Shen Baozhen

Shen Baozhen

Infobox Governor
name = Shen Baozhen
honorific-suffix =


imagesize = 200px
caption =
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 the Qing dynasty.

Biography

Born in Minhou in Fujian province, he obtained the highest degree in the imperial examinations in 1847 and was soon appointed to the Hanlin Academy.

His great administrative abilities attacted the attention of Zeng Guofan, who enlisted him in the effort to suppress the Taiping Rebellion. Following the suppression of the rebellion in 1864, Shen became actively involved in the Self-strengthening movement and later worked on the shipyard in Fuzhou.

He also took part in obtaining a peace settlement with Japan, following the Japanese expedition to Taiwan in 1874. Then he was appointed as the Viceroy 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 to Hunan by many boats from Xiang 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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