Dr. LEUNG Shu Fung

Leung Shu Fung received a Ph.D. in Chinese Language and Literature from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and is currently a lecturer in the Department. His primary research interests lie in classical literature. His major works include A Bibliography of Li Bai Studies (covering Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan) and Dong Po Zhi Lin（Text Annotation and Guide Reading, co-authored). In recent years, he has focused on reinterpreting classical Chinese literature through the lens of botany and exploring its intersections with West Asian texts. His recent research includes: “Reading Tao Yuanming’s Poems through the Qimin Yaoshu” (2024), ” Ecological Constraints and Cultural Reception: A Study of Date Palm Motifs on Changsha Kiln Ceramics ” (2024), “A Research on Peony Imagery and Poetry during the Tang Dynasty ” (2024), ” Misplanting and Misconceptions: Cultivation Techniques and Related Folklore Discussions Following the Introduction of Coriander into China ” (2024), ” A Study of Yu Jin in Tang Dynasty ” (2023), “Cross-border Timber Trade in The Middle Ages: A Study of Agarwood Tribute by Persian Merchants in 824AD ” (2023)

Classical Literature / Tang Dynasty Literature / Tao Yuanming Studies / Plants and Literature / Language and Literature Teaching

專書

• Bibliography of Li Bai Studies (Hong Kong, Macau & Taiwan), Hang Zhou: Xiling Seal Engraver’s Society, 2019, 498pages.
• Dong Po Zhi Lin（Text Annotation and Guide Reading ）Co-author, Hong Kong:  Chung Hwa Book Co.2014, 416pages.

期刊論文

• “A Study of Yu Jin in Tang Dynasty”, Chinese Studies, March 2023, Volume 41, No.1, pp.77-117.
• “A Study of Tang Dynasty Letter Conventions through the Narrative of Plants in the Dunhuang Manscrip ‘Pengyou Shuyi’, The World of Chinese Language and Literature, July2022, Issue 446, pp.84-86. 
• “A Textual Study on Su Shi’s Dongpo zhi lin”, Journal of Chinese Studies, 2021, Volume 72, pp27-57.
• “A Discussion on Semantic Conflict in Li Bai’s ‘Flower Blossoms Late in My Backyard’”, Chinese Li Bai Studies 2020, Hefei: Huangshan Publishing House, 2021, pp. 309-322.
• “From Personal Emotion to Collective Moral: A Study of ‘Dongshan Caotang Tao Shi Jian’”, Journal of Chinese Language and Literature of National Taipei University, 2020, Volume 27, pp427-462.
• “On Li Bai’s Intentions for Planting Peach Trees”, Chinese Li Bai Studies 2018, Hefei: Huangshan Publishing House, 2019, pp.162-174.
• “The Edition of ‘Dong Po Zhi Lin’ by Mao Jin”, Journal of Malaysia Sinology, 2017, Volume 1, pp.43-55.
• “A Re-discussion on Yan Yu’s ‘Note of  Li Taibai’s Collection’”, Chinese Li Bai Studies 2016, Hefei: Huangshan Publishing House, 2016, pp.194-214.
• “A Study of the Herbal Names Planted by Liu Zongyuan”, Liu Zongyuan Research , Yongzhou: Yongzhou Liu Zongyuan Research Association, 2016, Volume19, pp.58-63.
• “The Influence of the Search for ‘Truth’ on the Evaluation of Tao’s Poetry in the Early Qing Dynasty”, Ming and Qing Studies, Shanghai: Shanghai Classics Publishing House, 2015, pp.1-22.
• “The Imagination and Construction of Peach Blossom Spring in Wang Wei’s Works”, Wang Wei Research, Jinan: Qi Lu Press, 2015, Volume7, pp.314-323.
• “A Study of Tao Shu’s Version of Collected Works of Tao Yuanming and Its Circulation”,  Journal of Chinese Literary Studies, 2010, No. 16,  pp17-32.

文集論文

• “A Review of Wang Wei Research in Hong Kong”, Classical Literature Study since the Early Republic of China, Hong Kong: The Chinese University of Hong Kong, pp.787-828.
• “The Value of Tao Shu’s ‘Chronology Biography of Tao Yuanming’”, Overseas Sinology from a Multidimensional Perspective, Changsha: Hunan University Press, pp140-156.
• “‘Using Medicine as a Metaphor for Politics’ in the Late Ming and Early Qing Dynasties, Focusing on Qian Qianyi and Qian Chengzhi”, Health, Peace, and Sustainability: Humanities and Social Science Perspectives, Hong Kong: The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2013, pp75-93.
• “The Underlying Meaning of Wang Fuzhi’s Response to Ruan Ji’s ‘Yong Huai’ Poems”, 1st Ming Qing Studies, Taichung: Providence University, 2012, pp137-156.
• “The Aesthetic Evaluation of  ‘Nature’ in Tao Yuanming’s Poetry: Analyzing How Scholars from Different Dynasties Evaluated Tao Yuanming’s Poems with ‘Nature’”, Green Initiative: The relationship between nature and humanity, Taipei: NCU Press, 2012, pp67-85.

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