Guo Songtao
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Guo Songtao was a Chinese diplomat and statesman during the Qing dynasty. He was among the first foreign emissaries to be sent abroad by the Qing government, as a result of the Tongzhi Restoration.
Guo Songtao
A Victorian photograph of Walter Goodman's 1877 portrait of Guo Songtao.
Xiangyin County
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Xiangyin County is a county in Hunan Province, China, under the administration of Yueyang City. Located on the southeastern shores of Lake Dongting, the Xiang River runs south to north through the mid
Guo Songtao
…dynasty. He was among the first foreign emissaries to be sent abroad by the Qing government, as a result of the Tongzhi Restoration. Guo was born in Xiangyin, Hunan in 1818. As a young man, Guo studied at the Yuelu Academy in Changsha, where he befriended Zeng Guofan. In 1847, Guo was awarded the highest…
Nanquan Buddhist Temple
Wenxing Pagoda, built in 1795
Xiangyin Confucian Temple
Zuo Zongtang Memorial Temple