Assistant Professor of History
Tillinghast Hall, Room 225
BA, MA, University of Chicago
PhD Princeton University
Bingyu Zheng is a social and cultural historian of early modern China. His research focuses on the everyday life in cities in the Qing Empire, the last imperial dynasty of China. He teaches classes on the history of China from the imperial period to modern times, as well as the history of modern Japan.
Area of Expertise
Early modern China, Urban Culture, Ethnicity