TY - CHAP
T1 - Li Guangdi and the Philosophy of Human Nature
AU - On-cho, Ng
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© 2010, Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Li Guangdi 李光地 (1642–1718), whose literary and style names were respectively Jinqing 晉卿 and Hou’an 厚庵, was a native of the Anxi 安溪 district of Fujian. He attained jinshi status in 1670 and worked as a bachelor in the Hanlin Academy, given the assignment to learn Manchu. The Kangxi Emperor, impressed by his plans for the pacification of Fujian, promoted him to the sub-chancellorship of the Grand Secretariat in 1680. He further enhanced his stature in the eyes of the emperor by offering sound advice for the conquest of Taiwan.
AB - Li Guangdi 李光地 (1642–1718), whose literary and style names were respectively Jinqing 晉卿 and Hou’an 厚庵, was a native of the Anxi 安溪 district of Fujian. He attained jinshi status in 1670 and worked as a bachelor in the Hanlin Academy, given the assignment to learn Manchu. The Kangxi Emperor, impressed by his plans for the pacification of Fujian, promoted him to the sub-chancellorship of the Grand Secretariat in 1680. He further enhanced his stature in the eyes of the emperor by offering sound advice for the conquest of Taiwan.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-90-481-2930-0_18
DO - 10.1007/978-90-481-2930-0_18
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85145732639
T3 - Dao Companions to Chinese Philosophy
SP - 381
EP - 398
BT - Dao Companions to Chinese Philosophy
PB - Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
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