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Pioneering Modern Thinker, Geographer, and Formulator of 'Learn from Foreigners to Guard Against Them'
A thatched pavilion open on three sides stands among tall bamboo; one person sits with their back turned at the veranda rail beside a zither and a stack of bamboo slips, while a stone path runs to a calm pond reflecting clouds and distant hills.
Also known as Wei Moshen · Moshen · Haiguo Tuzhi Zuozhe · Shi Yi Changji Yi Zhi Yi Changdaozhe
Late Qing reformist philosopher and scholar who authored 'Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms' (Haiguo Tuzhi), launching China's early modern geopolitical awakening.
QingWei Yuan borrowed the official books of the history office, added private writings by scholar-officials, arranged the material in order, and produced the Shengwu ji of over four hundred thousand characters. His other works include the Shu guwei, the Shi guwei, the Yuanshi xinbian and the collected poems and prose of the Guweitang.