Yan Chongnian

Herausgegeben:Surhone, Lambert M.; Timpledon, Miriam T.; Marseken, Susan F.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Yan Chongnian was born in Penglai City, Shandong, China in 1934. He established Beijing Manchu Institute, the first academic institute focussed on the Manchu history. Yan Chongnian was attacked in Wuxi on October 5, 2008, as he promoted his new book, The Kangxi Emperor. Yan was smacked twice in the face. It is claimed that Yan was labeled a traitor for advocating on the CCTV program Lecture Room the following view points: 1. Wu Sangui, the Ming general who had opened the gates at Shanhai Pass to let 150,000 Manchu soldiers march into China proper, resulting in the annihilation of the Ming Dynasty, should be reevaluated for avoiding the mass bloodshed that may have resulted had he not surrendered. 2. Censorship and Literary inquisition by the Qing should be viewed in the light of ensuring social stability and harmony. 3. The Manchu invasion and the subsequent Yangzhou massacre, plus massacres of other ethnicities were designed to promotethe integration of different ethnic groups.

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• Verlag: Betascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 120
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786131180286
• ISBN-10: 6131180288
• Artikelnr.: 29970594