Liu Xingdong, male, holds a PhD in Literature. He graduated from the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Sun Yat-sen University and is currently a lecturer at the School of Journalism and Communication, South China University of Technology. His research focuses on cultural (artistic) communication, film and television aesthetics, regional culture, and folk culture. In recent years, he has published numerous papers in important journals such as Cultural Heritage, Southern Literary Forum, and Folk Culture Forum. He teaches graduate courses including “Selected Topics in Sociology”, “Hot Issues in Contemporary Aesthetic Culture”, and “Selected Topics in Folk Culture”; and undergraduate courses including “Basic University Writing”, “University Chinese”, “Sociology”, “Public Relations”, and “Lingnan Culture”.

Education Work Experience

September 1996 – July 2000, Bachelor’s degreein Chinese, Department of Chinese, Nanning Normal University

September 2000 – July 2003, Master's degreein Chinese, Department of Chinese, Nanning Normal University

September 2003 – July 2007, Doctoral degreein Literature, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Sun Yat-sen University

July 2007 – Present, Lecturer, School of Journalism and Communication, South China University of Technology

Part-time Jobs

Member of Guangdong Folk Literature and Art Association

Senior Cultural Consultant of Guangdong Maiwei Network Technology Development Co., Ltd.

Senior Cultural Consultant of Guangzhou Wenmu Culture Development Co., Ltd.

Books

1. Ancient Villages of Guangdong Province - Songtang Village (Author, South China University of Technology Press, March 2015).

2. Literary Anthropology and Hakka Writing (Associate Editor, South China University of Technology Press, May 2014).

3. A History of the Hakka People in Guangdong—Hakka Folk Customs(Author, Guangdong People's Publishing House, October 2010).

4. Regional Folklore (Author, Heilongjiang People's Publishing House, June 2006)

5. Decoding Shunde Folk Customs (Author, Heilongjiang People's Publishing House, August 2005)

6. Chinese Qilin Culture (Associate Editor, Guangdong Tourism Press, August 2004).

Representative Articles

1. Contemporary Inheritance of Bawei Ancient Songs. Cultural Heritage, 2014, (01).

2.Notes on the Folk Customs Research in Leizhou. Cultural Heritage, 2006(01).

3. A Preliminary Study on the Aesthetic Characteristics of Regional Folk Customs. Journal of Guangxi University, 2006(02).

4. Research on Qilin Culture and Development and Utilization of Local Cultural Resources in the Context of Globalization. Northern Forum, 2006(06).

5. The driving mechanism of regional folk aesthetics. Folk Culture Forum, 2005(03).

6. Yinpu Liuyun Xue Shui Sheng. Southern Literary Forum, 2004(05).

Awards

1. Outstanding Class Advisor, South China University of Technology.

2. Outstanding Communist Party Member, South China University of Technology.

3. Outstanding Postgraduate-Level Director, South China University of Technology.

4. Second Prize for Teaching Excellence, South China University of Technology.

5. Excellence in the Teaching Competition for Young Teachers, South China University of Technology.

6. Top Ten Outstanding Classes on Campus, South China University of Technology .

Contact

liuxingdong0808@163.com