China Vitae

Biography

Chen Hong, male, Han nationality, was born in Tianjin in 1948. He is a native of Xixia County, Shandong Province and is a member of the CPC. In 1981 he graduated from Nankai University with a master's degree and became a teacher. From 1985 to 1988 he was chief of the Teaching Department on China's Ancient Literature at Nankai University and in 1991 was made professor. He moved on to become dean of the College of Liberal Arts, standing vice-president and president.

Chen has served as chairman of the Tianjin Literature Society and the Theory of Ancient Literary Composition Society and was vice-chairman of the China Educational Labor Union. He is the author of several books on Chinese literature, including "On China's Ancient Novel Art" and has received many awards for his work.