Li Zheng (b. 1969, Quanzhou) is a historian of maritime Asia whose research explores port cities, cartography, and everyday life along coastal frontiers. He earned a B.A. in history from Peking University and a Ph.D. in Asian history with a focus on seaborne networks. Li has held teaching and research posts in Hong Kong and Singapore, working extensively with lighthouse logs, hydrographic surveys, and customs archives across East Asia and Europe. His articles on coastal governance and informal trade have appeared in peer-reviewed journals, and he frequently collaborates with local museums to document oral histories from shipwrights and pilots. He lives between Xiamen and Hong Kong, balancing archival seasons with fieldwork on smaller islands.
