Chen Jie

Chen Jie was born in Hangzhou in 1983. He holds a master's degree in Sino-Japanese exchange history from Zhejiang University and currently works in the research department of a museum in Hangzhou, where he is engaged in curation and writing on Japanese history and culture. Public information about him is limited, so little more can be confirmed about his personal background. His works and common categories nonetheless show interests spanning several fields: he has written on Japanese history and culture, including a trilogy on the history of Japan's Warring States period, the Meiji Restoration and the shogunate era, as well as works on postwar Japan and the world of the Shosoin, and has also touched on medicine, foreign literature, mystery and detective fiction, and social novels. His writing is known for its careful use of historical sources and cultural interpretation, aimed at general readers and seeking a balance between expertise and readability.