Ching-i Tu (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Tú Jing-yÃ; born 13 May 1935 in Nanking, China) is an expert on classical Chinese poetry, Chinese intellectual history, Chinese hermeneutics, and cultural changes in modern East Asia.
He is currently a professor and chair of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Rutgers University and the director of the Confucius Institute of Rutgers University (CIRU).
Tu has edited several books and authored several academic papers.