Liu Chen

Liu Chen was born in 1986 in Binzhou, Shandong. He holds a PhD in history from Peking University and was among the first "Boya" postdoctoral fellows there. He is now a professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of History, Shandong University, mainly researching Qing history and the history of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. His works include Xiao Chaogui and the Early History of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, A Social History of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and Further Studies on the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Eight of his works are held in the collection. Besides historical studies such as Further Studies on the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, they cover foreign literature, classical Chinese poetry, popular science, examinations, and management, including Notes from Underground, Just a Song: Chinese Ci Poetry from the 11th to the Early 12th Century, A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics, and A Complete Guide to Restaurant Management. His writing spans academic research and general reading, with diverse subjects that combine textual scholarship with the popularization of knowledge.