Bu Bu Sheng (A Half Remembered)_Novel
Women’s stories have often been overlooked in historical narratives. Even when women were recorded, it was never from their own perspectives.
The A Half Remembered series is a collection of historical fiction novels spanning 18 Chinese dynasties and featuring hundreds of women from different historical periods. The series seeks to reconstruct Chinese history from women’s perspectives by piecing together fragmented accounts scattered across historical archives into complete narratives.
In Bu Bu Sheng (A Half Remembered), I hope to explore women’s resistance, agency, and expressions of soft power within patriarchal societies. Some women challenged existing structures directly, such as emperor Wu Zetian, while others exercised influence and autonomy within the limited spaces available to them, such as Consort Li. Many women never appeared in official historical records, but the absence of their names does not diminish the significance of their lives. Through this series, their experiences, struggles, and contributions are brought back into historical memory.
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To explore the book on Qidian and Fanqie, two of China’s largest publishing platforms, please visit the links below.
Fanqie:
https://fanqienovel.com/reader/7620725248865878552
Qidian:
Visually lmpaired_The Shape of Light Interviews & Touchable Exhibitions
Disability should never result in the deprivation of knowledge and cultural experiences. Traditional museums often provide audio descriptions of artifacts but rarely allow visually impaired visitors to physically engage with them.
This exhibition challenges that limitation by featuring artworks created entirely by visually impaired individuals, including handicrafts, paintings, and photography, accompanied by background music composed by visually impaired artists. Through this exhibition, visitors are able to touch each artifact and listen to creators share
the personal stories and meanings behind their work.
Driven by a desire to understand and amplify the voices of communities often overlooked, I have spent the past four years interviewing visually impaired individuals about their experiences with education, marriage and social challenges. Through publishing reports and sharing their stories with the wider community, I hope to challenge misconceptions, increase awareness, and advocate for greater inclusion.
Artwork created by visually impaired artists.
Dowry Laws & Wedding_Research
Dowry laws and wedding traditions evolved significantly across Chinese dynasties, reflecting changing social structures, economic conditions, and expectations of women. This research examines the differences in dowry practices and wedding traditions between the Tang and Song dynasties, exploring the factors behind these transformations and whether changes in dowry regulations expanded or restricted women’s rights.
Ultimately, this paper investigates the limitations and possibilities of applying contemporary ideologies, perspectives, and human rights frameworks when analyzing historical societies, questioning how modern concepts of gender equality and rights should be used to understand women’s experiences in the past.
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BBveXQwEBLQX-HFB6l8XOLHf1AHR1RDJONqP7dCwGgY/edit?tab=t.0
Soong Meiling & Soft Power_Research
Traditional historical narratives often center on male leaders while overlooking women who shaped history through alternative forms of power. This research was inspired by a desire to explore how women navigated patriarchal systems and exercised influence beyond formal authority.
This paper examined Soong Mei-ling’s role in the New Life Movement, Xi’an Incident, wartime mobilization, and international diplomacy. Using primary and secondary sources, including speeches and historical records, the paper explores soft power (the ability to influence others through emotions and values instead of force) as an alternative source of political influence. It argues that Soong Mei-ling’s ability to build trust, appeal to emotions, and navigate cultural connections allowed her to achieve outcomes that traditional political and military leaders could not, redefining the possibilities of leadership in twentieth-century China.
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