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

Biography

Xiao Yishan entered

Peking University Peking University (PKU) is a Public university, public Types of universities and colleges in China#By designated academic emphasis, university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of the Peop ...

in 1921, learned from the prominent scholar

Liang Qichao Liang Qichao (Chinese: 梁啓超; Wade–Giles: ''Liang2 Chʻi3-chʻao1''; Yale romanization of Cantonese, Yale: ''Lèuhng Kái-chīu''; ) (February 23, 1873 – January 19, 1929) was a Chinese politician, social and political activist, jour ...

. He later taught history of

Qing Dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...

Tsinghua University Tsinghua University (THU) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Constructio ...

, Henan University,

Northeastern University Northeastern University (NU or NEU) is a private university, private research university with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded by the Boston Young Men's Christian Association in 1898 as an all-male instit ...

and Northwest University. In winter 1948, Xiao moved to

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

. ''General History of the Qing Dynasty'' () is his masterpiece, in that book he promoted a historical view of nationalism.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Xiao, Yishan 20th-century Chinese historians National University of Peking alumni Academic staff of Tsinghua University Academic staff of Henan University Academic staff of the Northeastern University (China) Writers from Xuzhou Academic staff of the National Taiwan University 1902 births 1978 deaths 20th-century Taiwanese historians Educators from Xuzhou Historians from Jiangsu