Dissertation Title:
Making a Modern "Ancient Capital": City Wall Preservation and Urban Renewal in Twentieth-Century Xi'an, China

Zheng's dissertation considers topics of urban transformation and heritage conservation in twentieth-century China. Her previous research on modern China examined wartime societies during the Northern Expedition (1926-1928) and the Second World War. Zheng received a B.A. in History with First Class Honors from the University of Hong Kong and an M.St. in Global and Imperial History with distinction from Oxford University.