Xiao Yishan Explained

Xiao Yishan
蕭一山
Birth Date:7 May 1902
Birth Place:Tongshan, Jiangsu, Qing China
Death Place:Taipei, Taiwan
Occupation:historian
Alma Mater:Peking University

Xiao Yishan (蕭一山, 7 May 1902  - 4 July 1978) was a modern Chinese historian.

Biography

Xiao Yishan entered Peking University in 1921, learned from the prominent scholar Liang Qichao. He later taught history of Qing Dynasty at Tsinghua University, Henan University, Northeastern University and Northwest University. In winter 1948, Xiao moved to Taiwan. General History of the Qing Dynasty (Chinese: 《清代通史》) is his masterpiece, in that book he promoted a historical view of nationalism.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 萧一山:清史研究第一人 . 中国青年报 . 163.com . 2006-04-17 . 2014-08-03.