principles, qing dynasty, successful, taiping rebellion, tseng guo-fan, xiang army

Tseng Guo-fan: 6 Principles for a Successful Life

Tseng Guo-fan (1811-1872) was a flourishing Chinese statesman, military general, and Confucian scholar of the late Qing Dynasty. Throughout history, those who have become successful have had specific themes in their lives. Sometimes they need a mentor or an important figure in their lives. Others had a particular mindset. Tseng Guo-fan was best known for raising and ...

October 4, 2022

Kathy McWilliams

Tseng Guo-fan leading the victorious Taiping Army.

Shi Dakai Valued Righteousness Above Material Interests

The Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864) was the largest civil war in China and was led by Hong Xiuquan, Shi Dakai, and others. It established the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, a state the ruling Qing Dynasty refused to recognize, and had a long-lasting impact on Chinese history. Shi Dakai, one of the generals of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom ...

September 1, 2019

Helen London