Yin Hongbiao (1951-), earned his bachelor’s degree from the Department of History of Jilin University, and a master's degree from the Department of International Politics of Peking University, where he majored in the relationship between the Communist International and the Chinese Revolution. He stayed at the university after graduation to teach, and obtained a doctoral degree. He later served as a professor at the School of International Studies of Peking University, and is now retired.
Yin's teaching and academic research areas include the history of the Chinese Communist Party and the history of the People's Republic of China, especially the history of the Cultural Revolution. His doctoral dissertation was on the Cultural Revolution, which was later expanded into a monograph Footprints of the Missing: Trends of Youth Thought During the Cultural Revolution. He has also published academic papers such as "The Main Factions of the Red Guard Movement" and "Social Contradictions in the Cultural Revolution."
Yin's teaching and academic research areas include the history of the Chinese Communist Party and the history of the People's Republic of China, especially the history of the Cultural Revolution. His doctoral dissertation was on the Cultural Revolution, which was later expanded into a monograph Footprints of the Missing: Trends of Youth Thought During the Cultural Revolution. He has also published academic papers such as "The Main Factions of the Red Guard Movement" and "Social Contradictions in the Cultural Revolution."
