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Ruan Yuan, 1764-1849 : the life and work of a major scholar-official in nineteenth-century China before the Opium War by Betty Wai is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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This book explores the life and work of Ruan Yuan (1764–1849), a scholar-official of renown in mid-Qing China prior to the Opium War, before traditional institutions and values became altered by incursions from the West. His distinction as an official, scholar, and patron of learning has been recognized by both his contemporaries and modern scholars. He was also exulted as an honest official and an exemplary man of the 'Confucian persuasion'. His name is mentioned in almost all the works on Qing
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- Author
- Betty Wai
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press ; Eurospan [distributor
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9789622097858
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Memoir, Historical Fiction, Biography
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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