Liu Hong: Female, born in 1958. She holds a master's degree from Fudan University and a doctorate from Shanghai International Studies University. She once served as a lecturer and associate professor at the School of Chinese as a Foreign Language, Peking University. Currently, she is a professor at the Faculty of International Culture, Ryukoku University in Japan.
Her published monographs on Chinese language research and Chinese language teaching mainly include:
"Analysis of Conversation Structure", published by Peking University Press (2004)
"Chinese Linguistics", published by Beijing Language and Culture University Press (1995)
"Vivid Chinese", published by Chukyo Shoten in Japan (1998)
"Chinese with Emphasis on Expression", published by Kouyoushobo in Japan (2002)