Biography of Wang Anshi: Illustrated Edition Series of Biographies of Famous People

Author: Liang Qichao
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Publishing Date: 2001-10-03
Features: As an outstanding figure who arose unexpectedly in a century, yet was criticized by the world during his lifetime and condemned for generations after his death, in the West there is Sir Winston Churchill, and in China there is Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty. For thousands of years, Wang Anshi has been branded as the arch-villain who embodies the vices of a rogue and traitor. In fact, he was truly a rare perfect man in the history of thousands of years of Chinese civilization. His virtue was as vast as a thousand-acre lake, his integrity as towering as a ten-thousand-foot cliff. His scholarship gathered the essence of all schools of thought, his writings revitalized the decline of eight generations, and his accomplishments were well-aligned with the demands of the times, addressing their shortcomings. His excellent laws and noble ideas were often passed down through the ages, leaving no room for abolition.