Yin Rong, female, Han ethnicity, native of Ji'an, Jiangxi Province. She joined the university in July 2004, holds a Ph.D. in Literature from Sun Yat-sen University, and is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Humanities, Nanchang University.

Contact Email: yr236@sina.com

Main Research Areas and Interests:

Ancient Chinese Literature (with a focus on Yuan, Ming, and Qing Literature), History of Chinese Theater (Xiqu), Folklore Studies, etc.

Courses Taught:

Undergraduate:  Introduction to Yuan, Ming, and Qing Literature ;  Guided Reading of Famous Yuan, Ming, and Qing Playwrights ;  Knowledge and Appreciation of Chinese Theater , etc.

Graduate:  Monographic Studies on Yuan, Ming, and Qing Fiction and Theater .

Major Academic Research Achievements and Awards:

Academic Papers:

1."Ming-Qing Drinking Games and the Dissemination of  The Romance of the Western Bower ,"  Theatre Arts , Issue 4, 2023. Sole author.




2."Frontier Customs and Scenery in Tang Xianzu's Operas,"  Sichuan Drama , August 2023. Sole author.




3."The Imagery of the 'Western Bower',"  Guangming Daily - Literary Heritage , February 17, 2020. Sole author.




4."On Small Troupes in Ming-Qing Theater,"  Hundred Schools in Arts , Issue 6, 2019. First author.




5."A Textual Study of the Song Collections of Ming Dynasty Jiangxi-Native  Sanqu Writers,"  Journal of Ancient Books Collation and Studies , Issue 12, 2019. Sole author.




6."A Complete and Peculiar Scroll of Folk Customs: On Lin Qiaoyin's  Sanqu Collection  Records of Things Heard and Seen in Tibet ,"  Tibetan Studies , Issue 2, 2019. Sole author.




7."On the Popular Ditties in  The Definitive Editions of Legends by Mohanzhai ,"  Journal of Chinese Verse Studies , Issue 2, 2018. First author.




8."Fashionable Ditties in Tang Xianzu's Operas,"  Sichuan Drama , Issue 2, 2017. First author.




9."The Origin and Cultural Connotations of the 'Hidden Eight Immortals',"  Knowledge of Literature and History , Issue 5, 2008. Sole author.




10."On the Performance of  Handan Ji during the Ming and Qing Dynasties,"  Theatre Arts , Issue 2, 2007. Sole author.




11."Lan Caihe, 'Stepping Songs', and the Antiphonal Phrase 'Lai Chang He',"  Knowledge of Literature and History , Issue 8, 2005. Sole author.




12."The Combination of the Eight Immortals and Their Cultural Connotations,"  National Arts , Issue 1, 2005. Sole author.




13."On He Xiangu among the Eight Immortals,"  National Arts , Issue 1, 2004. Sole author.




14."The Eight Immortals in Yuan Zaju,"  Hundred Schools in Arts , Issue 3, 2003. Sole author.




15."A Tentative Discussion on the Formation of the Eight Immortals Group,"  Journal of Folklore Studies , Vol. 4, 2003. Sole author.




16."A Comparison of Jiao Ran's and Si Kongtu's Theories on Artistic Conception,"  Journal of Ji'an Teachers College , Issue 2, 2000. Sole author.

Books and Monographs:

1.Annotations and Commentary on "Handan Ji" , Jiangxi Baihuazhou Literature and Art Publishing House, January 2014.





2.The Beauty of Sanqu , Qingdao Publishing House, October 2014.




3.Collated and Annotated Edition of Mr. Yang Yungu's Posthumous Poems , Jiangxi Higher Education Press, forthcoming.

Research Projects (as Principal Investigator):

1.Jiangxi Provincial University Humanities and Social Sciences Research Project (2021): "Collation and Research on Theater Documents in  Jiangxi Min Bao (1911-1939)," Project No.: YS21113, in progress.





2.Jiangxi Provincial Social Science Planning Project (2021): "Research on the Interaction between Ancient Theater and Folk Performing Arts," Project No.: 21WX20D, in progress.




3.Jiangxi Provincial Social Sciences "12th Five-Year Plan" Project (2014): "Research on Child Performers in Ming-Qing Theater," Project No.: 14WX04, completed.




4.Jiangxi Provincial University Humanities and Social Sciences Research Project (2014): "Research on Child Performers in Theater," Project No.: ZGW1405, completed.




5.Jiangxi Provincial University Teaching Reform Project (2007): "Teaching Reform of the  History of Chinese Theater Course—Reflections on Restoring the Essence of Theater," completed.




6.Postdoctoral Research Report  Research on Ming-Qing Shanghai Theater received the Second-Class Grant from the 39th Batch of the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation. Completed.