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Dr. Wen has been working on cultural comparisons in design history, focusing on research involving Chinese and Western design cultures. Her purpose has been to create dialogue between core concepts, seeking to enhance understanding and communication between different cultures, and doing so through the comparative study of multiple contexts relating to history, the nature of society, regional influences, and religion. Recently she has been working on a comparative study of rural landscapes and cultures in China and Europe with Prof Paul White of the University of Sheffield (UK). Over the past ten years she has undertaken field visits to more than 100 rural settlements in nearly 30 European countries. Further ongoing research being undertaken by Dr Wen relates to the ideological origins of Chinese design thinking, contributing to a theoretical understanding of the cultural history of design. Recently collaborative research she has been undertaking has expanded into the field of creative practice, involving how to bring traditional design cultures into contemporary design and display for public consumption.
Publishing coming soon:
The Series of Illustrated History of Design (Funding program of press), Shanghai Bookstore Publishing House
Translation and Academic Monographs:
The History of Design in Ancient China (New edition), Shanghai Bookstore Publishing House,2020.
Interior Design Since 1900, SDX Joint Publishing company, 2018.
(Original book and author: Interior Design Since 1900, Anne Massey, Thames & Hudson World of Art.) Language translated from English to Mandarin.
The History of Design in Ancient China, ShaoQi, Wen Xiaojing, Shanghai Bookstore Publishing House, 2009.
The Illustrated History of Landscape Design, Chemical Industry Press, 2016.
The Illustrated History of Interior Design in China and The West, Chemical Industry Press, 2015.
The History of Interior Design in China and The West, Shandong Fine Arts Publishing House, 2017.
罗斯金的理想与中国的“乡愁”——社会转型中的审美、乡愁与国家文化认同，《南京艺术学院学报》（CSSCI），2016；
中国文化中的山水母题——从绘画的视角看山水观在中国文化中的构成与发展，《中国美术研究》（CSSCI），2020
The Role of Landscape Art in Cultural and National Identity: Chinese and European Comparisons, Sustainability (SCI), 2020
Cultural settings and recommendations for small towns and villages to visit in China（SSCI）,2021
Graduate Course: Cultural History of Design
Study of Design Culture
Lighting Design
Undergraduate Course: Design Culture Theory（IIDE Program）
Since 2019 Dr. Wen has held a three year research award from the National Social Science Fund (the Chinese Academic Foreign Translation Fund). At the University of Sheffield (UK) she is working on a major project with Emeritus Professor Paul White on comparisons between China and Europe relating to the countryside and on mentalities towards rural areas. At the same time she continues her research on the history of design cultures, tracing the flow of ideas within Chinese thinking on design over extended time periods. This research reflects on the ways in which continuous 'cultural genes' are ever-present in such thought, and how this continuity affects the lifestyles of individuals, specific ethnic groups, and society as a whole.