He completed his doctorate at Nanjing University in 2010 and spent one year at École Normale Supérieure. His field of research is urban history in Renaissance Europe. In recent years he has become especially interested in the structure of Renaissance cities from a comparative and connected perspective. He plans to explore the urban networks throughout the Eurasia by studying the conception of the urban space. He is involved in various interdisciplinary research networks focusing on urban studies and global history.