A Study On The Enlinghtened ManChu Statesman WenXiang

Wen Xiang was born in the end of the prosperous times, grown in the tumultuous times.The impoverished family background and the stubborn disposition cause in his final examination site, the honest personal integrity and the extraordinary experience enable him to become an important prime minister for a while .The acme of Weng Xiang`s political career, also is precisely the Qing Dynasty government's fall of critical time .In the initial period of Tongzhi Dynasty, outside Qing Dynasty was defeated by the imperalism newly, the model of domestic virtue turbulence, the diplomatic and internal affairs are all not rather in imminent danger.How maintained and strengthened the rule of Qing Dynasty , alleviated and even eliminated internal disorder and foreign invasions, meanwhile sought the resurgent strategy, becomes the center link of Wen Xiang`s life political activities .This article mainly is divided five parts to discuss and to summarize Wen Xiang`s all life activities and his thought.Firstly,it introduces Wen Xiang`s birth and his family background,as well as his disposition and political activities,then simply combes Wen Xiang`s biography contact and the friendship situation, introduces his main works.These situations are the foundation for a futher study to WenXiang.Secondly,it mainly elaborates cultural and military achievements of Wen Xiang in internal affairs.Through analyzing Wen Xiang and Old Summer Palace's success and failure entangle ment, and the participation of WenXiang to XinYou coup,firmly supressing the peasants` uprising as well as to manage and impetus the national capital same text hall management and the impetus zongli yamen.It reflects Wen Xiang`s politics talent and foresight.The third part analyzes Wen Xiang`s diplomatic talent.His diplomatic ability mainly reflects handing zongli geguo shiwu yamen.He plays an important role in establishing and operating Imperial TungWen College and holds an indispensably important status in zongli yamen. From YiXin and WenXiang era,the Qing government transforms its strict prohibition into keeping under control in processing the modern missionary affairs and missionary cases in order to maintain the harmonious relationship between China and foreign,and defending Chinese sovereignty and dignity in a weak diplomatic situation. Meanwhile, facing the western invading, he plays an equal attention to coast guards and frontier guards, firmly supports Zuo Zongtang to regain XinJiang and advocates strengthening coast defense in order to guard against ambitious Japan. These all demonstrates WenXiang`s nimbly diplomatic tricks and resolutely diplomatic soul.The fourth part mainly studies WenXiang's foreign affairs thought to study west, the primarily diplomatic thought as well as his humanist political view.By this further description to reflect WenXiang`s valuable place that is good at considering tradition as well as his enlightenment.Finally, comprehensive surveys WenXiang`s major activities and his thoughts all his life, makes every effort to give him an objective and fair historical localization, and hopes this research can have some help to the reality.