Zeng Guofan

Author: Li Jin
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: The book "Zeng Guofan" primarily reveals the wisdom of self-cultivation, social conduct, family management, talent recognition, personnel management, and governance of the late Qing dynasty's prominent official Zeng Guofan. However, we must also not deny that as a subject of the feudal emperor, Zeng Guofan inevitably upheld the interests of the feudal dynasty. Therefore, in understanding him, we must adopt a dialectical perspective—recognizing both the aspects of his success as a late Qing prominent official and his role as a guardian of feudal morality, which hindered historical progress.