HU Hong was born in 1986. He is an associate professor of the Institute of China in Third to Ninth Century, Wuhan University. During 2002 to 2012, he studied in the Department of History at Peking University and received his master and doctorate degrees. During 2012 to 2014, he worked in the center for post-doctoral studies of the Department of Sociology, Peking University. His research mainly focuses on the history of the Wei-Jin and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, with special attention to the issue of ethnic group.