Hu Chuanji is professor and PhD with the Chinese Department of Sun Yat-Sen University and her main academic interest is on the history of Chinese literary thought and modern academic history. Her books include Chinese Cultural Thoughts (2018), Red House Four Theories (2017), Legend of Literature (2017), The End of Liberal Literary Ideals (2012) and Love and Crime in Chinese Novels (2011). She has published more than 70 academic papers and has published literary and cultural commentary widely in leading Chinese newspapers.