Woren (Chinese: 倭仁; pinyin: Wōrén) or Wesin (Manchu: ᠸᡝᠰᡳᠨ, Möllendorff: wesin,[2] 1804–8 June 1871), courtesy name Genfeng (艮峰), was a Qing dynasty official from the Mongolian Ucigeri clan and the Plain Red Banner of the Eight Banners.[3]
Born in a banner garrison family in Henan. He obtained the highest degree (jinshi) in the imperial examination and was selected a shujishi of the Hanlin Academy in 1829.[3] He served as tutor of the Tongzhi Emperor.[3]
Woren was a famous opponent of the Self-Strengthening Movement. He rejected the ti-yong idea.[4][5]
References
- ^ "倭仁（1804~1871）".
- ^ "(烏齊格里)倭仁".
- ^ a b c Draft History of Qing, vol. 391
- ^ Levenson, Joseph Richmond (1968). Confucian China and Its Modern Fate: A Trilogy. University of California Press. p. 69.
- ^ "「西學」と「新學」 中國近代における西洋文化輸入の論理について" (PDF).
Further reading
- Hummel, Arthur W. Sr., ed. (1943). . Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period. United States Government Printing Office.
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