Wang Zijin

Wang Zijin, born in 1950 and a native of Wu'an, Hebei, is a well-known historian specializing in the Qin and Han dynasties. His works combine scholarship with readability: alongside specialized studies such as An Annotated Study of Qin-Han Material Culture (Revised and Expanded Edition) and The World of Children in the Qin and Han Dynasties, he has written cultural essays including Fragmented Reflections of Chang'an: Notes on Qin-Han Cultural History, Breaking Willow Branches at Baqiao: Travel and Daily Life in Ancient China, and Lush Leaves in Shanglin: Essays on Qin-Han Ecological History. He has also contributed popular reading such as A Children's Introduction to Chinese History 6: Qin and Western Han. The eight titles by him in this catalog are commonly classified as history reading, essays, and parenting, showing his effort to bring the social life and everyday details of the Qin and Han world to a wider audience in a plain, evidence-based style.