SHANG Rong was born in April 1978 in Dongtai, Jiangsu Province. Member of Jiangsu provincial CPPCC，PhD in Philosophy, Professor of the Department of Philosophy, Nanjing University. He studied with Prof. WU Weishan and Prof. LAI Yonghai.
SHANG Rong has been engaged in the research and teaching of traditional culture, specializing in the field of Chinese Buddhist culture and art, Zen canon, the aesthetics of Song and Ming poetry, the study of ancient Chinese sculpture, the creation and research of Zen painting and calligraphy, and contemporary sculpture art.
SHANG Rong has published many monographs, translations and edited books in Zhong Hua Book Company, China Literature and Art Publishing House, Culture and Art Publishing House and Baihua Literature and Art Publishing House. He is the editor-in-chief of the National Textbook Committee’s general high school textbook “Fine Arts – Sculpture”, and has independently chaired several projects of the National Social Science Foundation, the National Social Science Foundation Art Project, and the Humanities and Social Science Foundation Youth Project of the Ministry of Education. SHANG Rong is the sub-project leader of the national major art project “Chinese Sculpture in the Century”, and his participation in the large-scale Buddhist series “General History of Buddhism in China” (15 volumes) has won 5 provincial and ministerial awards. His academic achievements have been included in academic journals such as “Literary and Artistic Studies”, “Journal of Southeast University”, “Fujian Forum”, “Ethical Studies”, “Huxiang Forum” and “Academia Bimestris”. Professional reviews have been published in Guangming Daily, People’s Daily (Overseas Edition), China Culture Daily, Literary and Art Daily and other media.
SHANG Rong is a representative of the 11th National Congress of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles; a representative of the 9th National Art Congress; Deputy Secretary General of the Youth Federation of Jiangsu Province; Deputy Secretary General of the Nanjing Youth Federation; Chairman of the Young Artists’ Association of Jiangsu Province; Vice Chairman and Secretary General of the Young Artists’ Association of Jiangsu Province; Vice Chairman of the Nanjing Artists’ Association and Chairman of the Nanjing Young Artists’ Association; Member of the Chinese Artists’ Association and the Chinese Calligraphers’ Association Member; Member of the Sculpture Art Committee of China Artists Association, Deputy Secretary General of China Urban Sculptors Association, Deputy Director of Sculpture Art Committee of Jiangsu Artists Association, Chairman of Jiangsu Sculptors Association.
SHANG Rong’s sculptures have been collected and displayed by the National Art Museum of China, China Central Television and other institutions at home and abroad. The sculpture “The Art Boat Spreads Across the Sea” won the bronze medal in the 13th National Art Exhibition; the sculpture “Mother’s Love – Care” was selected and nominated for the 12th National Art Exhibition and won the prize, and was permanently collected by the National Art Museum of China; The sculpture “Mother’s Love – Embrace” was selected as the first “CCTV Sculpture Competition” and won the third prize, and is in the permanent collection of CCTV; the sculpture “Zhou Dunyi” was collected by the Municipality of Benevento, Italy and is permanently displayed in the Palazzo Moschitti; the sculpture “Sindberg” (Sino-Danish cooperation) was presented as a gift from the Nanjing Municipal Government and was permanently inaugurated in Mindpark, Aarhus, and was personally presented by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark unveiled the statue in person to express her recognition. SHANG Rong was awarded the 5th Wenhua Award of Jiangsu Province and selected as one of the first “Purple Gold Cultural and Artistic Talents” by the Propaganda Department of Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee.
Main Publications
1. The Realm of Harmony - Macao Sculpture, May 2010, Culture and Art Publishing House, First author.
2. 100 Lectures on Chinese Buddhist Art, July 2010 edition, Baihua Literature and Art Publishing House, Independent author.
3. The Tantras Sutra (Translation and Commentary), Zhong Hua Book Company, May 2010 edition, Independently completed.
4. The Forty-two Chapters Sutra (Translated and Annotated), Zhong Hua Book Company, May 2010 edition, Independently completed.
5. Records of the Buddhist Temples of Luoyang (Translation and Commentary), Zhong Hua Book Company, January 2012 edition, Independently completed.
6. The Sixth Patriarch’s Sutra, Taiwan Lianjing Press, October 2012 edition, Independently completed.
7. The Sixth Patriarch’s Sutra, Zhong Hua (Hong Kong) Book Company, March 2012 edition, Second author.
8. The Four Sutras of the Buddha (commentary), Zhong Hua Book Company, September 2008 edition, First author.
9. Vajra Sutra, Heart Sutra, and Tantras (translation and commentary), Zhong Hua Book Company, December 2007 edition, Second author.
