The Complete Biography of Zeng Guofan

Author: Jiang Xingde
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: A firsthand account by Zeng's nephew, offering a rare close-up perspective on Zeng Guofan. His virtues of simplicity and self-restraint, methods for overcoming difficulties, strategies for handling emergencies, the spirit of perseverance and patience, and the processes of success and failure in his career all hold enduring value even in modern times. Throughout his life, Zeng Wenzheng faced all hardships with the indomitable and resolute spirit of "swallowing blood while spitting out teeth." He never blamed others, which was a testament to Zeng's greatness and also the key to his success. — Jiang Jieshi