Yi Zhongtian
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| Born | 1947 Xiangyin County, Yueyang, China |
| Occupation | Writer, historian, scholar, television personality |
| Language | Chinese |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Citizenship | Chinese |
| Alma mater | Wuhan University |
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| Chinese | 易中天 | ||||||
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Yi Zhongtian (born 1947) is a Chinese writer, historian, scholar and television personality.
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[edit] Biography
Yi spent his childhood in Changsha, Hunan, and spent his adolescent years in Wuhan, Hubei. In 1965, after graduating from high school, Yi was sent to Xinjiang as a member of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. He became a high school teacher later. Returning from Xinjiang, he studied at Wuhan University, majoring in ancient Chinese literature. He obtained a professional degree in 1978 and a master's degree three years later, after which he decided to remain in university as a lecturer. He is currently a professor in Xiamen University's College of Humanities.
[edit] Academic interests
Yi's academic interests span a variety of disciplines, including literature, visual arts, anthropology, history and humanities. He is also interested in the development of modern Chinese cities, and was referred to as a "city planner" or "city observer".
[edit] Works
Yi's published works often focus on popularizing academic subjects. This has caused some controversy, but has also led to the popularity of his works.
In 2005, Yi appeared on CCTV-10's Lecture Room program. His series of lectures on personalities of the Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period were successful, but also roused some controversy about the academic quality of his lectures. Due to the popularity of his lectures, Yi was contracted by CCTV-10 to produce a series of lectures on the Three Kingdoms in 2006, which now air on Sundays, separate from the normal schedule of lecture programs. In
On October 11, 2008, Yi started a series of lectures on the Hundred Schools of Thought.
