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Biography
Kin Sum (Sammy) LI, PhD (Princeton 2015), is Associate Professor at the Department of History, Hong Kong Baptist University. He obtains his BA degree in Translation and MPhil degree in East Asian Studies from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is interested in the history of mass production in the ancient world and he attempts to study industrial art with the assistance of science and technology. He is working on articles and a book manuscript on the arts of ancient China. Recently he develops an interest in the history of tea cultures.
Research Interests
Art history, archaeology, mass production, tea
Education/Academic qualification
MPhil, Religious Art of the Chu Culture: A Case Study of Tianxingguan Tomb 2, Chinese University of Hong Kong
PhD, Mirrors from 500-200 BC Middle Yangzi Region: Design and Manufacture, Princeton University
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Digital Studies of Ancient Bronze Bells: Sound, Form, and Re-creation
LI, K. S. (PI), MA, G. (CoI), WAN, R. (CoI), Ch’ng, E. (PI), Sansom, M. J. (CoI), Wei, A. G. (CoI), Yeh, C.-Y. (CoI), Zhou, C. (CoI), Feng, J. Y. (CoI), Ji, Y. (CoI) & Pei, Y. H. (CoI)
1/05/25 → 30/04/28
Project: Research project
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E-Learning Platform of Chinese Art History and 3D Paintings 中國藝術歷史+3D古畫電子教學平台
LI, K. S. (PI)
1/09/23 → 31/08/26
Project: Research project
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Technology and Society: Integration of Art History, Archaeology, and Modern Technologies, and Future Prospects
LI, K. S. (PI), Qian, W. (CoI), Tang, C. (CoI) & Niwa, T. (CoI)
1/01/23 → 31/12/23
Project: Research project
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Casting Two-tone Bells in Ancient China: Designs and Manufacturing Techniques
LI, K. S. (PI), Fang, Q. (CoI), WILSON, J. K. (CoI), Wang, L. (CoI), Qin, X. (CoI) & Liu, H. (CoI)
4/07/22 → 3/07/25
Project: Research project
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Teaching Chinese History with 3D Models of Artifacts
LI, K. S. (PI)
1/06/20 → 31/05/22
Project: Research project
Research Output
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Newly tested bell pitches prove presence of chromatic scale in eleventh-century BCE China
Li, K. S., Pan, Y., Zhou, Z., Liu, Y., Li, X., Ch′ng, E., Zhou, C., Ma, G., Wan, R., Sit, S. Y., Zheng, H. & Li, Z., 13 Jun 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: npj Heritage Science. 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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东周时期的铜钟复制现象
陈雪晴, 刘海旺, 田婧媛 & 李建深, Jan 2026, In: 江汉考古. 202, p. 129-138 10 p.Translated title of the contribution :Replication Phenomenon of Bronze Bells in the Eastern Zhou Period Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Bronze Mirrors in Ancient China: Artistry and Technique
Li, K. S., Feb 2025, 1st ed. University of Washington Press. 272 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book or report › peer-review
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Digital and physical re-creation of ancient Chinese bells: new understandings and discoveries
Li, K. S., 13 Jan 2025, In: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 12, 1, 15 p., 48.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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A “set” of ancient bronze bells excavated in Changsha, Hunan Province, China
Li, K. S., Liu, Y., Ma, G., Liu, K. I., Ng, M. K. P., Liu, H., Wilson, K., Chen, X., Lee, K. S., Fang, Q., Poon, J. M., Qin, X., Chun, T. H. & Jiang, H., 30 Jul 2024, In: Heritage Science. 12, 1, 15 p., 264.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Prizes
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2nd Runner Up for "Use of DH for Fun" in Digital Humanities Awards 2025
LI, K. S. (Recipient), 19 Apr 2026
Prize
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Activities
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Digital Scholarship in the Humanities (Journal)
LI, K. S. (Reviewer)
2026Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Scientific Reports (Journal)
LI, K. S. (Reviewer)
6 Jul 2026Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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中國文學學報 (Journal)
LI, K. S. (Reviewer)
2026Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Two lectures by Liu Yan of Northwestern Polytechnic University and Shen Dewei of City University of Hong Kong
LI, K. S. (Others)
12 Apr 2024Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by HKBU
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Moderator of the workshop “Book Publishing with Springer,” presented by Floor Oosting, Editorial Director, and Alex Westcott Campbell, Senior Commissioning Editor, Springer Nature
LI, K. S. (Moderator)
25 Jan 2024Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by HKBU