Yan Chongnian is a Chinese historian. He was born in

Penglai City Penglai, formerly known as Dengzhou or Tengchow, is a district belonging to the prefecture-level city of Yantai, Shandong Province, in the People's Republic of China. It lies on the northwest corner of the Shandong Peninsula on the southern coas ...

, Shandong, China in 1934. He established Beijing Manchu Institute, the first academic institute focussed on the Manchu history. His publications include ''Biography of

Yuan Chonghuan Yuan Chonghuan (; 6 June 1584 – 22 September 1630), courtesy name Yuansu or Ziru, was a Chinese politician, military general and writer who served under the Ming dynasty. Widely regarded as a patriot in Chinese culture, he is best known for d ...

'' (), ''True Stories of the 12 Qing Emperors'' (正説清朝十二帝, ), and ''Fall of Ming and Rise of Qing in 60 Years'' (明亡清興六十年, ).

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*Leibold, James. "More Than a Han Supremacism on the Chinese Internet," ''The China Quarterly'' (Volume 203, 2010): 539–59.
Yan Chongnian
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閻崇年：讀史讀出了敬畏感
People's Daily Online November 2, 2005.
我为什么掌掴阎贼崇年(Why did I slapped Yan Thief Chongnien)
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