30/11/2024
Zeng explaining the Nanking museum collection to the staff. From Zeng Zhaoyu Collected Works, Diary and Letter Volume, Nanjing Museum, Cultural Relics Publishing House. By Meilin Lyu, an archaeologist living in Athens. Zeng Zhaoyu, also known as Tseng Chao-yu in English, was one of China’s pioneering female archaeologists, museologists and poets who built her legacy without a spouse’s influence. Descended from the influential Zeng Guofan family, who was a prominent Chinese statesman and military general of the late Qing dynasty, Zeng’s academic journey began against the backdrop of a notable intellectual lineage....
Zeng Zhaoyu was one of China’s pioneering female archaeologists, museologists and poets who built her legacy without a spouse’s influence.