Zhan Ziqing

Zhan Ziqing (; 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.

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.

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).

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

On 12 February 2019, Zhan died in Changchun, at the age of 81.