What do Chinese think of Genghis khan?

I don't know about other Chinese but personally this is what I think of him. 1. The most successful warlord/conqueror the world have ever seen. 2. Extremely savage, barbaric and brutal warlord. 3. read more

The issue is kind of complex considering the historical identification of Yuan Dynasty (The Mongol dynasty ruling China, similar like the Qing Dynasty ruled by Manchu). But in the major Chinese history view points and in Chinese textbooks, Chinese still view Genghis Khan and Yuan Dynasty as Chinese. read more

Professor Baildugqi, an expert on Mongolian history at the Inner Mongolia University, said new Chinese commemorations of Genghis Khan went against all that he was."You cannot use the methods of the [Chinese] interior to commemorate Genghis and his culture," he said. read more

Genghis Khan died while fighting the last Western Xia troops. 6) Genghis Khan's empire was the biggest in world history up to that time. By the time he died in 1227, he controlled 13,500,000 km² (5,210,000 sq mi) or almost 1/3 of Asia. read more

Thus Genghis Khan represents a short-lived invasion and has nothing to do with China. They stick to this thoughts and advocate a pure Mongolian-ness. If you compare the 1) and 2) above. Then you might agree with me that it doesn’t matter much how Chinese see Genghis Khan. read more