Dai Yi (September 1926 – 24 January 2024) was a Chinese historian who specialized in the history of the Qing dynasty.

He was also the honorary director of the university's Qing dynasty's history institute as well as a doctoral student supervisor.

During the Second Sino-Japanese War Dai took part in the Gerakan Youth and Improvement Association.

He escaped with assistance from the CCP, and later arrived at Hua Bei University, the predecessor institution of the RUC.

After Dai's graduation, he would remain at his alma mater for his entire teaching career.