Hailian Chen
Biographic Data
| ID | 3820093 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hailian Chen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hailian |
| FAMILY NAME | Chen |
| SIGNATURE | CHEN H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tübingen |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Troubled Mining: John Fryer and the Difficulties of Cross-Cultural Knowledge Transmission in Late Nineteenth-Century China
John Fryer (1839‐1928) was the most prolific translator of Western scientific and industrial works into Chinese. This article uncovers previously unexplored connections between his translation projects and the challenges in Chinese mining during that period. It demonstrates how difficulties in accessing both books and teaching experts shaped the development of mining education in China. These setbacks reveal two overlooked pathways for cross-cult…
Guest editors’ foreword: Mobilising global knowledge: institutionalising expertise in East Asia's industrial transition
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Institutionalising global mining knowledge: The rise of engineering education in late Qing China, 1870–95
The history of mining education in late Qing China has received relatively little attention in scholarly literature. Through the lens of institutionalising global mining knowledge, this article addresses the following questions: How did the demand for expertise within the framework of mining bureaucracy evolve under the impact of Western imperialism? How did mining education enter scholarly discourse and become eventually institutionalised in the…
China’s Paths to Modern Technology: From Institutional Innovations to Confucian Scholarly Learning of Arts, 1860-1885
Driven by Western imperialism, the late Qing reformers embarked on a new path towards institutionalizing technology-related matters for attaining China’s technological independence. Hitherto, overwhelming attention has been given to the training and translation programs in the Fuzhou Navy Yard and the Jiangnan Arsenal, but the influence of both institutional models in Chinese intellectual history has been overlooked. This article recasts our unde…
DBSCAN Spatial Clustering Analysis of Urban “Production–Living–Ecological” Space Based on POI Data: A Case Study of Central Urban Wuhan, China
As urban spatial patterns are the prerequisite and foundation of urban planning, spatial pattern research will enable its improvement. The formation mechanism and definition of an urban "production-living-ecological" space is used here to construct a classification system for POI (points of interests) data, crawl POI data in Python, and DBSCAN (density-based spatial clustering of application with noise) to perform cluster analysis. This mechanism…
Zinc for Coin and Brass: Bureaucrats, Merchants, Artisans, and Mining Laborers in Qing China, ca. 1680s–1830s
Hailian Chen's pioneering study presents the first comprehensive history of Chinese zinc—an essential base metal used to produce brass and coin and a global commodity—over the long eighteenth century. Zinc, she argues, played a far greater role in the Qing economy and in integrating China into an emerging global economy, than has previously been recognized. Using commodity chain analysis and exploring over 5,800 items of archival documents, Chen …
China's emerging demand and development of a key base metal: Zinc in the Ming and early Qing, c. 1400-1680s
The history of zinc in general and its contribution to China's material culture during the late Ming and early Qing period in particular is obscure. Specific issues have remained understudied, especially the historical demand for and production of this metal, as well as the locations of zinc mines. This article is the result of collaborative research that approaches these issues by employing and examining the historical development of zinc's comm…
Factors Associated with Complete Home Smoking Ban among Chinese Parents of Young Children
(1) BACKGROUND: The home environment is a major source of Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) exposure among children especially in early childhood. ETS exposure is an important health risk among children and can cause severe and chronic diseases, such as asthma, bronchitis, and premature death. However, ETS exposure at home has often been neglected in the Chinese families. Identification of factors that facilitate or otherwise hamper the adoption …
Chinese Pediatrician Attitudes and Practices Regarding Child Exposure to Secondhand Smoke (SHS) and Clinical Efforts against SHS Exposure
Many Chinese pediatricians did not have adequate knowledge about smoking and SHS, and many lacked confidence about giving cessation or SHS exposure reduction counseling to smoking parents. Lack of professional training and time were the most important barriers to help parents quit smoking among the Chinese pediatricians. Intensified efforts are called for to provide the necessary professional training and increase pediatricians' participation in …
Fueling the Boom: Coal as the Primary Source of Energy for Processing Zinc in China and Comparison with Europe, ca. 1720-1820
Stemming from an examination of the zinc industry in early modern China, this article centers on a detailed survey of coal, the primary source of energy for processing zinc. On the basis of Qing archival documents, this article investigates the previously unknown spatial relationship of zinc ore deposits, coal mines, and zinc smelters; provides quantitative evidence of coal use by estimating the annual consumption of coal in processing zinc; offe…
China's emerging demand and development of a key base metal: Zinc in the Ming and early Qing, c. 1400-1680s
The history of zinc in general and its contribution to China's material culture during the late Ming and early Qing period in particular is obscure. Specific issues have remained understudied, especially the historical demand for and production of this metal, as well as the locations of zinc mines. This article is the result of collaborative research that approaches these issues by employing and examining the historical development of zinc's comm…
