Chen Zhen

Chen Zhen

Chen Zhen (formerly Shen Jihong and Chen Gaosheng) was born in Haimen, Jiangsu Province in January 1931. In 1959, he graduated from the Department of history of Peking University (five-year system, major in ancient Chinese history and Song History). He studied under the guidance of Deng Guangming, the main founder of the study of song history, specializing in the study of song history. Professor, Department of history, Nanjing Normal University, part-time researcher, research center of ancient Chinese history, Peking University. He has successively served as director of the Institute of history of Henan Academy of Social Sciences, member of the Council of Nanjing Normal University, deputy director of the academic committee of liberal arts and director of the Department of history, vice president of China Song History Research Association, and deputy editor in chief of "Liao, song, Xixia, Jin history" in Encyclopedia of China, Chinese history (First Edition).

Character experience

Chen Zhen (formerly Shen Jihong and Chen Gaosheng) was born in Haimen, Jiangsu Province in 1931. In 1959, he graduated from the Department of history (Chinese ancient history and Song History) of Peking University. He studied Song History under the guidance of Mr. Deng Guangming, a famous expert in Song History. Professor, Nanjing Normal University. He has successively served as the director of the History Research Institute of Henan Academy of Social Sciences, the director of the History Department of Nanjing Normal University, the deputy director of the liberal arts Academic Committee of Nanjing Normal University, and the vice president of China Song History Research Association.

Research direction

He specializes in the study of the history of Song Dynasty.

Main contributions

His works include concise history of the Song Dynasty (one of the two chief editors). He participated in the compilation of the volume of Chinese history in Encyclopedia of China (one of the deputy chief editors of Liao, song, Xixia, Jin history) and the seventh volume of general history of China (chief editor). The main papers are Zhongshu about the early Northern Song Dynasty, Neo Confucianism, Shu School of "song learning" in the Southern Song Dynasty, several issues about manors in Tang and Song Dynasties, Baoma law, Prime Minister system in the early Northern Song Dynasty, county captain in the Song Dynasty, etc.