Li Bozhong Explained

Li Bozhong (Chinese: 李伯重; born 10 October 1949) is a Chinese economic historian and a Chair Professor of Humanities at Peking University and Chair Professor Emeritus at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Tsinghua University.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Early year and education

Li was born in Kunming, Yunnan, a province in Southwest China, on 10 October 1949. His father Li Shan (李埏) was also a historian specializing in Song dynasty. Due to the Culture Revolution (1966-1976), Li Bozhong could not go to the college after graduating from high school until 1978.^{[4] [5]}

Li received his MA (1981) and PhD (1985) in History from Xiamen University. From 1991 to 1992, Li was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan.^[6]

Academic career

Li was a postdoctoral researcher at University of Michigan from 1992 to 1993.

He joined the faculty of Peking University in 2017.

Works

• Li, B. (2021) An Early Modern Economy in China: The Yangzi Delta in the 1820s. Cambridge University Press.
• Li, B. (1998) Agricultural development in Jiangnan, 1620-1850. Springer.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 李伯重. 2021-10-19. 清华大学国学研究院.
2. Web site: 张弘. 李伯重：把中国放到全球史的视野. 2021-10-19. 凤凰网资讯.
3. Web site: From the "Great Divergence" to the "Great Convergence": The modern transformation of the Yangzi Delta's economy in a new perspective . 2023-02-04 . . en.
4. Web site: 开山大师兄｜李伯重：大家要看的是你的成果，不是身份_全球智库_澎湃新闻-The Paper . 2023-02-04 . www.thepaper.cn.
5. Web site: [个人史]李伯重："私塾"教出的洋博士后_新闻中心_新浪网 ]. 2023-02-04 . news.sina.com.cn.
6. Web site: Li Bozhong's CV . Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.