The Academic Advisory Committee of China Institute of History was established, with Dai Yi, an expert in Qing history, as the director.

The China Institute of History of China Academy of Social Sciences, which was officially unveiled in January this year, has now set up an academic advisory committee, and 41 committee members from the national history circle have officially made public appearances.

In the 19th edition of People’s Daily published on September 24th, it was announced that "according to the establishment plan approved by the central authorities, the China Institute of History selected 41 experts and scholars from the national history circle to set up an academic advisory committee. Members of the Academic Advisory Committee of China Institute of History are now announced. "

According to the announcement, the director of the Academic Advisory Committee of China Institute of History is Dai Yi, director of the National Compilation Committee of Qing History and a first-class post professor at Renmin University of China.

According to public information, Dai Yi, male, born in September, 1926, is a native of Changshu, Jiangsu Province. His academic expertise is the modern history of China and the history of Qing Dynasty, and his representative works include Modern History of China. At present, Dai Yi is honorary director of the Institute of Qing History of China Renmin University, librarian of central research institute of culture and history, and curator of Beijing Literature and History Research Museum.

Dai Yi was admitted to Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1944. Two years later, he dropped out and transferred to Peking University History Department, where he studied under Hu Shi, Zheng Tianting, Zhu Guangqian, Xu Deheng, Xiang Da and Deng Guangming. In 1948, under the arrangement of the Party organization, Dai Yi left Peking University for the Liberated Area, entered North China University in the Liberated Area, and then stayed there to teach, initially engaged in the study of China’s revolutionary history and modern history.

In 1955, Dai Yi was promoted to associate professor, served as the academic secretary of Wu Yuzhang, then president of China Renmin University, and later served as the editorial board of China History Series edited by Wu Han. During the Cultural Revolution, Dai Yi was shocked and sent to Jiangxi’s May 7th cadre school for labor reform, and returned to Beijing in 1972.

Dai Yi devoted his life to the compilation of Qing history. In 1978, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, the Qing History Research Institute was formally established on the basis of the former Qing History Research Group. Dai Yi was in charge of the practical work, and for the purpose of compiling the Qing history, the academic research and personnel training of the Qing history were carried out in an all-round way. In 2002, the compilation plan of Qing history was approved by the state, and Dai Yi, who was over 70 years old, once again went into battle and became the director of the editorial board.

According to official website of Renmin University of China, "In the past ten years, under the overall framework of compiling the history of the Qing Dynasty as the main body and sorting out the documents and archives of the Qing Dynasty as the two wings, not only the main project of the history of the Qing Dynasty has been carried out smoothly, but also billions of words of archives and documents have been sorted out, and efforts have been made to save these cultural relics."

The Academic Advisory Committee of China Institute of History also set up two deputy directors, namely Jin Chongji, an expert on the history of the Communist Party of China and the modern history of China, and Wang Wei, an archaeologist.

According to the official resume, Jin Chongji, male, born in December 1930, Shanghainese, former executive deputy director and researcher of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Literature Research Office, whose academic expertise is the history of the Communist Party of China and the modern history of China, and his representative works include The Outline of China in the Twentieth Century. Wang Wei, male, born in May, 1954, is an adult in Shandong Province. He is a member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, director of the Department of History, and a researcher at the Institute of Archaeology, China Institute of History. His academic expertise is in the study of the origin of Chinese civilization, archaeology from prehistoric times to Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, and archaeological research on ancient cultural exchanges in East Asia. His representative works include "Seeing the evil Matai country and the Japanese regime from China".

The remaining 38 members of the Academic Advisory Committee of China Institute of History announced in the announcement are:

Pei yu, male, born in May 1944, is from Fushan, Shandong. Researcher, Institute of World History, China Institute of History. Academic expertise is historical theory and history of historiography. His representative works include The History of Marxist Historiography (Editor-in-Chief).

Ma Min, male, born in June 1955, is from Fushun, Sichuan. Director and Professor, China Institute of Modern History, Huazhong Normal University. Academic expertise is the economic and social history of China, the history of exposition and the history of cultural exchange between China and the West. His representative works include between officials and businessmen: modern gentry and businessmen in social upheaval.

Ma Dazheng, male, born in August 1938, is from Shanghai. Researcher, China Frontier Research Institute, China Institute of History. His academic expertise is the history of China territory. His representative works include A Brief History of China’s Frontier (Editor-in-Chief) and so on.

Wang Xianming, male, born in February 1957, is from Changzhi, Shanxi. Professor, School of History, Nankai University. Academic expertise is the modern history and social history of China. His representative works include squire in the changing times-squire and the change of rural social structure (1901-1945) and so on.

