Xiaolin Duan (NHC Fellow, 2023–24)
Project Title
Three Cities of the Early Modern Pacific: Connections and Conflicts between the Ming Dynasty and the Spanish Empire
North Carolina State University
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Fellowship Work Summary, 2023–24
Xiaolin Duan spent most of her time conducting research for her book project, Three Cities of the Early Modern Pacific: Connections and Conflicts between the Ming Dynasty and the Spanish Empire. She drafted two chapters and completed an article, “Zhangzhou Immigrants between China and the Spanish: Diplomatic Conversations Concerning the 1603 Incident in Manila” (Sillares: Journal of Historical Studies, forthcoming 2024). Additionally, she collaborated on writing a book prospectus and an introduction for an edited volume, Spring Dawn and Su Causeway: History and Landscape Culture of Hangzhou’s West Lake, for Brill Press. She also revised and presented two articles about local food/tea and place-based knowledge in Middle Period China.