Lecture Information
Speaker: Professor Zhang Bing (Guangdong University of Foreign Studies / Peking University)
Host: Professor Jiang Yuqin (Shenzhen University)
Time: 8:30 AM, April 3, 2026
Venue: Large Conference Room, School of Humanities
Abstract: The literary cultures of different nations have distinct developments and characteristics, yet they are always interconnected and in dialogue with one another through various means. It is through continuous interaction and exchange that the diverse and vibrant tapestry of human civilization transcends barriers and conflicts, revealing each culture’s unique charm. At the same time, through the fusion and mutual learning of heterogeneous civilizations, these cultures gain enrichment and expansion, radiating new value and meaning. As an important component of world civilization and culture, Chinese culture has, over the long and complex course of Sino-foreign cultural exchange and transmission, disseminated Chinese knowledge and spiritual traditions in multiple ways, influencing and shaping other cultures. Among these, the foreign narratives of Chinese culture—especially the ways in which Chinese culture has been narrated and written in the development of Russian cultural history, and how Chinese culture and its literature are represented by Russian literary creators, artists, and translators—reveal the multiple layers of value and meaning embedded in the foreign narratives of Chinese culture.
Zhang Bing, Professor at the Institute of Foreign Literature and Culture, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Yunshan Chief Expert, Researcher at the Institute of Russian Culture, Peking University, Doctoral Supervisor, and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Chinese Journal of Russian Teaching. She holds a Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate from Peking University and has been a Visiting Scholar at Moscow State University and St. Petersburg State University in Russia. She serves as Vice President and Secretary-General of the Chinese Comparative Literature Association; Vice President of the Russian Literature Studies Branch of the Chinese Foreign Literature Association; Vice President of the Foreign Literary Theory Studies Branch; Vice President of the Foreign Literature Professional Committee of the Chinese Higher Education Society; and Secretary-General of the Russian Language Teaching Research Branch of the Chinese Society of Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies. She has published over 100 articles and books (including translations and monographs) both domestically and internationally. Her main research interests include Russian literature, Sinology and translation, comparative literature, and cross-cultural studies.
Jiang Yuqin, Ph.D., Professor at the School of Humanities, Shenzhen University; Vice Dean of the Jao Tsung-I Academy of Culture; Deputy Director of the Institute of Comparative Literature and Comparative Culture; Director of the Digital Humanities Research Center, School of Humanities; Visiting Scholar at the University of Cambridge; Visiting Scholar at the University of Toronto. Her academic affiliations include: Member of the Council of the Chinese Comparative Literature Association; Vice Chair of the World Literature and Literary Theory Committee of the Chinese Comparative Literature Association; Standing Member of the Foreign Literature Committee of the Chinese Higher Education Society; Standing Member of the Chinese Comparative Literature Teaching Branch; and Member of the Teaching Branch of the Chinese Foreign Literature Association. She has published over 60 papers in domestic and international journals indexed by A&HCI, SSCI, CSSCI, etc., authored 2 monographs, edited 4 collections, and led multiple national and provincial/ministerial research projects. Her main research interests include science fiction literature and cultural theory.
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