10. The Four Sutras of the Pure Land (Translated and Annotated), Zhong Hua Book Company, May 2012 edition, Second author.
11. Yang Xian Minghu Series Antique Thirteen Sayings, Zhong Hua Book Company, May 2012 edition, Second author.
12. Ask 16 - 101 Interesting Questions about Buddhist Culture, Zhong Hua Book Company, September 2009 edition, Co-editor-in-chief.
13. The Way of Zen Gate, Baihua Literary Publishing House, November 2010 edition, Co-editor-in-chief.
14. General History of Buddhism in China, Jiangsu People’s Publishing House, November 2010 edition, Writing a section on the history of Buddhist calligraphy.
15. The Ten Classics that Influenced Chinese Culture, Jiangsu People’s Publishing House, January 2008 edition, Writing the Tantric Sutra Part.
16. Chinese Buddhist Art, Nanjing University Press, Currently published 6 series, Editorial director.
17. Zen Studies, Jiangsu People’s Publishing House, Currently published 11 series, Executive editor.
18. Study on the Art of Angkor Sculpture, China Federation of Literary Press, December 2017 edition, Associate editor.
19. The Thirteen Buddhist Sutras: The Forty-two Chapters Sutra (translation and commentary), Zhong Hua Book Company, December 2017 edition, Independently completed.
20. Chinese Classics and Masterpieces of the Whole Book-The Tantras (translation and commentary), Zhong Hua Book Company, February 2017 edition, Independently completed.
21. Chinese Classic Palm Library-The Tantras (translation and commentary), Zhong Hua Book Company, November 2017 edition, Independently completed.
22. The Tantras (translation and commentary), Zhong Hua Book Company, March 2015 edition, Independently completed.
23. The Four Sutras of the Chinese Classics (Translated and Annotated), Zhong Hua Book Company, July 2019, First author.
24. Chinese Classics of Life, Yang Xian Minghu Series Antique Thirteen Sayings, Zhong Hua Book Company, July 2016 edition, Second author.
25. The Four Sermons of the True Fan (Translated and Annotated), Zhong Hua Book Company, January 2015 edition, Second author.
26. Changzhi Color Sculpture Art Research, Tianjin People’s Art Publishing House, December 2015 edition, Third author.
27. The Chinese Classics: The Four Sutras of the Great Fan, Zhong Hua Book Company, May 2014 edition, Co-editor-in-chief.
28. The Classics on the Go: The Sixth Ancestor’s Sutra, Zhong Hua (Hong Kong) Book Company, March 2012 edition, Edited and translated.
29. Chinese Classics Collection, Zhong Hua Book Company, July 2019 edition, Second author.
30. Chinese Life Wisdom Classics-The Four Sutras, Zhong Hua Book Company, June 2013 edition, Second author.
31. Vajra Sutra, Heart Sutra, and Altar Sutra, Zhong Hua Book Company, December 2013 edition, Second author.
32. The Sutra of the Round Enlightenment, The Forty-two Chapters Sutra, Zhong Hua Book Company, December 2013 edition, Second author.
33. The Buddhist Classics: Vajra Sutra, Heart Sutra, Tantras Sutra, Earth Sutra, Medicine Sutra, all 2 volumes, Zhong Hua Book Company, January 2009 edition, Second author.
34. The Four Sutras of the Pure Land (Translated and Annotated), Zhong Hua Book Company, May 2020 edition, Second author.
35. History of Chinese Buddhist Art, Nanjing University Press, May 2017, Third author.
36. Laozi (Translated and Annotated), Changjiang Literature and Art Publishing House, August 2015, First author.
37. Seeking the Source and Shaping the Dream - A Collection of Sculpture Tour of NJU-NNU, Jiangsu Phoenix Art Publishing, December 2017 edition, Editor in Chief.
38. The Tantric Sutra-Thirteen Sutras of Buddhism, Zhong Hua Book Company, July 2018 edition, Second author.
Scientific Research Projects
1. National Social Science Foundation of China: Research on Traditional Sculpture in the Perspective of“One Belt, One Road”21FVSB026 (Independent Host).
2. Jiangsu Province Social Science Foundation: Research on the Type and Style of Carving Remains and Their Artistic Value in Jiangsu 21VSB026 (Independent Host).
3. Major Project of National Social Science Foundation of China in Art: Study of Chinese Sculpture in the Century 18ZD18 (Sub-project leader).
4. Special Project of National Social Science Foundation of China in Art: Study of Angkor Sculpture in Cambodia 13CB108 (Independent Host).
5. Youth Project of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education: Chinese Buddhism and Calligraphy - Types, Causes, Values and Aesthetic Implications 12YJC730008 (Independent Host).
6. “100 Levels” Research Project of Nanjing University: Research on Buddhist Carving Art in South
