The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University brings together a global community of world-leading academics and practitioners to advance scholarship in all fields of China Studies.
News
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Xin Wen (Ph.D. ’17) wins Joseph Levenson Prize from the Association of Asian Studies (AAS)
The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) announced that Xin Wen (Ph.D. ’17), Associate Professor of Premodern Chinese History and Director of Undergraduate Studies at Princeton University, has won the Joseph […]
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Winter Acquisitions at the H. C. Fung Library: New Publications by Tyler Jost, Kevin Rudd, Eva Dou, Koji Hirata, and More
The Fung Library announces its new acquisitions for the Fairbank Center Collection.
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Announcing Our Spring 2025 class of Visiting Scholars
For the Spring 2025 semester, the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies is pleased to welcome three new Visiting Scholars who are working on issues related to contemporary China. They will join our Fall 2024 […]
Director’s Word
Winnie Chi-man Yip, our former Acting Director, gives her impression of how the Fairbank Center has adapted over the past academic year.
History of the Center
The Fairbank Center was founded in 1955 by Professor John King Fairbank, a leading scholar in modern and contemporary China studies.
History of China at Harvard
Harvard University has promoted the study of China since the appointment of our first Chinese-language instructor in 1879.
Harvard Tercentenary Stele
This slender marble slab, or stele, was presented to Harvard in 1936 as a gift from Chinese alumni on the occasion of the University’s tercentenary, and stands to the side of Widener Library.
Our Community Policies
The Fairbank Center is unambiguously committed to maintaining a safe and healthy educational and work environment for our community.
The Fairbank Center stands in solidarity with our Asian, Asian-American, and Pacific Islander Communities.