Winter Quarter 2026

Winter Quarter 2026

• For day, time, room, and TA information, see our PDF schedule or the class search tool https://registrar-apps.ucdavis.edu/courses/search/index.cfm.
• For all courses not described here, please refer to the General Catalog course descriptions: https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/courses-subject-code/chn

Lower Division Courses

• CHN 001
  Yutian Tan
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• CHN 002
  I-Chia Lee: Sec. 001 and Sec. 002
  Haiqing Yin: Sec. 003 and Sec. 004
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• CHN 002BL
  I-Chia Lee
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• CHN 003
  Jiao Li
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• CHN 005
  Ling-Yu Lu: Sec. 001 and Sec. 002

Upper Division Courses

• CHN 106 - Chinese Poetry
  Michelle Yeh
• Organized topically and chronologically, the lyric tradition is explored from the dawn of folk songs down to modern expressions of social protest. Topics include friendship, love, oppression, war, parting, death, ecstasy and beauty. All readings are in English.
• CHN 110 - Great Writers of China
  Yuming He

• Dive into the rich and vibrant world of Chinese literature, where classical and modern masterpieces come alive in your reading.
  We will explore Chinese literary icons and cultural rebels, sharpening our skills in analyzing and responding to powerful texts. Along the way, we will develop fresh insights into the cultural legacy and enduring questions embodied in the works of China's most influential writers.
  Our readings will include Zhuangzi, Li Bai, Lu Xun, Eileen Chang, and others.
  GE: ArtHum, WC. No Prerequisites
   

  
• CHN 112 - Modern Chinese: Reading and Discussion
  Ling-Yu Lu
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• CHN 122 - Business Chinese

  Jiao Li

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• CHN 130 - Readings in Traditional Chinese Fiction
  Yuming He

• We will read representative works of traditional Chinese vernacular fiction in the original Chinese. This type of fictional writing gained popularity during a period of rapid urbanization and economic expansion in early modern China. We will explore the insights these works offer into topics such as money, the city, gender, desire, and material culture. Students will also develop skills in literary reading and analysis.
  English translations of the stories we study will be available on Canvas. You may refer to these translations as much or as little as you need.
   

  
• CHN 150 - Fifth Year Chinese
  Chengzhi Chu
• Examination of literary works and scholarly essays on selected topics of Chinese culture and society. Development of a deep understanding of Chinese culture and society through sophisticated Chinese speaking and writing exercises.
• CHN 160 - The Chinese Language
  Chengzhi Chu
• Introduction to structural features of Chinese (Mandarin) sounds, lexicon, grammar, and writing (characters), as well as relevant dialectal and sociolinguistic issues of the language.