Zeng Guofan was an important political figure of China in late 19th century.His contributions,virtues and words had a great influence on China both at that time and later,and he was also a representative of Huxiang Culture.His image appeared many times in modern literati diaries.Although a single diary may just have a brief description,if observed as a whole,his image was lively and vivid.His ideas"The victory of war depended on the army rather than the weapons"and"We should learn from foreign countries to compete with them"were of significance for westernization movement at that time and the modernization of China.
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近代/文人日记/政治家/曾国藩
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modern times/literati diaries/political figure/Zeng Guofan