Wei Yuan
Wei Yuan (; April23, 1794March26, 1857), born
Wei Yuanda (),
courtesy names
Moshen () and
Hanshi (), was a Chinese
scholar from
Shaoyang, Hunan. He moved to
Yangzhou,
Jiangsu in 1831, where he remained for the rest of his life. Wei obtained the provincial degree (''
juren'') in the
Imperial examinations and subsequently worked in the secretariat of several statesmen such as
Lin Zexu. Wei was deeply concerned with the crisis facing China in the early 19th century; while he remained loyal to the
Qing dynasty, he also sketched a number of proposals for the improvement of the administration of the empire.
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