From: The Complete Works of Zeng Guofan Zeng Gong
The Complete Works of Zeng Gong is an anthology of Zeng Guofan, a famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty. It adopts the earliest version which is considered to be the most classic at present, that is, the engraving of Nakagawa Bookstore.
The book contains the first volume, including 30 manuscripts, 33 letters, 28 poems copied by 18 schools, 26 miscellaneous copies by 100 schools, 6 manuscripts, 4 anthologies, 4 poems, 2 papers by Mingyuantang, 2 compendiums of 100 schools, Quezhai reading record 10, Quezhai diary notes 2 volumes, and chronology 10.
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Zeng Guofan claimed to be meritorious, virtuous and immortal, which was reflected in the Complete Works of Zeng Zheng Wen.
The book contains the main learning essence of Zeng Guofan's life, which reflects the wisdom of this "the first perfect man in the ages" in self-cultivation, keeping the family in order, governing the country and leveling the world from different aspects. The language is plain and easy to understand, and it also contains rich knowledge and life experience.
The complete works were edited by dozens of scholars, celebrities and officials at that time. On the basis of the original text, a lot of processing and sorting work has been done, trying to present the most valuable content to future generations and pass on Zeng Guofan's knowledge to future generations.
On the basis of the engraving by Nakagawa Bookstore, the publishing house also referred to other versions of Zeng Guofan's collected works published in the market at present, and made textual research on similarities and differences in many ways, and corrected some mistakes in the engraving by Nakagawa Bookstore.
The publishing house has also made great efforts in text proofreading and binding design, and invited many domestic first-class designers and ancient books collating talents to participate, hoping to present a set of practical and pleasing classics for readers.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Complete Works of Zeng