A New Change in Literary Thought in theWuzhong Regionduring the Period of the Reigns of the Hongzhi Emperor and theZhengdeEmperor of the Ming Dynasty”,bet365 games best slots Journal of Huaqiao University, No. 4, 2001

· “"Wang Shizhen’s Early Literary Thought”, bet365 games best slots Journal of Liaocheng Teachers College, No. 2, 2001

· “Literary Thought of the Early-Jiajing Era Had the Effect of Carrying On the Legacy of the Past and Opening Up A Trend For the Future”, Yindu bet365 games best slots Magazine, No. 3, 2001

· “ ‘After Reading’ and the Final Conclusions Bet365 Casino loginDrawn By Yanzhou [Wang Shizhen] in His Late Years”, bet365 games best slots Journal of Nankai University, No. 2, 2000

· "On Xie Zhen's Poetics", bet365 games best slots Journal of Huaqiao University, No. 3, 2000

· “An Analysis of Wang Shizhen’s Theory of Literary Style Derived From Talent and Genius”, bet365 games best slots Journal of Liaocheng Teachers College, No. 1, 2000

· “A Study of Wang Shizhen’s Literary Thought in the Longqing and WanliPeriods”, bet365 games best slots and Culture, Volume 3, 2000

· “An Exploration into the Deeper Meaning of Jiaoran’s Notion of ‘The Essential Core Idea In A Piece of Writing’”, bet365 games best slots Journal of Henan Normal University, No. 5, 1999

· “The Theory that Literary Styles and Trends Develop Naturally As They Are [fengliuziranbian]: A Tentative Exploration of the Central Idea in Jiaoran’s Critique of Poetic Theory”, Jianghai bet365 games best slots Magazine, No. 5, 1999

· “An Analysis of the Meaning of the Word ‘Yi’ (Ethereality, Transcendence) in Jiaoran’s Critique of Poetic Theory”, Knowledge of Classical bet365 games best slots Knowledge, No. 3, 1999

· “Huang Tingjian's Views on Ci Poetry”, bet365 games best slots Journal of Jiujiang Teachers College, No. 4, 1999

· "Huang Tingjian's Theory of Calligraphy and His Calligraphic Art", bet365 games best slots Journal of Guyuan Teachers College, 1998

· “On the Aesthetics of Chinese Poetic Creation from the Perspective of the Analogy of ‘The Sounds of Nature’”, Humanities Magazine, No. 3, 1998