WU Tsz Wing Giovanna 胡梓穎

Dr Giovanna Tsz Wing Wu specialises in Chinese literature of the sixteenth through early twentieth centuries. Her research interests lie at the intersection of classical Chinese opera and fiction, eight-legged essays, ancient Chinese stylistics, and the culture of imperial examination. She has presented her academic papers at conferences across the globe, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Germany, Bulgaria, Australia, Japan, and China. Her research articles have appeared in peer-reviewed journals, such as Chinese Studies, Tsing Hua Journal of Chinese Studies, Sino-humanitas, NTU Humanitas Taiwanica, Tang Xianzu Xuekan, Tang Xianzu Yanjiu. In 2016, Wu was appointed a Visiting Research Fellow at the Fuzhou Tang Xianzu International Research Centre in China.

• 中國古典戲曲 Classical Chinese Opera
• 制義與科舉文化 Formulated Exegesis and the Culture of Civil Service Examination
• 中國古代文體學 Ancient Chinese Stylistics
• 中國古典小說 Classical Chinese Fiction
• 明清文學 Ming-Qing Literature
• 中國傳記書寫 Chinese Biographical Writings

Moderator, “Meet-the-Artists: A Dream Under the Southern Bough – Creating a Virtual World from Reality 藝人談：夢裡夢外說南柯,” Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Chinese Cultural Festival cum Chinese Opera Festival 2026, organised by Leisure and Cultural Services Department and Chinese Culture Promotion Office, HKSAR Government (31 July 2026) 

Moderator, “Meet-the-Artists: On the Development and Dissemination of Yu Opera – A Legacy from Luoyang, Henan 藝人談：「河洛傳芳‧情滿香江」──豫劇的發展與傳播,” Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Chinese Cultural Festival cum Chinese Opera Festival 2026, organised by Leisure and Cultural Services Department and Chinese Culture Promotion Office, HKSAR Government (16 July 2026) 

External Reviewer, Faculty Development Scheme (FDS), Research Grants Council (RGC), HKSAR Government (2026)

Visiting Research Fellow ( 客座研究員 ), Fuzhou Tang Xianzu International Research Center ( 撫州湯顯祖國際研究中心 ) ( 2016-2018 )

Conference Secretariat & External Member of Organizing Committee, "Between Old and New Values: International Conference on Transitions in Literature and Culture from Late Qing to Early Republican China.” Hong Kong: Organized by the Open University of Hong Kong (January 2015 - June 2016)

External Referee, Journal of Chinese Literary Studies (2014)

• 中國戲曲史 History of Chinese Drama
• 文獻學與中文研究 Philology and Chinese Studies
• 中國古代文學（一）：先秦至隋唐Classical Chinese Literature I: From Pre-Qin to Sui and Tang
• 中國古代文學（二）：宋至清Classical Chinese Literature II: From Song to Qing
• 專家詩 Works of Major Poets
• 文學經典作品選讀 Selected Readings in Literary Classics
• 唐代傳奇 Tang Dynasty Tales
• 戲劇與傳意 Drama and Communication
• 明清小說 Ming and Qing Fiction
• 中國文學及其他藝術 Chinese Literature and Other Arts
• 中國文化概說 Introduction to Chinese Culture