William Chin-fung Ng 伍展楓 is currently a Ph.D. student in Sinology at the Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany. After graduating from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a degree in Chinese Language and Literature, he obtained his master’s degree in Chinese Studies from Leipzig University in Germany with a thesis focusing on the poetry and academic works of Zhang Ruzhao 張汝釗 (1900–1969), a revolutionary heroine turned Buddhist nun and pioneer activist of the feminist movement in 20th century China. Under the supervision of Prof. Zhiyi Yang 楊治宜, Ng’s current major area of research is classical Chinese literature related to Buddhism, especially poetry, during the late Qing and Republican periods.
Germany