- Shen Baozhen
Infobox Governor
name = Shen Baozhen
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order =Viceroy of Liangjiang
term_start = 1875
term_end = 1879
predecessor =Liu Kunyi
successor =Liu Kunyi
birth_date = 1820
birth_place = Minhou,Fuzhou ,Fujian
death_date = 1879
death_place =
occupation =Politician
spouse =Shen Baozhen (Chinese: 沈葆禎;
Pinyin : Shěn Bǎozhēn; 1820-1879) was a Chinese official during theQing dynasty.Biography
Born in
Minhou inFujian province, he obtained the highest degree in theimperial examinations in 1847 and was soon appointed to theHanlin Academy .His great administrative abilities attacted the attention of
Zeng Guofan , who enlisted him in the effort to suppress theTaiping Rebellion . Following the suppression of the rebellion in 1864, Shen became actively involved in theSelf-strengthening movement and later worked on the shipyard inFuzhou .He also took part in obtaining a peace settlement with
Japan , following the Japanese expedition to Taiwan in 1874. Then he was appointed as theViceroy of Liangjiang in 1875 and died in 1879 during the post.In late 1864, Shen commited the governor of
Jiangxi had been checked on pass and discovered giant treasure's transport back toHunan by many boats fromXiang Army occupied Nanjing involved.Shen was married to Lin Puqing (1821-77, 林普晴), the daughter of
Lin Zexu .References
*Hummel, Arthur William, ed. "Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period (1644-1912)." 2 vols. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1943.
*Pong, David. "Shen Pao-Chen and China's Modernization in the Nineteenth Century." Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994.
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