▍Education：
  Ph.D. in Chinese, National Taiwan Normal University
  M.A. in Chinese, National Taiwan Normal University

▍Experience：
Ø Teaching Experience:
．1979-1991: Lecturer, Associate Professor and Professor of Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Tamkang University; Dean of Chinese Department, Director of Institute of Chinese Studies; Dean of the College of Arts
．1991-1993: Director of Division of Culture and Education of Mainland Affairs Council after being transferred from Tamkang University to the Executive Department
．1993-1996: Professor of Institute of History, National Chung Cheng University
．1996-1999: Professor & Founding President of Nanhua University
．2000-2005: Professor and Founding President of Fo Guang College of Humanities and Social Sciences
．2004: Tang Guizhang Professor of , Nanjing Normal University
．2004-: President of Eurasian University
．2005: Guest Professor of Tsinghua University in Beijing, Chair Professor of Sichuan University
．2005-2009: Distinguished Professor of Beijing Normal University; Distinguished Professor of United International College of Beijing Normal University and Hong Kong Baptist University
．2005-: Deputy Director and Director of Cultural Resources Research Center, Peking University
．2009-2019: Distinguished Professor of Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Peking University; Director of China Intangible Cultural Heritage Promotion Center
．2019-: Chair Professor of Shandong University

Ø Academic Organizations and Titles：
．Research Society of Chinese Classical Literature: Secretary General (1984-1987), President (1987-1991, 1994-1997)
．Chinese Society of History and Literary: Vice President (1997-1999), President (1999-2004)
．Chinese Studies of Literature on Martial Heroes: President (2000-2006) 
．Chinese Art Administration Society: President (1998-2004) 
．Research Society of Contemporary Thought: President (1994-2002) 
．Society of Aesthetics & Art Theoreis: Standing Director (2001-) 
．Chinese Semiotics Society: President (1997-) 
．Chinese Taoist College: Academic Dean (1989-1990), Deputy Dean (1990-1993) 
．International Buddhist Research Center: Director (1987-1993) 
．International Confucian Association: Director (1993-2006) 
．The Association for Asian Studies: Honorary President (1997-) 
．International Society of Chinese Philosophy: Vice President (1998-2002)
．Association of East Asia Confucian Temple and Confucianism: Representative of Taiwan, China (2003-2006)

 Important Part-time Social and Academic Jobs：
．Consultant to Taipei Municipal Government (1999-2006)
．Gong Liqiu Memorial Culture and Education Foundation: Secretary General (2003-2006), Chairman of the Board (2006─)
．Chinese Cross-strait Council for Cultural Integration: President (1993-2004)
．Chinese Shaolin Zen Martial Arts Association: President (2003-2005)
．China Times, United Daily News and Min Sheng Bao: Editorial Writer (1985-2006)
．China Morning News: Editorial Writer (1985-1986)
．Taiwan Student Book Store: Editor in Chief (1987-1992)
．Taiwan Literature Development Foundation: Director (2003-2009)
．Taiwan Sian Jhih Culture and Education Foundation: Director (2000-2005)
．Taiwan Foundation for the Blind: Director (1995-2004)
．Taiwan Association for the Visually Impaired: President (2016-2018)
．Cross-strait Liang Shih-chiu Studies: President (2004-)
．Taiwan Academy of Natural Medicine: President (2013-2019)
．Beijing Center for Chinese Studies: Director (2016-)
．Kung Peng-Cheng Foundation (2019-): Founder and Chairman of the Board
▍Awards and Honors：
．Sun Yat-sen Literature and Art Award: Literature Theory Category (1983, Sun Yat-sen Literature and Art foundation, the only winner of the year).
．Textbook Improvement Award (1987, Ministry of Education, First Prize, the only winner).
．Chung Hsing Medal in Arts (1991, Sun Yat-sen Literature and Art Association, the highest prize for literature and art at provincial level, and the only winner of Literature Theory Category).
．Outstanding Research Award (1991, Executive Department, the highest research award for administrative personnel in Taiwan, one of the five winners).
．Golden Eagle Award (1995, for outstanding alumni of Tamkang University).
．Top Ten Columnists in the Golden List (2001, according to the monthly survey and statistics of Wenhsun).
．Nanhua University founded by him was ranked the first in the general education evaluation in Taiwan in 1998.
．Fo Guang College of Humanities and Social Sciences was ranked the first in the evaluation of newly established private universities in Taiwan in 2002.
．Zhu Ziqing Prose Biennale Award (2010, the first Zhu Ziqing Prose Biennale Award).
．Teacher of the Year (Crowned on the First Grand Ceremony of Chinese Teachers and Award Ceremony of Annual Top Ten Teachers in 2015, selected as the First of the Top Ten Teachers).
．World Famous Chinese Educationist (2018, Chinese Educationist Conference).

▍Major Research Interests:：
  Literature, History and Philosophy, Traditional Humanities, Religion, Art and Sociology, etc