QI Xiaochun

祁小春

Yuzhang Chair Professor, Renmin University of China, Distinguished Professor,Capital Normal University

 

 

Education
Ph.D., Oriental History, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
M.A., Oriental History, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
B.A., Department of Finance, Renmin University of China

Expertise
Chinese calligraphy history, Wang Xizhi studies

Experience
Distinguished Professor, Research Institute of Chinese Calligraphy Culture, Capital Normal University (since 2025)
Professor, Department of Painting, School of Arts, Renmin University of China (since 2020)
Yuzhang Chair Professor, Renmin University of China (since 2013)
Deputy Dean, School of Chinese Painting, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, and Director of the Calligraphy Studio
Professor, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
Vice Chair, Teaching Steering Committee for Art Theory, Ministry of Education
Vice Chair, Examination and Admissions Steering Committee for Calligraphy Programs in Higher Education, Ministry of Education
Council Member, China Calligraphers Association
Deputy Director, Academic Committee, China Calligraphers Association
Juror, Theoretical Award, 5th–7th Lanting Awards for Chinese Calligraphy
Reviewer, National Publication Fund
Reviewer, National Arts Fund
Leading Talent, National “Ten Thousand Talents Program”
National Cultural Master and “Four Kinds of Talents”
Recipient of the Special Government Allowance of the State Council of China

Select Publication
Mai Shi zhi Feng: A Comprehensive Study of Wang Xizhi’s Materials and Personage. Stone Publishing, 2007; Cultural Relics Publishing House, 2012.
On the Road to Shanyin: Notes on Wang Xizhi Studies. China Academy of Art Press, 2009; revised and expanded ed., 2017.
A Comprehensive Examination of Wang Xizhi’s “Shiqi (seventeen) Tie”. Shanghai Painting and Calligraphy Publishing House, 2011.
A Study of Liuzhai Lanting. Sichuan People’s Publishing House, 2021.
Returning to the Origin: A Study of Wei–Jin Letters and Model Calligraphy with Wang Xizhi as the Core. Zhejiang People’s Fine Arts Publishing House, 2023.