Fueling the Boom: Coal as the Primary Source of Energy for Processing Zinc in China and Comparison with Europe, ca. 1720-1820
Stemming from an examination of the zinc industry in early modern China, this article centers on a detailed survey of coal, the primary source of energy for processing zinc. On the basis of Qing archival documents, this article investigates the previously unknown spatial relationship of zinc ore deposits, coal mines, and zinc smelters; provides quantitative evidence of coal use by estimating the annual consumption of coal in processing zinc; offe…
Fueling the Boom: Coal as the Primary Source of Energy for Processing Zinc in China and Comparison with Europe, ca. 1720-1820
Stemming from an examination of the zinc industry in early modern China, this article centers on a detailed survey of coal, the primary source of energy for processing zinc. On the basis of Qing archival documents, this article investigates the previously unknown spatial relationship of zinc ore deposits, coal mines, and zinc smelters; provides quantitative evidence of coal use by estimating the annual consumption of coal in processing zinc; offe…
Chinese Pediatrician Attitudes and Practices Regarding Child Exposure to Secondhand Smoke (SHS) and Clinical Efforts against SHS Exposure
Many Chinese pediatricians did not have adequate knowledge about smoking and SHS, and many lacked confidence about giving cessation or SHS exposure reduction counseling to smoking parents. Lack of professional training and time were the most important barriers to help parents quit smoking among the Chinese pediatricians. Intensified efforts are called for to provide the necessary professional training and increase pediatricians' participation in …
Factors Associated with Complete Home Smoking Ban among Chinese Parents of Young Children
(1) BACKGROUND: The home environment is a major source of Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) exposure among children especially in early childhood. ETS exposure is an important health risk among children and can cause severe and chronic diseases, such as asthma, bronchitis, and premature death. However, ETS exposure at home has often been neglected in the Chinese families. Identification of factors that facilitate or otherwise hamper the adoption …
China's emerging demand and development of a key base metal: Zinc in the Ming and early Qing, c. 1400-1680s
The history of zinc in general and its contribution to China's material culture during the late Ming and early Qing period in particular is obscure. Specific issues have remained understudied, especially the historical demand for and production of this metal, as well as the locations of zinc mines. This article is the result of collaborative research that approaches these issues by employing and examining the historical development of zinc's comm…
Zinc for Coin and Brass: Bureaucrats, Merchants, Artisans, and Mining Laborers in Qing China, ca. 1680s–1830s
Hailian Chen's pioneering study presents the first comprehensive history of Chinese zinc—an essential base metal used to produce brass and coin and a global commodity—over the long eighteenth century. Zinc, she argues, played a far greater role in the Qing economy and in integrating China into an emerging global economy, than has previously been recognized. Using commodity chain analysis and exploring over 5,800 items of archival documents, Chen …
DBSCAN Spatial Clustering Analysis of Urban “Production–Living–Ecological” Space Based on POI Data: A Case Study of Central Urban Wuhan, China
As urban spatial patterns are the prerequisite and foundation of urban planning, spatial pattern research will enable its improvement. The formation mechanism and definition of an urban "production-living-ecological" space is used here to construct a classification system for POI (points of interests) data, crawl POI data in Python, and DBSCAN (density-based spatial clustering of application with noise) to perform cluster analysis. This mechanism…
China’s Paths to Modern Technology: From Institutional Innovations to Confucian Scholarly Learning of Arts, 1860-1885
Driven by Western imperialism, the late Qing reformers embarked on a new path towards institutionalizing technology-related matters for attaining China’s technological independence. Hitherto, overwhelming attention has been given to the training and translation programs in the Fuzhou Navy Yard and the Jiangnan Arsenal, but the influence of both institutional models in Chinese intellectual history has been overlooked. This article recasts our unde…
Guest editors’ foreword: Mobilising global knowledge: institutionalising expertise in East Asia's industrial transition
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Institutionalising global mining knowledge: The rise of engineering education in late Qing China, 1870–95
The history of mining education in late Qing China has received relatively little attention in scholarly literature. Through the lens of institutionalising global mining knowledge, this article addresses the following questions: How did the demand for expertise within the framework of mining bureaucracy evolve under the impact of Western imperialism? How did mining education enter scholarly discourse and become eventually institutionalised in the…
Troubled Mining: John Fryer and the Difficulties of Cross-Cultural Knowledge Transmission in Late Nineteenth-Century China
John Fryer (1839‐1928) was the most prolific translator of Western scientific and industrial works into Chinese. This article uncovers previously unexplored connections between his translation projects and the challenges in Chinese mining during that period. It demonstrates how difficulties in accessing both books and teaching experts shaped the development of mining education in China. These setbacks reveal two overlooked pathways for cross-cult…
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