Xiaoping Yang, native of Zaozhuang city in Shandong Province, is associate professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University. She is currently the dean of the department of Chinese Calligraphy and entitled to supervise Master Degree candidates.
Academic Interests
History of Calligraphy, Aesthetics of Calligraphy, Calligraphic Culture
Educational Background
From 1998 to 2011, she successively earned the B.A in Chinese linguistics and literature, M.A in History of Calligraphy, and Ph.D in Aesthetics of Calligraphy at Xi’an Jiaotong University,
Work Experience
Since the year of 2005, she is associated with the school of Humanities at Xi’an Jiaotong University. During the period from 2017 to 2018, she was a visiting scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in USA.
Adjunct Responsibilities
The member of Chinese Calligraphers Association, the council member of Shaan’xi Calligraphers Association, meanwhile the deputy director of the female Calligraphers Committee of SCA. The council member of the Shaan’xi Association of Yu Youren Calligraphy, the vice chairperson of Xi’an Youth Calligraphers Association.
Academic Projects hosted by Prof. Yang
Shaan’xi Social Science Fund Program: A Study of the Stone Calligraphy in the Ear of the Republic of China(1912-1949), （2021J001 20,000 RMB）
The Art Theory Program of Shaan’xi Province: A Study of Book Inscription and Ecology in Qing Dynasty （SY2021019 20,000 RMB）
Shaan’xi Social Science Fund Program: A study of the Dialectical Thoughts in Calligraphy （2014HQ06 20,000 RMB）
Program from the Shaan’xi Cultural Tourism Bureau: the Promotion and Popularization of Shaan’xi Cultural Tourism Brand. （SWHHLYKT202019 30,000RMB）
Xi’an Social Science Fund Program: An Innovative Study of the Developing Mode for the Integration of Cultural Heritage Protection and Tourism, （2020cdw05 5,000RMB）
Program from the Bureau of Shaan’xi Chronicle: the Calligraphy Chronicle of Shaan’xi Province (the volume of the era of the Republic of China) （S2018090 300,000RMB ）
Program from the Municipal Government of Xi’an: Program for Cultivating 100 Excellent Youth Talent of Arts. （2021，50,000RMB）
Program funded by Xi’an Jiaotong University: A study of the Dialectical Thoughts in Calligraphy（2009，15,000RMB）
Program funded by Xi’an Jiaotong University: A Study of Fusion Mechanism between Calligraphy and Reality and its Expressive Types（2012，30,000）
Program from the 14th Five-year-plan of Shaanxi Province: An Investigation of cross-disciplinary Construction of Calligraphy among Universities in Shaanxi Province （SGH21Y0003）
Program funded by Xi’an Jiaotong University: A Study of the Coordination Model between Calligraphy and Archeology.
Program of National Social Science Fund for Arts: The Cultural History of Ancient Chinese Women’s Calligraphy (the second participant)
Shaan’xi Social Science Fund Program: the Compilation and Study of Shaan’xi Calligraphic Materials in the Qing Dynasty (the third Participant)
Shaanxi Social Science Fund Program: A Study of the Interaction between Seal & Clerical Script and Seals of Different Schools in the late Qing Dynasty (the third participant)
The Soft Science Program of Shaanxi Province: A study of the Brand Construction and its Communication Strategies for Shaanxi Calligraphic Tourism Sites in the Omnimedia Era.
Representative Papers
An Exemplary study of Calligraphic Scripts on Chinese GuQin, Chinese Calligraphy, CSSCI, 2019, Independent.
On the Thought of ZhongHe in Calligraphy, Chinese Calligraphy, CSSCI, 2019, Independent.
A Study of the Demonstration and Re-demonstration in the art of Calligraphy, Chinese Calligraphy, CSSCI, 2019, Independent.
An Exploration of the female value and Calligraphic Education in the Wei, Jin and North-south Dynasties, Chinese Calligraphy, CSSCI, 2019, Independent.
An exploration and interpretation of the Image Theory for the Ancient Calligraphy, Chinese Calligraphy, CSSCI, 2018, Independent.
