Yan Chongnian
Yan Chongnian is a Chinese historian. He was born in Penglai City, Shandong, China in 1934. He established Beijing Manchu Institute, the first academic institute focused on the Manchu history.
Yan Chongnian 阎崇年 | |
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| Born | April 1934 (age 91–92) |
| Citizenship | China |
| Alma mater | Beijing Normal University |
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| Fields | Qing history |
Yan Chongnian is a Chinese historian. He was born in Penglai City, Shandong, China in 1934. He established Beijing Manchu Institute, the first academic institute focused on the Manchu history.
Writing
[edit]Yan's academic work focuses on Manchu history.[1]: 70 His publications include Biography of Yuan Chonghuan (ISBN 7-101-04869-2), True Stories of the 12 Qing Emperors (正説清朝十二帝, ISBN 7-101-04445-X), Fall of Ming and Rise of Qing in 60 Years (明亡清興六十年, ISBN 7-101-05267-3) and The City of Intellectuals— Beijing Through the Centuries (First ed.). China Democracy and Legal System Publishing House. 2008. ISBN 978-7-80219-385-7. OCLC 880101674.
Incidents
[edit]At a book signing in 2008, Yan was slapped twice in the face by a Han nationalist who objected to his views about the Qing dynasty during a book signing, which stirred much controversy on the Chinese internet at the time.[2][1]: 70 The person who slapped him was reportedly inspired by the online literary work Usurping Ming.[1]: 70
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Han, Rongbin (2026). Make China Great Again: Online Alt-History Fiction and Popular Authoritarianism. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-22054-5.
- ^ Leibold, James (September 2010). "More Than a Category: Han Supremacism on the Chinese Internet". The China Quarterly. 203: 539–559. doi:10.1017/S0305741010000585. ISSN 0305-7410.
External links
[edit]- Leibold, James. "More Than a Category: Han Supremacism on the Chinese Internet," The China Quarterly (Volume 203, 2010): 539–59.
- Yan Chongnian, homepage at sina.com.
- 閻崇年：讀史讀出了敬畏感 Archived 2007-08-25 at the Wayback Machine, People's Daily Online November 2, 2005.
- 我为什么掌掴阎贼崇年(Why did I slapped Yan Thief Chongnien) Archived 2008-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
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