State of Yan: Sources

• Ancient Bamboo Annals. The Bamboo Writings Annals ["Ancient" Edition] (Gǔ běn Zhúshū jìnián|古本竹書紀年) online
• Ancient Bamboo Annals Redacted. Fāng Shīmíng (方诗铭), Wáng Xiūlíng (王修龄). Ancient Bamboo Annals Redacted and Substantiated (Gǔ běn Zhúshū jìnián Jí zhèng |古本竹书纪年辑证). Shanghai: Shànghǎi Gǔjí chūbǎnshè, 1981. online
• Contemporary Bamboo Annals. The Bamboo Writings Annals ["Contemporary" Edition] (Jīn běn Zhúshū jìnián|今本竹書紀年) online
• Historical Records. Historical Records (Shǐjì|史記) online; online
• Historical Records Commentary. Seeking the Obscure in the Historical Records (Shǐjì Suǒyǐn|史記索隱) online

• Cao–Kang–Luo (2016). Cáo Bīn, Kāng Yǔhǔ and Luō Xuán. "Marquis Yan's Bronzes and Early Genealogy of Yan State" (Yǎn hóu tóngqì yǔ Yānguó zǎoqī shìxì|匽侯铜器与燕国早期世系). Jianghan Archeology (Jiānghàn kǎogǔ|江汉考古) 146, No. 5 (2016): 70-76.
• Chen (1995). Chén Píng. Chronicle of Events in the History of Yan (Yàn shǐ jìshì biān niánhuì àn|燕史纪事编年会按). Beijing: Běijīng dàxué chūbǎnshè, 1995. online
• Du (1998). Dù Biǎosōng. "A New Interpretation of the Kèléi and Kèhé Inscriptions" (Kèléi Kèhé míngwén xīn shì|克罍克盉铭文新释). Journal of the Palace Museum (Gùgōng bówùyuàn yuànkān|故宫博物院院刊) 79, No. 1 (1998): 61-64.
• Huang (2002). Huáng Xīquán. "Important Discovery Related to the Destruction of Yan by Qi" (Qí pò Yàn shǐliào de zhòngyào fāxiàn|齊破燕史料的重要發現)，Research on Ancient Chinese Characters (Gǔ wénzì yánjiū|古文字研究), No. 24 (2002): 247-252.
• Huang (2023). Huáng Jǐnqián. "The clan affiliation of the Beibai'e cemetery in Yuanqu and related issues" (Yuánqǔ Běibáié mùdì zú shǔ jí yǒuguān wèntí|垣曲北白鹅墓地族属及有关问题). Cultural Relics Quarterly (Wénwù jìkān|文物季刊) No. 1 (2023): 73-81.
• Tang (2020a). Táng Fēngyè. "'Gōng, hóu, bó, zǐ, nán'? Bronze inscriptions show that there was no five-rank system in Western Zhou" (Gōng, hóu, bó, zǐ, nán? Jīnwén xiǎnshì Xī Zhōu bìng wú wǔ děng jué zhì|“公、侯、伯、子、男”？金文显示西周并无五等爵制). A Brief History of Western Zhou Series (Jiǎn shuō Xī Zhōu shǐ|简说西周史) 21. online
• Tang (2020b). Táng Fēngyè. "Who was the first ruler of the State of Yan in the age of Zhou and what was his title? Oracle inscriptions and bronze inscriptions corrected history" (Zhōudài Yānguó de shǐ fēngjūn shì shéi, juéwèi wèihé? Bǔcí hé jīnwén jiūzhèng le lìshǐ|周代燕国的始封君是谁、爵位为何？卜辞和金文纠正了历史). A Brief History of Western Zhou Series (Jiǎn shuō Xī Zhōu shǐ|简说西周史) 23. online