Zhan Ziqing

Zhan Ziqing (Chinese: 詹子庆; 1 November 1937 – 12 February 2019) was a Chinese historian with a specialization in ancient Chinese history (pre-Qin dynasty). He was a distinguished professor and Vice President of Northeast Normal University in Changchun.

Biography

Zhan was born on 1 November 1937 in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, Republic of China. After attending Yangzhou High School, Taizhou Normal School, and Shanghai Industrial Management School, he worked in a factory in Harbin from 1954 to 1957.^[1]

In September 1957, Zhan entered Northeast Normal University to study history, and was hired as a faculty member after graduating in July 1961. In 1979, he studied ancient Chinese history with the eminent scholar Xu Zhongshu at Sichuan University.^[1][2]

Zhan became an associate professor of Northeast Normal University in 1983 and a full professor in 1988. He also served as vice chair of the Department of History, Vice President of the university (1986–1994), and Chief Editor of the university's publishing house (1996–1998).^[1][2]

Zhan's research was focused on early Chinese civilization, pre-Qin history and documents, and ancient rites. He wrote several influential books, including Pre-Qin History (先秦史), Approaching the Xia Civilization (走近夏代文明), The History and Civilization of the Xia Dynasty (夏史与夏代文明), and A History of Ancient China (中国古代史), which has been widely used as a textbook in Chinese universities. He also published more than 50 academic papers.^[1][3]

Zhan was a co-founder of the China Pre-Qin History Society and served as President of Jilin Province History Society.^[1]

On 12 February 2019, Zhan died in Changchun, at the age of 81.^[1][3]

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