Distinguished Professor of the School of Foreign Languages, Hunan Normal University, Doctor of Sinology at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, member of the European Academy of Sciences, Director of the International Center for Sinology, European Union Jean Monnet Chair Professor, president of German-Chinese Association, president of World Association of Sinology Studies. His research interests include A Dream of Red Mansions, comparative literature, translation and cross-cultural literature, modern and contemporary Chinese literature. He has written 66 books, translated 33 books, published 33 papers in both Chinese and English. He won the China Friendship Award in 2020.