- Yi Zhongtian
Yi Zhongtian (zh-cp|c=易中天|p=Yì Zhōngtiān) (born 1947) is a Chinese
historian ,author ,scholar andTV personality . He is a professor atXiamen University .Biography
Yi Zhongtian's family comes from Xiangyin, in
Yueyang ,Hunan province. He was raised inChangsha ,Hunan province. In1965 , after graduating from high school, he was sent toXinjiang as a member of theXinjiang Production and Construction Corps . Returning fromXinjiang , he studied atWuhan University , majoring in ancient Chinese. He is currently a professor at Xiamen University's College of Humanities.Academic
Yi Zhongtian's academic interest spans a variety of disciplines, including
literature ,visual art ,anthropology , andhistory . He has particular interest in the development of modern Chinese cities.Yi Zhongtian's published works often focussed on poplarising academic subjects. This has caused some controversy, but has also led to the popularity of his books. Yi Zhongtian became a household name after the success of his appearance on
CCTV-10 'sLecture Room program in 2005. His series of lectures on personalities of theHan Dynasty and theThree Kingdoms were very successful, but also roused some controversy about the academic quality of his lectures. Because of the popularity of Yi Zhongtian's lectures, he has now been contracted byCCTV-10 to produce a series of lectures on theThree Kingdoms throughout 2006 that air on Sundays, separate from the normal schedule of lecture programs.External links
* [http://blog.sina.com.cn/m/yizhongtian Yi Zhongtian's personal blog]
* [http://culture.people.com.cn/GB/42223/66980/index.html Yi Zhongtian's profile on People.com.cn]
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