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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Fairbank Center awarded Harvard Global Institute Grant
Initiative to promote digital tools receives a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the Harvard Global Institute.
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Spring 2022 Acquisitions at the H. C. Fung Library
The Fung Library announces its new acquisitions for the Fairbank Center Collection.
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Fairbank Center Welcomes Mark Wu as New Faculty Director
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies is pleased to announce Mark Wu as our new faculty director.
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.
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.