Tang Haoming comments on the family letters of Zeng Guofan

Author: Tang Haoming
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: "Commentary" introduces the family background, education, and social connections of Zeng Guofan. Every member of the Zeng family, both in the extended and nuclear households, as well as relatives and friends who had close ties with Zeng, are clearly introduced in the book. Readers will learn that Zeng's lifelong idol was his grandfather, while his grandmother was exactly 7 years older than him, and his mother was 5 years older than his father. Both of his sons had short lifespans, and almost none of his five daughters-in-law were outstanding. However, the key figure who carried forward the Zeng family's legacy was his second daughter-in-law.