Chen Wei 陈伟

Functions and council memberships

    Professor and Ph.D supervisor in the School of History

    Dean of the School of History

    Director of the Research Center of Bamboo and Silk Manuscripts

    Visiting Professor of Waseda University and University of Chicago

    Member of the Korean Mokkan Society

Research Topics

The Middle and East of Yangtze River in the Qin and Han dynasties

Historical cultural and geographical issues of the State of Chu during the Warring Period

Research on bamboo and silk manuscripts

Research Projects

    The comprehensive classification and research on bamboo manuscripts of the State of Chu in the Warring period (2003-2008)

    The comprehensive classification and research on bamboo manuscripts of the State of Qin in the Warring period (since 2009)

Main Publications

The Geographical Research of ‘East Nation’ of the State of Chu

The Primary Investigation on the Bamboo Manuscripts of the State of Chu in Baoshan Mountain

Research on Newly Unearthed Bamboo Manuscripts of the State of Chu

The Dictionary of Historical Culture of the State of Chu (chief editor)

And over a hundred papers have been published