• About the Society

    The Society for Song, Yuan, and Conquest Dynasties Studies is an international society committed to supporting the study of Chinese as well as Khitan, Jurchen, Tangut, and Mongol-history, society, and culture from the founding of the Liao and Song dynasties in the tenth century to the end of the Yuan dynasty in the mid-fourteenth century. The Society was incorporated as a nonprofit corporation in California in 2011 and has been granted federal 501(c)3 nonprofit status.

    To become a member, or otherwise support the Society please review the information on the Membership and Donations page.

    For a copy of the by-laws of the corporation, please download the following PDF:

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    Officers

    Ya Zuo

    President (2024 - 2027)

    Yiwen Li

    Secretary (2024 - 2027)

    Man Xu

      Treasurer (2023 - 2026)

    Charles Hartman

    Editor (2024 - 2027)

    Paul Jakov Smith

    Editor (2024 - 2027)

    Board of Directors

    Lucille Chia

    Term (2020 - 2024)

    Ping Foong

    Term (2022 - 2026)

    Michael A. Fuller

    Term (2020 - 2024)

    Mark Halperin

    Term (2022 - 2026)

    Lina Nie

    Term (2022 - 2026)

    Naomi Standen

    Term (2020 - 2024)

    Ya Zuo

    (ex officio)

        Charles Hartman

    (ex officio)

    Yiwen Li

    (ex officio)

    Paul Jakov Smith

    (ex officio)

    Man Xu

    (ex officio)