Where are the descendants of Zeng Guofan’s children today?

Zeng Guofan and his wife gave birth to three sons in one marriage. The eldest son, Ji Di, died at the age of two. The following children, Ji Ze and Ji Hong, all grew up. Zeng Guofan’s grandson Zeng Guangzhi and his great-grandson Zeng Zhaohang. , great-granddaughter Zeng Baohan.

There are 15 fourth-generation descendants of Zeng Guofan. According to convention, the genealogy does not include the names of women in the family, but in this genealogy, the fourth generation grandson of Zeng Guofan has the names of two women - Baosun and Baohan, both preceded by the word "virgin". , which means "never marry for the rest of your life". Among these 15 people, except for Zhaorun and Zhaokui who died young at the age of 20, and Zhaorong who died at the age of 24, the remaining 12 people all obtained college degrees and each had their own expertise.

Baosun and Zhaohuan (Zeng Yuonong) also studied in England, and Zhaoquan and Zhaohuan also studied in the United States. Zeng Baosun and Zeng Yoonong are the oldest of their generation. They were both born in the 19th year of Guangxu (1893). After studying in England, the siblings founded the "Yifang" girls' school in Changsha.

Anecdotes about Zeng Guofan

Zeng Guofan was not very talented when he was young. In fact, it can be said that he was relatively stupid. It was very difficult for him to learn. One night, while he was studying at home, he read an article many times but couldn't memorize it. He read it over and over again and memorized it over and over again. The night was already very late, but he still hadn't memorized it.

This can make a person anxious. It turned out that a thief came to his house, lurking under the elm of his study room, hoping to wait until he finished reading and went to bed before entering the house to steal something. But the thief was waiting outside the house, but Zeng Guofan was not seen sleeping.

The thief couldn't wait any longer, so he jumped into the house angrily and said to Zeng Guofan: "You are so stupid, why should you study? I will memorize it after listening to it a few times!" So the thief took the I recited the article from beginning to end and then walked away.