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Haicheng Wang specializes in Chinese art archaeology and comparative studies of early civilizations, with extensive teaching experience that includes surveys of Chinese art topics, art archaeology, and Bronze Age studies. His research focuses on the distinct types of comparative studies in cultural contact, exchange, and transmission, investigating the artistic exchange between China and its neighbors during the millennium BC, a period noted for the emergence of animal-style art on the Inner Asian steppes and the gradual decline of ornamentation in favor of representational art in China. Wang's book, "Writing Ancient State: Early China in Comparative Perspective," exemplifies his work in cross-cultural analysis and utilizes writing from early states in China, Mesopotamia, Egypt, as well as the Maya and Andean regions for comparative purposes. He is also working on a follow-up project that will conduct a comparative study of calligraphy across different cultural traditions.
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