Wang Weiping

Wang Weiping

Wang Weiping, Chinese, Han nationality, was born in October 1962. He graduated from Suzhou University. He is deputy director of "urbanization research center with Chinese characteristics" of the key research base of Humanities and social sciences of the Ministry of education, Professor of the school of Sociology of Suzhou University, and distinguished professor of "Changjiang Scholars" of the Ministry of education.

Character experience

He graduated from the Department of history, Soochow University in 1983 and studied at Hiroshima University from 1993 to 1997 with a doctorate (Literature). Professor of history, director of master program of special history, doctoral supervisor of doctoral program of modern Chinese history. At present, he is the dean of the school of Sociology of Soochow University, member of the academic committee and Degree Committee of Soochow University, deputy director of "urbanization research center with Chinese characteristics" of the key research base of Humanities and social sciences of the Ministry of education, director of "Wu Wenhua research base" of the key research base of Humanities and social sciences of Jiangsu Province, and director of the post doctoral mobile station of history of Soochow University. main part-time member of Academic Committee of China Local Records Association, executive director of China Society of social history, executive director of China Society of economic history, executive director of China Society of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom history, vice president of Jiangsu society of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom history, vice president of Jiangsu society of agricultural history, vice president of Jiangsu society of economic history, overseas reviewer of Japan Hiroshima history, etc. He has visited and lectured at Hiroshima University, Kyoto University and Soochow University in Japan.

Research direction

Chinese urban history, social history and Jiangnan regional history.

Main contributions

He has undertaken 6 projects, including the Ministry of education, the Ministry of civil affairs, the National College ancient books sorting Committee, and Jiangsu Social Science Fund. there are five kinds of studies on the history of cities in the south of the Yangtze River in the Ming and Qing Dynasties: Suzhou as the center, the history of Suzhou (ancient times), traditional social security and philanthropy in ancient China, Wu culture and the society in the south of the Yangtze River. There are six series of "history and society in the south of Jiangsu", seven series of "tourism and culture in the south of the Yangtze River (ancient town volume)", the collection of historical works in the east Wu Dynasty, and the changes in the social structure in the south of Jiangsu He has published more than 140 papers in historical studies, Chinese Social Sciences (English version), sociological studies, Chinese history studies, ethnic studies, historical studies (Japan) and other famous journals at home and abroad. He won two awards for outstanding achievements in Social Sciences of Jiangsu Province and one award for outstanding achievements in Social Sciences of colleges and universities.

Award winning record

In 2003, he was rated as "the first batch of outstanding young talents in Suzhou" by Suzhou University. on September 4, 2019, the Ministry of education commended the "national excellent teachers".

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