Yangyu Wang MACSS Studentat University of ChicagoResearch Interests:Sociology of CultureGender & SexualitySocial Network Analysis(Multimodal) Machine Learning Follow Chicago, IL Email Recent projects A. Cultural Innovation and Evolution Why “National” and “Western” Painting Categories Endured in Japan but Dissolved in China? Every Portrait Tells a Story: Tracing Gender Disparities in Paintings, 1400–2024 Simulated Art World: Artist Simulation Based on Generative Models Social Network and Poetry Novelty of Poets in Tang Dynasty B. Belief and Attitude Updates Complex nexus: Economic development, rural-to-urban migration, and transition to adulthood in China Changes in the Network of Chinese Values (1990—2018)