I am a joint PhD candidate at the Department of Languages and Cultures, Ghent University, and the School of Chinese Classics, Renmin University of China. I am also a member of the Ghent Centre for Buddhist Studies. My research focuses on the social, religious, and cultural history of China during the 4th–6th centuries. My doctoral dissertation, Taoism and Social Life in Southern China during the Jin, Song, Qi, and Liang Dynasties, adopts a cultural-historical approach to examine the interaction between Taoist beliefs and social practices in Southern China during the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties. Through this perspective, I aim to reconsider the realities of Chinese society in this period by tracing the development of Taoism.
Education
Master’s thesis: Why Adopt a Vegetarian Diet: Vegetarianism Policies of Southern Liang (南梁)and Northern Qi (北齊).
Publication
Zhao, Yurui. "Research on Tao Hongjing(陶弘景)'s Alchemy: Discussing the Realistic Transformation in the Narration of Jindan (金丹) in Shangqing (上清)Taoism. Journal of Macau Documentation and Information 35, no.1 (2025): 22–34.
我是根特大学语言与文化系与中国人民大学国学院的联合培养博士生，也是根特大学佛教研究中心成员。我的研究方向是魏晋南北朝社会史、文化史。我的博士论文主题是《晋宋齐梁时期的南方道教与社会生活》。我的研究将采用文化史的视角，考察刘宋时期中国南方地区的道教信仰与民众社会生活的互动关系，尝试以道教的发展历程重新定义此时社会的真实面貌。
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