[Zeng Guofan Descendants] Zeng Guofan Descendants reveal where Zeng Guofan Descendants are now.

Zeng Guofan's descendants reveal where Zeng Guofan's descendants are now?

Zeng Guofan, a descendant of Zeng Guofan, is one of the most influential figures in the history of China. China was an important official in the late Qing Dynasty. He was the founder and commander-in-chief of the Xiang army, one of the four famous ministers of ZTE in the late Qing Dynasty, and one of the initiators of the Westernization Movement. Next, I'll tell you about Zeng Guofan's descendants.

Zeng Guofan is a very influential figure, and his influence on modern China society is far-reaching and enormous. Although historians still have different views on this influence, Zeng Guofan's idea and practice of educating children and managing families have long been appreciated by the public. His "Letter from Home" not only influenced several generations of the Zeng family, but also had a copy for almost every scholar in the old days. Even in contemporary times, all kinds of Zeng Guofan's letters published by various publishing houses are still very popular with readers. In addition to the popular and friendly family instructions in the book, there is also a successful and most convincing family education case: the Zeng family in Xiangxiang.

The Zeng cultural family in Xiangxiang is a typical representative of Huxiang cultural family, and the main body of this cultural family is a huge talent group.

In the imperial examination era, there were more than 20 scholars, supervisors, top students, scholars and juren in this talent group. After the abolition of the imperial examination, more than 160 people in this talent group received higher education, and many of them also studied in Europe, America or Japan. Among them, 100 people obtained the titles of doctor, master, bachelor, academician, professor, researcher and senior engineer. Among the members of Zeng's cultural family, besides Zeng Guofan and his military achievements, a large number of outstanding talents have made positive contributions to society in many fields.

In terms of diplomatic and cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries, Ceng Jize, the son of Zeng Guofan, went to Russia to negotiate as an envoy of Britain and France in 1879, advocating the recovery of 50,000 square kilometers of territory in southern Yili. Ceng Jize's son Zeng Guangquan is proficient in English, French, German and Manchu. He served as the ambassador of the Qing Dynasty to Korea and Germany, and later served as the general manager of the School of Translation of Shi Jing University. He is a famous translator. Among the Zeng family members in Xiangxiang, there are translators such as Zeng Bao and Zeng Xiansen, all of whom have contributed to the cultural exchange between China and the West.

Mathematics: Zeng Ji Hong, the second son of Zeng Guofan, was a famous mathematician at that time. His works include Detailed Logarithm Interpretation, Illustrated Verification of Truth and Subu Cao Yan. Zeng's descendants Zeng, Zeng Zhaoquan, Zeng, Zeng, Zeng, Zeng, and Zeng's great-grandson Zeng Xiancheng (Master of Mathematics Department of Stephens College, USA) and the sixth generation Sun Zengwei (Bachelor of Mathematics Department of Nanjing University, Master of Management of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Professor of Finance College of Nanjing University, Head of Insurance Department) are all proficient in mathematics. They either specialize in mathematics or engage in highway work related to mathematics.

In chemistry and chemical engineering: Our grandson once graduated from the University of Maryland and Ohio State University with a master's degree in chemistry. After returning to China from 65438 to 0957, he became a researcher at Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and was the founder of taste chemistry theory in China. Zeng, two sons and one daughter, were named after chemical gas elements respectively. Zeng Zhaotritis, the eldest son, studied in the United States with a master's degree in chemistry and an MBA. The second son, Zeng Zhaoxian, is a doctor of chemistry in the United States and a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Berkeley; Daughter Zeng Zhaoming, Ph.D. in Chemistry, Xuan University, Ohio, USA. In addition, Zeng's second daughter-in-law, Rong, is a diligent doctor majoring in chemistry in the United States and a postdoctoral fellow at Loya University in Chicago. Son-in-law Sun Yongkui is a doctor of chemical engineering at California Institute of Technology. It can be said that the Zeng family has become a new chemical family in the Zeng cultural family in Xiangxiang. Zeng Zhaolun, the great-great grandson of Zeng, received his Ph.D. in chemistry from MIT on 1926. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), he served as the director of the Department of Chemistry in Peking University, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, director of the Institute of Chemistry, vice minister of education and vice minister of higher education. He is one of the founders of China New Chemistry.

Culture and art: Zeng Guofan's great-grandson Zeng Zhao Hang graduated from Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts and worked in fine arts education. 1949 was the principal of Changsha Huazhong Art School. Zeng Zhao, Zeng's great-granddaughter, is a famous cultural relic expert, and once served as the director of Nanjing Museum. Great-grandson was a famous seal cutting calligrapher and a professor at Taiwan Province Culture University. Great-great-great-grandson Zeng Xiandi graduated from Beijing Film Academy, once played the leading role in Fascist Bacteria, and then directed many films. Ceng Guoquan's great-grandson Zeng Xianjie is a famous painter. He was once employed as Dean of the Art College of the University of South China in Macau and a member of the United Nations Committee on Culture and Education. The great-great granddaughter of Zeng Xiankai, a professor at Renmin University of China, was the deputy director of the Institute of Qing History; Great-great-grandson Zeng Xian, Master of Mass Communication, University of California, Oakland, USA, Director of "National Defense Television Production Center" in Taiwan Province Province. In addition, most members of the Zeng cultural family in Xiangxiang have profound attainments in calligraphy art, such as Zeng Guofan, Ceng Guoquan, Zeng, Zeng, Zeng, Zeng, Zeng, Zeng, Zeng Baosun, Yuenong Zeng and Zeng Zhao. Among them, Zeng Guofan, Ceng Guoquan, Ceng Jize and Zeng Zhao made great achievements in calligraphy, and later generations regarded them as calligraphers.

