Feng Guifen is good at calligraphy, famous for seal script and official script, especially official script. Feng Guifen is square in character, serious in manner, abstinence and abandoning comfort. Lin Zexu was an official in his early days. When he was governor in Jiangsu, he valued Feng Guifen very much and thought he was a national talent. When Lin Zexu was editing the books on northwest water conservancy, Feng Guifen participated in editing and proofreading.
Other achievements
He once assisted Tao Shu, served as Li Hongzhang's staff, established social defense bureau, and reconciled China and foreign countries. Feng Guifen was one of the most talented scholars during the diplomatic difficulties in Qing Dynasty. Feng Guifen worked hard in difficult times. Although he was a servant for ten years, he did his best in Caohe, building schools, accumulating various policies and discussing articles. He studied arithmetic, made a directional ruler, and stepped on the field with an inverted compass to draw pictures. Feng Guifen has written a lot, among which the second volume of "Protest in Schools" is about his views on reforming the current corrupt politics, which is to the point; Explain Feng Guifen's familiarity with western affairs and his progressive thoughts. Therefore, this book is particularly important to the world.
The significance of Feng Guifen Thought, linking Lin and Wei, enlightening Kang and Liang, lies not only in seeking western learning and reform, but also in taking the lead in putting forward a method to solve the contradiction between China and the West, ancient and modern, that is, following the good. This thought is based on the flourishing tradition of Four Spirits in China culture, and it is a valuable thought that grows from China culture and can lead China culture to keep pace with the times. It is also a vivid manifestation of the strong vitality of China culture.