Wang Anshi
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Wang Anshi, courtesy name Jiefu, art name Banshan, was a Chinese politician, poet, philosopher, and economist during the Song dynasty. He served as chancellor and attempted major and controversial soc
Wang Anshi
Illustration of Wang Anshi from the Wan Xiao Tang, 1743.
Modern statue of Wang Anshi
Modern depiction of Wang Anshi and five scholars
Sima Guang
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Sima Guang, courtesy name Junshi, hao Yusou, was a Chinese historian, politician, and writer. He was a high-ranking Song dynasty scholar-official who authored the Zizhi Tongjian, a monumental work of
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…These reforms constituted the core concepts of the Song-dynasty Reformists, in contrast to their rivals, the Conservatives, led by the Chancellor Sima Guang. Wang Anshi's ideas are usually analyzed in terms of the influence the Rites of Zhou or Legalism had on him. His economic reforms included increased…
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Sima Wengong Temple in Xia County, Shanxi, is the Sima family graveyard and shrine, and Sima Guang's resting place.
Brush pot with the pot-breaking episode from the story of Sima Guang, transitional porcelain