Jabarkan ISBN10-8153-0720-9 dari Yan Xishan

Wortzel, Larry M. Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese Military History. Westport, CT: Greenwood. 1999. . Diakses 29 Mei 2012.

Yang, Benjamin. "The Making of a Pragmatic Communist: The Early Life of Deng Xiaoping, 1904-49." The China Quarterly. No. 135, Sep., 1993. Diakses 23 Februari 2011.

Zhou Zhihou. "After Standing Guard for Fifty-One years, an Old Bodyguard Donates Yan Xishan's Former Residence to the Taipei City Government"  (守墓51年 老侍衛力不從心 閻錫山故居 捐北市府維護). news.chinatimes.com. China Times. May 23, 2011. Diakses 3 Juni 2011. (bahasa Tionghoa)