Deng Xiaonan, female, born in June 1950, is from Linyi, Shandong. Professor, History Department, Peking University. Academic expertise is the history of Song Dynasty and the history of bureaucracy. Representative works include "The Law of Ancestors-A Brief Introduction to Politics in the Early Northern Song Dynasty" and so on.

Shi Jinbo, male, born in March 1940, is from Gaobeidian, Hebei. Member of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, director of Xixia Cultural Research Center of China Academy of Social Sciences, and researcher of Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of China Academy of Social Sciences. His academic expertise is China’s ethnic history, Xixia literature and history, and China’s ancient ethnic literature. His representative works include Research on Xixia Economic Documents, etc.

Feng Shi, male, born in October 1958, is from Beijing. Member of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, researcher of Archaeology Institute of China Institute of History. Academic expertise is ancient philology, astronomy and archaeology, pre-Qin history, historical philology, and the history of ancient thought. His representative works include Astronomy and Archaeology in China.

Liu Beicheng, male, born in August 1949, is from Beijing. Professor, History Department, Tsinghua University. Academic expertise is modern world history, western thought history and historical theory. Representative works include "Portrait of Foucault’s Thought" and so on.

Liu Qingzhu, male, born in August 1943, is from Nanle, Henan. Member of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, researcher of Archaeology Institute of China Institute of History. His academic expertise includes archaeology of ancient capitals in China, archaeology of ancient imperial tombs and archaeology of Han and Tang Dynasties. Representative works include "The Ancient Capital Asked" and so on.

Li Jie, male, born in November 1954, is from Kunming, Yunnan. Researcher, Development Research Institute, Yunnan University. Academic expertise is historical theory. His representative works include Research on Early Marxist Historical Thought.

Li Jie, male, born in February 1955, is from Pingyin, Shandong. Former president and researcher of Qiushi magazine. His academic expertise includes the history of the Communist Party of China, the history of People’s Republic of China (PRC), Mao Zedong’s life and thoughts, Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s theoretical system and the China of Marxism. His representative works include Mao Zedong’s Historical Contribution to New China.

Li Boqian, male, born in February 1937, is from Zhengzhou, Henan. Professor, Peking University Institute of Archaeology and Culture. Academic expertise is archaeology in China. His representative works include The Origin of Civilization and Collection of Three Generations of Archaeology.

Yang Gongle, male, born in April 1962, is from Zhuji, Zhejiang. Dean and Professor, School of History, Beijing Normal University. Academic expertise is the comparison of Chinese and foreign ancient history, ancient Roman history, etc. His representative works include A Probe into the Early Silk Road and so on.

Yang Guozhen, male, born in March 1940, is from Longyan, Fujian. Professor, History Department, Xiamen University. Academic expertise is social and economic history and marine history of China. His representative works include Research on Land Contract Documents in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Wu Enyuan, male, born in April 1948, is from Chongqing. Researcher, Russian Institute of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, China Academy of Social Sciences. Academic expertise is world history, Russian history and the history of international communist movement. His representative works include The History of the Soviet Union.

He Yimin, male, was born in June 1953 in Chengdu, Sichuan. Professor, School of History and Culture, Sichuan University. His academic expertise includes China city history, China modern history and regional cultural history. His representative works include General History of China City.

Sha Jiansun, male, born in February 1934, is from Yixing, Jiangsu. Former deputy director and professor of the Party History Research Office of the CPC Central Committee. His academic expertise is the history of the Communist Party of China and the modern history of China. His representative works include The Historical Road of China in the Twentieth Century —— Comments on Some Social Thoughts, etc.

Zhang Shujun, male, born in October 1957, is from Laiwu, Shandong. Former member (deputy minister level) and researcher of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Institute of Party History and Literature. Academic expertise is the history of the Communist Party of China. His representative works include The Great Turning Point-A Record of the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

Zhang Haipeng, male, born in May 1939, is from Hanchuan, Hubei. Member of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, researcher of Institute of Modern History, China Institute of History. Academic expertise is the modern history of China. His representative works include A Concise Reader of Modern History of China (co-author).

Chen Qingying, male, born in October 1941, is from Taishan, Guangdong. Researcher, China Tibetology Research Center. Academic expertise is Tibetan history books. His representative works include Eight Sibas, the Imperial Teacher of Yuan Dynasty, etc.

Chen Zuwu, male, born in October 1943, is from Guiyang, Guizhou. Member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, researcher of the Institute of Ancient History, China Institute of History. Academic expertise is the ancient academic history of China. His representative works include History of Learning Cases in China.

Chen Jin, male, born in October 1958, is from Jianyang, Sichuan. Former member (deputy minister level) and researcher of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Institute of Party History and Literature. His academic expertise is Mao Zedong and the history of the CPC. His representative works include Mao Zedong’s Cultural Character and so on.

