Chang Huaiying, whose family comes from Xuchang, Henan, was born in Lanzhou, Gansu, in 1979. From 1998 to 2005, he studied at the Department of Archaeology, School of History and Culture, Sichuan University, where he obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in history. In 2010, he received his PhD in history from the School of Archaeology and Museology at Peking University, under the guidance of Professor Liu Xu. In the same year, he joined the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He is currently the Director and Senior Research Fellow of the Xia-Shang-Zhou Archaeology Division, and holds several other positions, including the Executive Secretary of the Project to Trace the Origins of Chinese Civilization and the Deputy Secretary-General of the Chinese Branch of the Asian Casting History Association.
Major Activities
Since 2000, he has participated in or led field excavations and research at various archaeological sites, including Lijiaba and Silibao (Yunyang, Chongqing), Jinsha (Chengdu, Sichuan), Yinxu Xiaomintun in Anyang, Lizhuang Han period necropolis in Nanyang (all in Henan), the cemetery of the Jin Marquises at Beizhao (Quwo, Shanxi), Buyao Village in Lincheng, the horse-and-chariot pits at Gujun in Xingtang, Zhangjiawa and Fuwei in Laishui (all in Hebei). He has also been involved in the laboratory archaeology work of the Qin bamboo slips held by Peking University.
He has participated in the data compilation and analysis in several projects, including the cemetery of the Jin Marquises at Beizhao, the cemetery of the Rui State at Liangdai Village, the cemeteries of the Zeng State at Yejiashan and Wenfengta, the cemetery of the E State at Yangzishan, the Warring States- to early imperial period cemetery at Paomadi, bronze casting-related materials from the stone-cist tomb at Moutuo, the bronze casting foundry at Baidian in Houma, and the pottery molds from Zheng-Han Capital.
He also took part in short-term research at Laolongtou cemetery in Yanyuan (Sichuan), Huadizui site in Gongyi (Henan), and in the systematic regional survey of pre-Qin relics in the Hutuo River Basin, as well as the indoor work on proto-porcelain and hard-fired pottery with geometric patterns from northern Fujian. Additionally, he has contributed to the interviewing work for the archaeological oral history project organized by Peking University.
His main areas of research are the archaeology of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, the history of Chinese archaeology, and the bronze casting techniques.
In 2006, he won the Third Prize in Field Archaeology from the National Cultural Heritage Administration. In 2015, he received the "Research Award" from the Asian Casting History Association (Wakate Kenkyūsha Bumon/ Young Researchers Category). In 2016, he was awarded the first “Young Researcher Award (Golden Goblet Award)” from the Society for Chinese Archaeology.
Selected Publications
Archaeological Research on the Ancient Jizhou during the Xia and Shang Periods: Cultural Genealogy. 2 vols. Shanghai: Shanghai Chinese Classics Publishing House, 2022.
"Research on the Assemblage of the Western Zhou Zhong and Bo Bells and the Identities and Ranks of Their Owners." Kaogu yu Wenwu (Archaeology and Cultural Relics), No. 2, 2010.
"On the 'One Band, Two Patterns' Phenomenon on Bronze Vessels during the Erligang Period," Wenwu (Cultural Relics), No. 4, 2010.
"Three Issues Related to the Bronze Foundry at Zhengzhou Shang City." Sandai Kaogu (Sandai Archaeology), No. 5, 2013.
"On the 'Reference Lines' on the Pottery Models and Molds for Bronze-casting of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties." Kaogu (Archaeology), No. 2, 2017.
"Discussion on the Spatial Layout of Remains in Bronze Foundries." Nanfang Wenwu (Cultural Relics in Southern China), No. 3, 2017.
"A Preliminary Research on 'Transitional Period' Remains to the North of Central Plains." Sandai Kaogu (Sandai Archaeology), No. 8, 2019.
"Archaeological Cultural Factors from the Jin, Shaan, and Ji Regions Seen in Late Shang Pottery Unearthed from Yinxu." Wenwu (Cultural Relics), No. 7, 2021.
"Blueprint for the Future: Postscript to the Draft of the 12-year Long-term Plan for Archaeological Research-A Study on the Planning of Archaeological Development in China." Nanfang Wenwu (Cultural Relics in Southern China), No.4, 2021.
"New Insights into the Block Layout of Cities in the Xia, Shang, and Western Zhou Dynasties." Jianghan Kaogu (Jianghan Archaeology), No. 4, 2024.
