2. Profile of people

Li Hongzhang (1February, 82315-1901.07), a famous official in the late Qing Dynasty, was one of the main westernization movements, and was from Hefei, Anhui. The world calls Li Wei, also known as Li Hefei.

3. personal influence

Li Hongzhang, as the founder and commander-in-chief of Huai Army and Beiyang Navy, the leader of Westernization Movement, an important official in the late Qing Dynasty, an official to Zhili Governor and Beiyang Minister of Trade, was awarded a bachelor's degree in Wenhua Temple, and signed the Vietnam Treaty, the treaty of shimonoseki and the Concise Treaty between China and France on behalf of the Qing government.

Japanese Prime Minister Hirofumi Ito regarded him as "the only person in the Qing Empire who was able to compete with the world powers", while Empress Dowager Cixi regarded him as "the man who recreated Huang Xuan" and wrote The Complete Works of Li Wenzhong. Together with Zeng Guofan, Zhang Zhidong and Zuo, they are called "four famous ministers of ZTE", and together with Bismarck and Grant, they are called "three great men in the world in the 19th century".