Yao Zhou, Ph.D. in Literature, is a lecturer of Huazhong Agricultural University specializing in translation, comparative literature and cultural studies. His work focuses on translation of Chinese classical works, fiction of American modernist writers and cultural history of Northeastern China. Previously, he served as an officer in the International Office at Jilin International Studies University and Changchun Foreign Affairs Office. His writings, both in English and Chinese, have been published in journals such as Anglia, among others.