Chen Qianping, male, born in February 1955, is from Yangzhou, Jiangsu. Chairman and Professor, Academic Committee, Research Center for the History of the Republic of China, Nanjing University. Academic expertise is the history of the Republic of China. Representative works include "Negotiations between China, Britain and Xizang before and after the Anti-Japanese War (1935-1947)" and so on.

Miao Pusheng, male, born in November 1948, is from chiping, Shandong. Researcher, Academy of Social Sciences, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Academic expertise is national history and local history of Xinjiang. Representative works include Outline of Xinjiang History (co-editor) and so on.

Lin Wenxun, male, born in March 1966, is from Qujing, Yunnan. Party secretary and professor of Yunnan University. Academic expertise includes Chinese economic history, China rural social history and Chinese frontier studies. His representative works include Outline of Social Change in Tang and Song Dynasties.

Zhou Weizhou, male, born in February 1940, Kaiping, Guangdong. Professor, China Western Frontier Research Institute, Shaanxi Normal University. His academic expertise is the national history of China. His representative works include "A Study of Ethnic Relations in the Middle Northwest of China" and so on.

Zheng Shiqu, male, born in August 1946, is from Fuzhou, Fujian. Professor, School of History, Beijing Normal University. Academic expertise is China’s modern history, modern ideological and cultural history. His representative works include "A Study on the Cultural Thought of the quintessence School in the Late Qing Dynasty" and so on.

Hu Dekun, male, born in March 1946, is from Suizhou, Hubei. Chairman, chief expert and professor of China Institute of Border and Ocean Studies, Wuhan University. Academic expertise is the history of World War II, the history of borders and oceans. His representative works include China and World Studies during the World Anti-Fascist War (Editor-in-Chief).

Hou Jianxin, male, born in Tianjin in October 1950. Deputy Director of Academic Committee of Tianjin Normal University, Dean and Professor of European Civilization Research Institute. Academic expertise is world history. His representative works include Western Europe and China in the Period of Social Transformation.

Geng Yunzhi, male, born in December 1938, is from Haicheng, Liaoning. Member of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, researcher of Institute of Modern History, China Institute of History. His academic expertise is in the history of modern thought, culture and politics in China. His representative works include Introduction to the Study of Cultural Transformation in Modern China: Cultural Transformation and so on.

Xu Lan, female, born in November 1947, is from Beijing. Director and Professor, Center for International Relations Studies, School of History, Capital Normal University. Academic expertise is world history, modern world history and the history of international relations. His representative works include Britain and the Sino-Japanese War (1931-1941).

Gao Xing, male, born in February 1962, is from Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County, Liaoning Province. Director and researcher of Zhoukoudian International Paleoanthropology Research Center of China Academy of Sciences, and director of Paleolithic Professional Committee of China Archaeological Society. Academic expertise is prehistoric archaeology, human origin and evolution. His representative works include Shuidonggou: Archaeological Excavation and Research Report from 2003 to 2007, etc.

Ge Jianxiong, male, born in December 1945, is from Shaoxing, Zhejiang. Professor, China Institute of Historical Geography, Fudan University. Academic expertise is historical geography, population history, immigration history and cultural history. His representative works include History of Chinese Immigrants (editor-in-chief, author of the first and second volumes).

Jiao Nanfeng, male, born in January 1954, is from Yijun, Shaanxi. Researcher, Shaanxi Institute of Archaeology. His academic expertise is archaeology in Qin and Han Dynasties and the study of the ancient mausoleum system in China. His representative works include The Mausoleum of Emperor Han Jingdi and so on.

Xiong Yuezhi, male, born in December 1949, is from Huaiyin, Jiangsu. Researcher, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. Academic expertise is the modern history of China. His representative works include "The Spread of Western Learning to the East and the Society in the Late Qing Dynasty".

Wei Jian, male, born in December 1955, is from Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. Professor and Director of Northern Institute of Ethnic Archaeology, Renmin University of China. Academic expertise for the northern ethnic archaeology, Mongolian archaeology. His representative works include On the Capital of the Yuan Dynasty.

Wei Cuncheng, male, born in October 1945, is from Pingxiang, Hebei. Professor, School of Archaeology, Jilin University. His academic expertise is Koguryo’s archaeology and history in Bohai Sea, and archaeology in the Three Kingdoms, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties. His representative works include Archaeology of Bohai Sea.

Qu Lindong, male, born in December 1937, is from Feidong, Anhui. Professor, School of History, Beijing Normal University. Academic expertise is historical theory and the history of Chinese historiography. His representative works include Collected Works of Qu Lindong.