Zheng Dahua, a native of Yongshun County, Hunan Province, was the first college student to resume the college entrance examination after the Cultural Revolution. He studied under famous historians Professor Lin Zengping and Professor Gong Shuduo, and 1990 graduated from Beijing Normal University with a doctorate in history. He has been engaged in the research of modern ideological and cultural history in China for a long time, presided over or undertaken a number of projects funded by the National Social Science Fund, major and key projects of China Academy of Social Sciences and major projects entrusted by provincial and ministerial levels, published works 15, translated 5 books (including co-translation), collated and proofread materials 1 15 volumes, and published 65438+ academic papers and comments. He is currently the first batch of distinguished professor, distinguished professor and doctoral supervisors of Hunan Normal University under the "Furong Scholar Program" of Hunan Provincial People's Government; Researcher, Institute of Modern History, China Academy of Social Sciences; Director, Research Center of Modern Thought, China; Professor and Doctoral Supervisor of Graduate School; He also works as a part-time professor or researcher in many universities and scientific research institutions at home and abroad and enjoys special allowances from the State Council.