Meng Xianshi

Meng Xianshi (Chinese: 孟宪实; pinyin: Mèng Xiànshí; born 1962) is a Chinese historian specialized in the history of Sui and Tang dynasties, an associate professor at Renmin University of China.

Meng Xianshi
孟宪实
Born1962
Nehe, Heilongjiang
CitizenshipChina
Alma materNankai University
Beijing University
Scientific career
FieldsHistory
InstitutionsRenmin University of China

Biography

Meng Xianshi was born in Nehe, Heilongjiang. He received his BA degree from Nankai University in 1983 and PhD degree from Beijing University in 2001. He joined the faculty of Renmin University of China in 2002.

Meng Xianshi gave lectures on Xuanwu Gate Incident (玄武门之变) on Lecture Room,[1] a popular TV program on CCTV-10 in December 2006. He is also a main editor of The Rise of the Tang Empire, a TV series.[2]

In his speech in Beijing Foreign Studies University in 2010, he claimed that "Esperanto was created in the 1980s", which exposed his lack of academic preciseness.

Notes
  1. Meng Xianshi gave lecture on CCTV，Website of China Central Television, December 6, 2006.
  2. Meng Xianshi talks on the History of Tang Dynasty Archived 2007-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, Xi'an Daily (西安日报), December 14, 2006.
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