Zhao Yulong (R) speaks with an online platform editor via video link on the performance of his online video lessons at Chongshan campus of Liaoning University in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 9, 2026. Zhao Yulong, born in 1984, is a professor and doctoral supervisor of Liaoning University, whose academic focus lies in fiction and traditional Chinese operas in Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). His recent work has centered on the research on the Chinese literary classic "Journey to the West," and how its stories shifted and spread across different ethnic groups, regions and media forms.
Alongside research and teaching, Zhao has also actively engaged in the promotion of this centuries-old classic to the public. He has given talks and public lectures on the tale, and posted educational audio and video lessons on Chinese social platforms, encouraging young people to read the original book and explore the old classic in a new light. He often shares with his students that an open and relaxed attitude is the best way to enter the world of the book. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
Zhao Yulong (R) discusses with a foreign student on Journey to the West at School of International Education of Liaoning University in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 9, 2026. Zhao Yulong, born in 1984, is a professor and doctoral supervisor of Liaoning University, whose academic focus lies in fiction and traditional Chinese operas in Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). His recent work has centered on the research on the Chinese literary classic "Journey to the West," and how its stories shifted and spread across different ethnic groups, regions and media forms.
Alongside research and teaching, Zhao has also actively engaged in the promotion of this centuries-old classic to the public. He has given talks and public lectures on the tale, and posted educational audio and video lessons on Chinese social platforms, encouraging young people to read the original book and explore the old classic in a new light. He often shares with his students that an open and relaxed attitude is the best way to enter the world of the book. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
Zhao Yulong (R, rear) speaks during a public lecture on Journey to the West in Yuhong District of Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 15, 2026. Zhao Yulong, born in 1984, is a professor and doctoral supervisor of Liaoning University, whose academic focus lies in fiction and traditional Chinese operas in Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). His recent work has centered on the research on the Chinese literary classic "Journey to the West," and how its stories shifted and spread across different ethnic groups, regions and media forms.
Alongside research and teaching, Zhao has also actively engaged in the promotion of this centuries-old classic to the public. He has given talks and public lectures on the tale, and posted educational audio and video lessons on Chinese social platforms, encouraging young people to read the original book and explore the old classic in a new light. He often shares with his students that an open and relaxed attitude is the best way to enter the world of the book. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
Zhao Yulong (R) speaks with postgraduate students at Puhe campus of Liaoning University in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 8, 2026. Zhao Yulong, born in 1984, is a professor and doctoral supervisor of Liaoning University, whose academic focus lies in fiction and traditional Chinese operas in Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). His recent work has centered on the research on the Chinese literary classic "Journey to the West," and how its stories shifted and spread across different ethnic groups, regions and media forms.
Alongside research and teaching, Zhao has also actively engaged in the promotion of this centuries-old classic to the public. He has given talks and public lectures on the tale, and posted educational audio and video lessons on Chinese social platforms, encouraging young people to read the original book and explore the old classic in a new light. He often shares with his students that an open and relaxed attitude is the best way to enter the world of the book. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
Zhao Yulong (L) speaks during a public lecture on Journey to the West in Yuhong District of Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 15, 2026. Zhao Yulong, born in 1984, is a professor and doctoral supervisor of Liaoning University, whose academic focus lies in fiction and traditional Chinese operas in Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). His recent work has centered on the research on the Chinese literary classic "Journey to the West," and how its stories shifted and spread across different ethnic groups, regions and media forms.
Alongside research and teaching, Zhao has also actively engaged in the promotion of this centuries-old classic to the public. He has given talks and public lectures on the tale, and posted educational audio and video lessons on Chinese social platforms, encouraging young people to read the original book and explore the old classic in a new light. He often shares with his students that an open and relaxed attitude is the best way to enter the world of the book. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
Zhao Yulong (R) guides students in academic paper writing at his office in Liaoning University in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 8, 2026. Zhao Yulong, born in 1984, is a professor and doctoral supervisor of Liaoning University, whose academic focus lies in fiction and traditional Chinese operas in Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). His recent work has centered on the research on the Chinese literary classic "Journey to the West," and how its stories shifted and spread across different ethnic groups, regions and media forms.
