Ying-kit Chan

Ying-kit Chan is an Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore, specializing in Chinese historical studies with a focus on late imperial and modern China. His research examines the intersection of regional identity, state power, and cultural transformation during China's transition from empire to nation-state.

Dr. Chan's core research interests include:

• Provincial Identity Formation in China
• Central-Local Governance Dynamics
• Qing Dynasty Intellectual History
• Historiography of Chinese Nationalism
• Cultural Exchange in Late Imperial China
• Guangdong Regional Studies

His doctoral dissertation, 'Provincial Identity in China: Thinking Central-Local Relations in Guangdong, 1870-1910', analyzed autobiographical and political writings of five key literati (He Ruzhang, Deng Chengxiu, Qiu Fengjia, Ou Jujia, and Liang Jushi) to demonstrate how provincial consciousness in Guangdong developed decades before contemporary economic reforms, revealing its integral role in shaping Chinese nationalist discourse.

As a faculty member, Dr. Chan serves as a graduate research adviser, guiding students in historical methodology and Chinese studies while contributing to academic discourse through his innovative reinterpretation of regional identity in Chinese historiography.