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Imperial tutor
Wesin
Grand Secretary of the Wenhua Hall
In office
7 May – 8 June 1871
Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Library
In office
22 October 1862 – 7 May 1871
Assistant Grand Secretary
In office
6 August – 9 October 1862
Minister of Zongli Yamen
In office
25 April – 13 July 1867[1]
Minister of Works
In office
14 February – 9 October 1862
Serving with Wang Qingyun (until 16 April), Li Han (since 16 April)
Preceded byAiren
Succeeded byWenxiang
Deputy Minister of Revenue of Mukden
In office
23 December 1857 – 3 November 1861
Preceded byFuniyagangga
Succeeded byHerun
Deputy Minister of Rites of Mukden
In office
10 September 1856 – 23 December 1857
Preceded byHeseben
Succeeded byWenjun
Personal details
Born1804
Kaifeng, Henan
DiedJune 8, 1871(1871-06-08) (aged 66–67)
EducationJinshi degree in the Imperial Examination
Occupationpolitician, philosopher
Clan nameUcigeri (烏齊格里)
Courtesy nameGenfeng (艮峰)
Posthumous nameWenduan (文端)
Military service
AllegianceQing dynasty
Branch/serviceMongolian Plain Red Banner

Woren (Chinese: 倭仁; pinyin: Wōrén) or Wesin (Manchu: ᠸᡝᠰᡳᠨ, Möllendorff: wesin,[2] 1804–8 June 1871), courtesy name Genfeng (艮峰), was a Qing dynasty official from the Mongolian Ucigeri clan and the Plain Red Banner of the Eight Banners.[3]

Born in a banner garrison family in Henan. He obtained the highest degree (jinshi) in the imperial examination and was selected a shujishi of the Hanlin Academy in 1829.[3] He served as tutor of the Tongzhi Emperor.[3]

Woren was a famous opponent of the Self-Strengthening Movement. He rejected the ti-yong idea.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "倭仁(1804~1871)".
  2. ^ "(烏齊格里)倭仁".
  3. ^ a b c Draft History of Qing, vol. 391
  4. ^ Levenson, Joseph Richmond (1968). Confucian China and Its Modern Fate: A Trilogy. University of California Press. p. 69.
  5. ^ "「西學」と「新學」 中國近代における西洋文化輸入の論理について" (PDF).

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