Aixinjueluo Yixin (January 11, 1833 - May 29, 1898), the master of Haole Daotang, a statesman in the late Qing Dynasty, the main leader of the Westernization Movement, and one of the twelve famous figures in the Qing Dynasty One of the iron hat kings. From Beijing
Zeng Guofan (November 26, 1811 - March 12, 1872), Han nationality, originally named Zicheng, given the courtesy name Bohan, and given the nickname Disheng. He was the 70th grandson of the sage Zengzi. A modern Chinese politician, strategist, Neo-Confucianist, writer, and the founder and commander-in-chief of the Hunan Army. In the late Qing Dynasty, he was the "first famous minister of ZTE". He was known as the "Four Famous Ministers" together with Zhang Zhidong, Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang. He was posthumously named "Wenzheng". He was a Neo-Confucian, statesman, calligrapher and writer. Some people praised him as the most perfect man in history, but he was controversial because of his loyalty to the Qing Dynasty in suppressing the Taiping Rebellion. From Xiangxiang County, Changsha Prefecture, Hunan Province.
Li Hongzhang (February 15, 1823-November 7, 1901), a famous official in the late Qing Dynasty and one of the main leaders of the Westernization Movement, was born in Hefei, Anhui Province. The world often called him Li Zhongtang, also known as Li Zhongtang. Li Hefei. As the founder and commander-in-chief of the Huai Army and the Beiyang Navy, the leader of the Westernization Movement, an important minister of the late Qing Dynasty, the governor-general of Zhili and the Minister of Commerce of the Beiyang, he was awarded the Wenhua Palace Bachelor's degree and signed the "Vietnam Treaty" on behalf of the Qing government. Treaty of Shimonoseki", "Concise Treaty between China and France", etc.
Birthplace: Modian, Dongxiang, Hefei, Anhui (now Yaohai District)
Zuo Zongtang (November 10, 1812 - September 5, 1885), Han nationality, courtesy name Ji Gao, whose name is "Pun Cun", and his nickname is "Farmer from Xiangshang". An important minister of the late Qing Dynasty, a strategist, politician, a famous general of the Hunan Army, and the leader of the Westernization Movement. Zuo Zongtang studied at Chengnan Academy in Changsha. He passed the provincial examination at the age of 20, but thereafter he failed repeatedly in the joint examination. [1] He paid attention to farming, read many books, and studied geography and the art of war. Later, he became a famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty. He was promoted to Dongge University Scholar, Military Minister, and the second-class Kejing Marquis. Throughout his life, he experienced important historical events such as the Hunan Army's pacification of the Taiping Rebellion, the Westernization Movement, the suppression of the Shaanxi-Gansu Tongzhi rebellion, and the recovery of Xinjiang to safeguard China's unification.
Zhang Zhidong (September 2, 1837 - October 4, 1909), named Xiaoda and Xiangtao, was also the governor, and was called "Shuai", so everyone called him him at that time. "Zhang Xiangshuai". A famous official in the late Qing Dynasty and a representative figure of the Westernization movement in the Qing Dynasty. Born in Xingyi Prefecture, Guizhou (now Anlong County), his ancestral home is Nanpi, Cangzhou, Hebei. In terms of education, he founded Ziqiang School, Sanjiang Normal School, Hubei Agricultural School, Hubei Wuchang Nursing Home, Hubei Craft School, Ci'en School (Nanpi County No. 1 Middle School), Guangya Academy, etc. Politically, it advocates "Chinese learning as the body and Western learning as the application." Industrially, he founded Hanyang Iron Works, Daye Iron Mine, Hubei Gun Factory, etc. Zhang Zhidong was the leader of Qingliu in his early years, and later became the main representative of the Westernization Movement.