On the misunderstanding of Liu Xizai’s words in Kang Youwei’s Calligraphic Viewpoint. Chinese Calligraphy, CSSCI, 2016, first author.
An investigation on the epitaph of the Wife of the Military Commander of Chu State in the Dang Dynasty . Archaeology and Relics, CSSCI, 2021, Independent.
The Theoretical Development and Connotation Exploration of the Effect of Charm, Calligraphy, 2021, Independent.
The Calligraphic style and its cause for the Book Inscriptions by Distinguished Calligraphers in the Qing Dynasty, Calligraphy, 2022, the first author.
An Appreciation of the Buddhism Calligraphy of Master Hong Yi. Chinese Calligraphy, CSSCI, 2016, the second author.
Outstanding Women in Families with Calligraphic Fame: a Study of Female Calligraphers in Wei, Jin and North-south Dynasties. Calligraphy, 2014, Independent.
On the Fusion of Calligraphy and Reality from the Four Elements Perspective, Journal of Xi’an Jiaotong University (Social Science Volume),CSSCI,2012, independent.
Marginalization of Clerical Script and Its Revolution, Chinese Calligraphy, 2012, Independent.
The Contemporary Construction of the Traditional Ethic Value of Calligraphy,Journal of Humanities, CSSCI, 2011, the first author.
Buddism and Calligraphy: a Dialogue with Zhong Mingshan, a well-known Calligrapher, Chinese Religion, CSSCI,the first author.
On the Calligraphy of Master Hong Yi, Chinese Religion, CSSCI, 2011, the first author.
An Interpretation of the Image Essence from the Perspective of Abstraction and Representation. Journal of Xi’an Jiaotong University, CSSCI,the second author.
On the Expressiveness of the ontology of Calligraphic Form, Calligraphy Critics, 2011, the first author.
On the Calligraphic Image of Liu Xizai, Books in China. Mid-summer, 2008, independent.
On Scholars’ Double Characters and Calligraphy, Chinese Thoughts on BOOKS, 2005, independent.
The Cultural Ethos of Zhong Mingshan’s Calligraphy, Journal of Xi’an Jiaotong University, CSSCI, 2003, independent.
The Humane Sentiments of Huang Tingjian’s Calligraphy, WENBO, 2004, independent.
Books
Monography:Classification and Commendatory on Ancient Theory of Calligraphy, Study of the Dialectical Thought of Calligraphy.
Compilations: Shaan’xi Calligraphy Chronicle (the Republic of China volume) (Chief Compiler)，Ignorance and Rebirth: on the Epigraphs Collected in the Museum of Xi’an Jiaotong University (Chief Editor), Anthology of Works on Calligraphic Ethic and Arts Ecology (Chief Editor), The Cultural History of Ancient Chinese Women’s Calligraphy (participant)
Awards
The Award of the 2nd National Clerical Script Exhibition & Creation Forum
The Second-class Prize of Shaanxi Philosophy& Social Science Achievements
The Second-class Prize of Humanities & Social Science Achievements Among Higher Institutions in Shaanxi Province
The Award for Literacy Criticism in Shaanxi Province
The First-class Paper Prize from the 5th University Students Art Performance in Shaanxi Province.
The Prize as one of the 100 Excellent Youth Talents of Literature and Arts at Xi’an
Admissions to the following academic forums
The 11th National Calligraphy Forum
The 4th National Regular-style Calligraphy Forum
The 1st National Clerical Script Symposium
The Forum on Stone Tablets at Longcang Temple and Regular Script Calligraphy Development
The National Higher Calligraphy Education Forum (Zhengzhou, 2016)
The 1st National Regular Script Innovation Forum
Exhibitions
Academy Ethos: Itinerant Exhibition of Calligraphic Works by Doctors in Contemporary Calligraphy, Funded by National Arts Fund
Worldwide Itinerant Exhibition on Calligraphy, Funded by National Arts Fund
The World of He: Exhibition on Excellent Calligraphic Works along the Silk Road.
The 20th, 21th International Chinese & Korean Calligraphy Exchange Exhibition
The 1st Shaan’xi Seal Carving Exhibition on Women’s Calligraphy
