Jottings from the Granite Studio

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The perils of studying the Qing

October 8th, 2008 · 20 Comments

Via Danwei:

The Beijing News
October 7, 2008
Yan Chongnian (阎崇年), a scholar specializing in Qing history and Manchu culture, was attacked on October 5 when he was in Wuxi to promote his new book, The Kangxi Emperor. The prolific author was smacked twice in the face, allegedly because the attacker disagreed with his historical views.
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