Professor Wang Hui, born in September 1985 in Suiningxian, Jiangsu Province,is an Associate Professor and Thesis Advisor for MA students at the School of Literature of Shandong University. He graduated in 2007from the China University of Mining and Technology with a BA degree in Chinese Language and Literature. In the same year, he was admitted by examination to the Institute for the Study of Ancient WritingatZhongshan [Sun Yat-sen] University, from which he subsequently obtained an MA degree (2009) and a Ph.D. degree (2012). He was a postdoctoral fellow in theTeaching and Research Office for Ancient Chinese Language Studies of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Beijing University from July 2012 to August 2014. Thereafter, in September 2014, he joined the faculty of the Institute of Chinese Language and Literature in the School of Literature at Shandong University.

Courses taught by Professor Wang include: “The Ancient Chinese Language” and “Guided Readings in Shuowenjiezi (Explanation of Texts and Words)”. His research areas focus on the study of Ancient Texts and Writings, and Shuowenjiezi (Explanation of Texts and Words). Professor Wang has supervised a Young Scholars research project sponsored by the National Foundation for the Social Sciences, and a Key Research Project under the auspices of the State Language Commission of the Ministry of Education. He has published nearly 30 papers and articles, including, for example,

· “An Explication of the Term ‘beiyao’ [those of lowly status and are remote]”

· “A Supplementary Explanation of the Words and Phrases in the Qin-Dynasty Bamboo Script labeled as ‘The Service of a Government Official, and the Common People’ Excavated in Yuelu”

· “Another Debate and Examination of the Name of Fu Yue, and a Discussion of the Meaning of the Word ‘yuan’[the Black Kite] and Other Matters”

· “A Supplementary Discussion of the Argument that Gui Fu Was Not the Actual Author of ‘The Written Copy of DuanYucai’s Commentary on Shuowenjiezi, Attributed ToGuiWeigu’, or of ‘The Supplementary Written Copy’”

in publications, journals and periodicals such as Research on Ancient Texts and Writings,Archaeology and Cultural Relics, Academic Journal of Zhongshan University, andWen-Shi-Zhe (A Journal of Literature, History and Philosophy).

Contact information: E-mail address: wanghui123@sdu.edu.cn