Liu Haisong

Liu Haisong was born in Yantai, Shandong, in 1963. In 1986 he entered Liaoning University to study under Sun Wenliang, and in 1989 he received a master's degree in ancient Chinese history. He is now a senior editor at Liaohai Publishing House and a researcher at the Shenyang Research Institute of Culture and History. He has long devoted himself to the history of the Ming and Qing dynasties, Manchu history, and traditional Chinese culture, and he has served as chief editor and annotator of the history volume of the Encyclopedia of Chinese Culture. Among his popular science works are five titles, including Entertaining Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, Entertaining Encyclopedia of Riddle Guessing, Encyclopedia of Scientific Puzzles, Encyclopedia of Historical Textual Research, and Entertaining Encyclopedia of Military Warfare. Spanning science and technology, history, and military affairs, these books present knowledge in lively forms such as questions and answers and riddles, with an emphasis on readability and popularization for young people and general readers.