Lik Hang Tsui, 徐力恆

Medieval China / Middle Period / Mid-imperial China Digital Humanities Epistolary Culture Urban History Literati Culture of China Relationship between History and Heritage in China and Hong Kong Book Projects Epistolary Culture in Song China (960–1279) This book examines epistolary writing as a central social and cultural practice in Song China, situating letters at the intersection of textuality, sociability, and intellectual life. Drawing on manuscript and print sources, it reconstructs how literati used letters to negotiate status, cultivate networks, and articulate moral and political positions across time and space. By integrating close textual analysis with material approaches, the book offers a new account of how written communication shaped elite culture in mid‑imperial China. Digital Humanities and the Study of Chinese History This book reflects on the emergence, methods, and intellectual stakes of digital humanities in Chinese historical studies. Combining case studies from premodern Chinese history with critical discussion of data, infrastructure, and interpretation, it argues for a historically grounded and theoretically informed approach to digital methods in the humanities. Publications I have published over 20 scholarly articles and over 60 pieces for popular journals and newspapers. See here for a list of my publications. If you would like to read any of them, please email me and I could send you a digital copy.

[2026] Between Detachment and Connection: Emotional Landscapes and Boundaries in a Scholar-Official’s Retirement in Late Twelfth-century China Tsui, L. H., Apr 2026, (Presented). Research output: Conference Papers › RGC 33 - Other conference paper › peer-review [2026] Connecting Digital Systems by Whom and for Whom? Taking Stock of the Digital Humanities Infrastructures in China Tsui, L. H. & Chen, J., Jan 2026, Critical Infrastructure Studies and Digital Humanities. Liu, A., Pawlicka-Deger, U. & Smithies, J. (eds.). Minneapolis, Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press, p. 179-198 (Debates in the Digital Humanities; no. 13). Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author) › peer-review Open Access [2026] Cultivating