Overview
Background
Wing-Fai is a multidisciplinary scholar with a PhD in History. He holds academic qualifications and professional skills in computer engineering, electronic commerce, built environment and design. Originally, he was an information technology professional with a strong interest in Chinese metaphysics practised in Australia. While working in IT in various universities he continued to undertake research on Chinese geomancy (fengshui 風水) and chronomancy (zeri 擇日) in the everyday lives of Chinese Australasians. His research interest is in the ritual revolution of Chinese metaphysical culture due to the influence of cross-cultural interaction. At present he is an Honorary Fellow in the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry. His current research focuses on cross-cultural influences in the metaphysical contents of the Dunhuang manuscripts.
Availability
- Dr Wing-Fai Wong is:
- Not available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology
- Masters (Coursework) of Design, Griffith University
- Masters (Coursework) of Electronic Commerce, The University of Queensland
- Graduate Diploma of Interior Design, Queensland University of Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Asian Cultural Studies
Chinese Metaphysics, Ritual Revolution
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Australian History
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Metaphysics
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Multicultural, Intercultural and Cross-cultural Studies
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Religion and Society
Works
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2021
Journal Article
The talismanic custom of Wudu cake
Wong, Wing-Fai (2021). The talismanic custom of Wudu cake. Journal of Hebei Normal University (Philosophy and Social Sciences), 44 (5), 48-56.
2020
Other Outputs
Everyday life of the Celestials in the land of the parrots: Chinese almanacs in Australia
Wong, Wing-Fai (2020). Everyday life of the Celestials in the land of the parrots: Chinese almanacs in Australia. PhD Thesis, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2020.724
2019
Book Chapter
Chinese Astrology in Australia: A case study of a Chinese Astrologer on the Turon
Wong, Wing-Fai and Kwok, Juanita (2019). Chinese Astrology in Australia: A case study of a Chinese Astrologer on the Turon. Dark Sky Dreaming: an Inland Skywriter's Anthology. (pp. 242-250) edited by Merrill Findlay, Suzie Gibson, Val Clark and Gai Lander. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Interactive Publications.
2018
Conference Publication
Five Emperors Coins: The Reformation of Yansheng Object as a Popular Culture in Feng Shui
Wong, Wing-Fai (2018). Five Emperors Coins: The Reformation of Yansheng Object as a Popular Culture in Feng Shui. CFP – 1st Symposium of the Academic Journal of Feng Shui – Oceania, Sydney, Australia, 13 - 14 May 2017. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Glasstree Academic Publidhing.
2015
Journal Article
简评《我的父亲卢作孚》
Wong, Wing-Fai (2015). 简评《我的父亲卢作孚》. 国家航海, 3, 148-151.
2015
Conference Publication
The significance of Lu Ban Jing, the carpenter’s and builder’s geomancy manual in Chinese Australian heritage conservation
Wong, Wing-Fai (2015). The significance of Lu Ban Jing, the carpenter’s and builder’s geomancy manual in Chinese Australian heritage conservation. Dragon Tails 2015: Jade Dragon in the Tropics, 4th Australasian conference on overseas Chinese history & heritage, Hotel Sheridan, Cairns, Queensland, 2-5 July 2015. Australia: Dragon Tails 2015.
2014
Conference Publication
Feng shui and ze ri: the Chinese way of project management and decision making in everyday life
Wong, Wing Fai (2014). Feng shui and ze ri: the Chinese way of project management and decision making in everyday life. 2nd Young Scholars' Conference on China Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, 15-16 December, 2014. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Baptist University.
2014
Conference Publication
The guidebook and daily life of the early Chinese immigrants in Australia
Wong, Wing Fai (2014). The guidebook and daily life of the early Chinese immigrants in Australia. 3rd International Symposium on International Migration and Qiaoxiang Studies 2014, Jiangmen, China, 11-14 December, 2014. Jiangmen, China: Guangdong Qiaoxiang Cultural Research Center, Wuyi University.
1995
Book Chapter
4. The Temple Architecture
Lim, Bill and Wong, Wing-Fai (1995). 4. The Temple Architecture. The history of Breakfast Creek Temple : its relationship to the Chinese people in Brisbane. (pp. 27-43) Brisbane, Australia: The Australian Chinese Writers' Association, QLD Branch.
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