Welcome to
Shihan ZHENG WEBSITE
Prior to joining the CUHK-Shenzhen community, Shihan Zheng received his education at the University of Connecticut, Storrs. He is a historian with a focus on the history of drugs and addiction, particularly during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Apart from teaching and research endeavors, he finds enjoyment in sports, manga, and Wuxia fiction.
Conference and Seminar Presentations
Zheng, Shihan (2018). “‘Guiding the People and Supervising the Government’: Shenbao and the Qing’s Opium Policies, 1872-1911.” Paper presented at History Graduate Student Research Conference, Department of History, University of Connecticut.
Zheng, Shihan (2021). “Opium and Addiction in Modern China, 1839-1911.” Paper presented at New England Historical Association, Spring Conference.
Zheng, Shihan (2022). Panelist, “The Discourse of Opium Addiction in China,” Mediating Between the Global and the Regional: Knowledge Production, Science, and Practices in Modern China, Association for Asian Studies 2022 Annual Conference, Honolulu.
Zheng, Shihan (2022). “Opium Addiction in Nineteenth-Century China.” Paper presented at 2022-2023 University of Connecticut Humanities Institute Fellow’s Talk.
Manuscripts and Articles Under Review
Shihan Zheng, “Nothing but the Divine Power”: Medical Missionaries and the Treatment of Opium Addiction in Modern China in the Nineteenth Century,” Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences (pending revision).
