Prof. Yan Chongnian gave two lecture sessions on the Qing dynasty history at Hunter College in New York , Saturday, April 14. The morning session, 10:00 am to 12 noon, was on the history of Qing dynasty and the afternoon session, 2:00 pm - 4:00 p.m., on 12 employers of the Qing Dynasty.
Each year, the Renwen Society at China Institute invites a distinguished scholar from China to come to New York to deliver two lectures. Renwen Society's speaker of choice this year is Prof. Yan Chongnian of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Director of the Research Institute of the Qing History. A foremost authority on the Qing history and a prolific writer on the subject, Prof. Yan has captivated the nation, southeast Asian countries and overseas Chinese community by giving riveting lecture series on CCTV's Lecture Forum (Bai Jia Jiangtan) on the 12 emperors of the Qing and revealing many mysteries of the last imperial dynasty of China.