In military, political, industrial and other fields, more than ten descendants of Zeng entered the military field, five of whom were graduates of Whampoa Military Academy, and Zeng and Zeng Guangchengrong were successively awarded the ranks of * * * army. Zeng Zhaocheng, Zeng's great-grandson, holds a master's degree in economics from Harvard University and was the general manager of Taiwan Province Industrial and Mining Company. Great-grandson Zeng, calligrapher, director of Taiwan Electric Power Company.

In medicine, Zeng Baohan was Zeng Guofan's great granddaughter. She graduated from Guangji Medical College with a doctor's degree and served as the director of pediatric orthopedics at Guangji Medical College. Zeng Xiansen is the great-grandson of Zeng Guofan. He used to teach in Xiangya Medical College, and his daughter Shen Yi (after her mother's surname) is the head nurse of Beijing Haidian Hospital. Zeng Xianwen is Zeng Xiansen's younger brother, graduated from Peking Union Medical College, attending physician of Luoyang Third People's Hospital, and his daughter Zeng Li, graduated from Henan Medical College, deputy chief physician. Zeng Mei Hui Zi, the granddaughter of Zeng Xianwen, graduated from Xinxiang Medical College, Henan Province, and is a physician. Zeng Xianheng is also the great-grandson of Zeng Guofan, a professor at Hunan Medical College ... Zeng Guofan is a direct descendant of six generations, with as many as 18 medical workers. I was great-great-granddaughter. She is a doctor of medicine from Peking Union Medical College. She is the president of the Third People's Hospital of Beijing and the representative of the First People's Congress of Beijing. Zeng Xianding, the great-great-grandson of Zeng, graduated from the Fourth Military Medical University and was the dean of the First Branch of Wuhan Fifth People's Hospital. There are nearly 30 medical workers in the Zeng culture family in Xiangxiang. People call it "Xinglin Family".

The reason why the Zeng family in Xiangxiang has lasted for eight generations has created such a huge talent group and created such rich cultural achievements is that the family has a complete cultural concept, that is, the concept of running a family, and the concept and practice of running a family by the Zeng family keep pace with the times.

Farming and reading is China's traditional idea of managing the family, and it is also the ideal life style of China literati. Zhang Lvxiang, a philosopher in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, said in Xun Yu Zi: "Learning to abandon agriculture is hungry and cold; If you plow and waste your studies, etiquette will die. " Zeng Guofan's grandfather Zeng Xinggang is an admirer of China's farming and reading culture. He posted a couplet next to the shrine of his temple: "Respect your ancestors, be respectful; Teach children and grandchildren two straight paths, and we must educate and cultivate them. " Zeng Guofan later summed up his grandfather's farming practice as eight characters, namely, "books, vegetables, fish, pigs, mornings, sweeps, exams and treasures", which is the Zeng family's "eight strategies for managing the family." Zeng Guofan popularized his grandfather's "eight skills of managing the family" in theory and practice, and put forward the idea of managing the family with "cultivating and learning filial friends" as the way and goal. In his letter to his brothers, he said: most of the official houses in the world can only be enjoyed by one generation, and those that can celebrate one or two generations are rare; In the home of merchants, thrift can last for three or four generations; The home of farming and reading can last for five or six generations; Filial piety can last for ten generations and eight generations. He hoped that the Zeng family would become a filial family. The reason why the Zeng family can become a cultural family lies in that the descendants of the Zeng family are adhering to the concept of cultivating and learning filial friends and constantly expanding the connotation of "farming and reading".

In fact, the idea that Zeng's cultural family takes filial piety as the rule of the family points out three basic laws of social development for future generations.

The first rule is that doing things is as important as being a man. "Farming and reading" can mean doing things with an attitude. Zeng Xinggang, Zeng Linshu and Zeng Guofan all discussed how to do things, which boils down to one word: "diligent" or "early". This prosperous family must be a hardworking family. "Filial piety" can represent being a man, and being a man is more artistic. Zeng Xinggang, Zeng Linshu and Zeng Guofan's brothers also had a lot of discussions about how to honor their parents and elders, how to respect teachers and colleagues, how to care about subordinates, how to love brothers, sons and nephews, and how to love the neighbors of the township party. Diligence, precocity, filial piety and friendliness are the magic weapons of the Zeng family.

The second rule is that development should be based on inheritance. In terms of the word "farming and reading", "farming" is the foundation and survival; "Reading" is to improve and seek development. As far as the word "filial piety" is concerned, "filial piety" is the inheritance of predecessors, and "friendship" is the development of itself. Laying a good foundation, striving to improve, attaching importance to inheritance and development should be the focus of this family's development into a cultural family.

The third rule is that family development must be integrated into the mainstream of social development. From the original meaning of cultivating filial piety, it is closely related to social development. The original meaning of farming is farming, and its social significance refers to some kind of labor. Teaching is called "tongue farming" and writing is called "pen farming". Even a thinker's thinking is a kind of cultivation. Therefore, Yang Xiong's "Fa Yan" in the Han Dynasty said: "The tiller gets the Tao". With the development of society, the means and objects of farming should also keep pace with the times. Farming, reading, filial piety and friendship should also keep up with social progress, and even walk in the forefront of the times, so that family culture can develop.

Based on the above three basic ideas, this book does not make a case study of the talent group of Zeng's cultural family, but analyzes the development and cultural achievements of Zeng's cultural family from the level of ideological and cultural elements. Farming and studying filial piety is the core value of family instruction of Zeng Xiangxiang's cultural family. This core value is not a secret, but an open display of the traditional core values of the Chinese nation. As for why this core value can be passed down from generation to generation in the Zeng family, we are exploring whether the Zeng family has another set of cultural codes.