He obtained his MA in Comparative Literature from Fudan University and PhD in English from Royal Holloway University of London with ORS and Thomas Holloway Scholarship. He received the honourable title of ‘Pu Jiang Scholar’ from the Shanghai Education Foundation. He holds a membership in Chinese Comparative Literature Association, British Comparative Literature Association, and the Association of European Studies at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. His research interest covers 19th century British literature, 20th century British literature, Sino-British cultural relationship, comparative literature, modern British culture. He is currently doing a project on ‘British national image and soft power construction in the postcolonial context’. He welcomes anyone who is interested in British literature, comparative literature and British studies to contact him.