New Chinese Literature Research Center, Nanjing University, was among the first batch of research institutions nominated by the State Ministry of Education as a Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences in December 1999.

Since its establishment, the center has built its research forces with concentrations on thoughts of modern Chinese literature, native literature in 20th century China, schools of modern Chinese literature, history of modern Chinese drama, literature in Chinese in Taiwan, Hong Kong and foreign countries, and Enlightenment thinking and 20th century Chinese literature. The center aims to become an authority in research on new Chinese literature. It has organized academic events andactivities such as hosting national and international conferences, putting out the academic journal Modern Chinese Literature Research, and compiling books Jiming Series (Books 1 & 11) and New Chinese Literature Studies Series.

The center used to be called Modern Chinese Literature Research Center before it was renamed New Chinese Literature Research Center in 2010. Its current director is Professor Ding Fan.

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E-mail: xddsecretary@nju.edu.cn