Alongside research and teaching, Zhao has also actively engaged in the promotion of this centuries-old classic to the public. He has given talks and public lectures on the tale, and posted educational audio and video lessons on Chinese social platforms, encouraging young people to read the original book and explore the old classic in a new light. He often shares with his students that an open and relaxed attitude is the best way to enter the world of the book. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
Zhao Yulong (R, rear) communicates with readers during a book launch event at Liaoning Provincial Library in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 17, 2025. Zhao Yulong, born in 1984, is a professor and doctoral supervisor of Liaoning University, whose academic focus lies in fiction and traditional Chinese operas in Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). His recent work has centered on the research on the Chinese literary classic "Journey to the West," and how its stories shifted and spread across different ethnic groups, regions and media forms.
Alongside research and teaching, Zhao has also actively engaged in the promotion of this centuries-old classic to the public. He has given talks and public lectures on the tale, and posted educational audio and video lessons on Chinese social platforms, encouraging young people to read the original book and explore the old classic in a new light. He often shares with his students that an open and relaxed attitude is the best way to enter the world of the book. (Photo by Zhang Qingyu/Xinhua)
Zhao Yulong (L) speaks during a public lecture on Journey to the West in Yuhong District of Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 15, 2026. Zhao Yulong, born in 1984, is a professor and doctoral supervisor of Liaoning University, whose academic focus lies in fiction and traditional Chinese operas in Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). His recent work has centered on the research on the Chinese literary classic "Journey to the West," and how its stories shifted and spread across different ethnic groups, regions and media forms.
Alongside research and teaching, Zhao has also actively engaged in the promotion of this centuries-old classic to the public. He has given talks and public lectures on the tale, and posted educational audio and video lessons on Chinese social platforms, encouraging young people to read the original book and explore the old classic in a new light. He often shares with his students that an open and relaxed attitude is the best way to enter the world of the book. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
Zhao Yulong poses for photos at Chongshan campus of Liaoning University in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 9, 2026. Zhao Yulong, born in 1984, is a professor and doctoral supervisor of Liaoning University, whose academic focus lies in fiction and traditional Chinese operas in Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). His recent work has centered on the research on the Chinese literary classic "Journey to the West," and how its stories shifted and spread across different ethnic groups, regions and media forms.
Alongside research and teaching, Zhao has also actively engaged in the promotion of this centuries-old classic to the public. He has given talks and public lectures on the tale, and posted educational audio and video lessons on Chinese social platforms, encouraging young people to read the original book and explore the old classic in a new light. He often shares with his students that an open and relaxed attitude is the best way to enter the world of the book. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
Zhao Yulong (L) participates in a reading promotion event at a TV station in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 7, 2026. Zhao Yulong, born in 1984, is a professor and doctoral supervisor of Liaoning University, whose academic focus lies in fiction and traditional Chinese operas in Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). His recent work has centered on the research on the Chinese literary classic "Journey to the West," and how its stories shifted and spread across different ethnic groups, regions and media forms.
Alongside research and teaching, Zhao has also actively engaged in the promotion of this centuries-old classic to the public. He has given talks and public lectures on the tale, and posted educational audio and video lessons on Chinese social platforms, encouraging young people to read the original book and explore the old classic in a new light. He often shares with his students that an open and relaxed attitude is the best way to enter the world of the book. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
Zhao Yulong (C) speaks with students at Puhe campus of Liaoning University in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 8, 2026. Zhao Yulong, born in 1984, is a professor and doctoral supervisor of Liaoning University, whose academic focus lies in fiction and traditional Chinese operas in Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). His recent work has centered on the research on the Chinese literary classic "Journey to the West," and how its stories shifted and spread across different ethnic groups, regions and media forms.
Alongside research and teaching, Zhao has also actively engaged in the promotion of this centuries-old classic to the public. He has given talks and public lectures on the tale, and posted educational audio and video lessons on Chinese social platforms, encouraging young people to read the original book and explore the old classic in a new light. He often shares with his students that an open and relaxed attitude is the best way to enter the world of the book. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
