Who is Zeng Guofan?
Zeng Guofan: Zicheng, formerly known as Bohan, whose real name is Shi, Han nationality, is from Tian Ping Village, Ye He Town, Shuangfeng County, Hunan Province (formerly Xiangxiang County). In the late Qing dynasty, he was the founder and commander-in-chief of Xiang Army. Military strategist, philosopher, politician, calligrapher and writer in Qing Dynasty, and founder of "Xiangxiang School" in late Qing Dynasty. Official to the Governor of Liangjiang, the Governor of Zhili, the University of Wuyingdian, the first-class righteous Hou Yong. Born in Baiyangping, Heyetang, Hunan Province (now Tianping Village, Ye He Town, Shuangfeng County, Loudi City, Hunan Province), an ordinary farming family. There are nine brothers and sisters, Zeng Guofan is the eldest son. Ancestors were mainly farmers, and their lives were relatively affluent. Grandpa Zeng Yuping has not received much education, but he has rich experience; Father Zeng Linshu is a scholar, and Zeng Guofan, the eldest son and grandson, was naturally educated by two ancestors. He advocated the Westernization Movement and founded the Xiang Army, and made great achievements in governing the family, the army, the country and education. He was a local reformer during the Westernization Movement.