Home Letters from the Marquis Zeng Guofan

Home Letters From the Marquis Zeng Guofan is a widely circulated letter work by Zeng Guofan, a famous official in the late Qing Dynasty. It is a collection of family letters written by Zeng Guofan to grandparents, parents, uncles, brothers, wives and children around the 20th year of Daoguang Emperor(1840) to the 10th year (1872) of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty. It covers from small to family livelihood, to running the country and leading the army, covering self-cultivation, serving as an official, dealing with the world, teaching children, and health preservation It is a vivid reflection of Zeng Guofan's main activities in his whole life and his way of governing politics, family and learning. The reading of family letters is plain and light, but behind it lies the great wisdom of self-cultivation, family alignment, governing the country and the world. The essence of these thoughts is also of great benefit to people's life, work and study today. In order to accurately restore the formation and change of Zeng Guofan's thought and mind, this book is arranged strictly according to the writing time of letters, presenting the complete life track and thought essence of Zeng Guofan for readers. Some of Zeng Guofan's calligraphy works and letter manuscripts in different periods are also inserted, which can not only enhance readers' reading interest and experience, but also help readers better understand Zeng Guofan in different periods.