Meng Xianshi

Meng Xianshi 孟宪实
Born	1962 Nehe, Heilongjiang
Citizenship	China
Fields	History
Institutions	Renmin University of China
Alma mater	Nankai University Beijing University

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.

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 Xuanwumen 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 Zhenguan Zhizhi (贞观之治), 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, Xi'an Dialy (西安日报), December 14, 2006.

External links

• Meng Xianshi's profile on the Website of Renmin University of China

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Date of birth	1962
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