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Hong Kong, went to Tianjin in 1894 to meet Li Hongzhang and present a reform program, but he was refused an interview.

Li Hongzhang, a politician, general, and diplomat of the late Qing Empire by Unknown artist.!

Li Hongzhang

Li Hongzhang, a Chinese scholar-official, military leader, diplomat, and statesman, was born on February 15, , in a village near Hefei Anhui Province.

In , he traveled to Beijing to study intensively under the direction of Zeng Guofan (–), his patron and mentor. Li became a jinshi (graduate of the highest order) in , and he was admitted into the Hanlin Academy in

Li's rise began during the years of the Taiping Rebellion, when Qing government forces fought the forces of Hong Xiuquan (–), a self-proclaimed mystic and Christian convert who challenged Qing authorities.

Chinese statesman and general, Li Hung-chang was the chief negotiator of the Treaty of Shimonoseki which ended the First Chino-Japanese War. In 1896.

Li Hongzhang (Li Hung Chang).

Li Hongzhang, a politician, general, and diplomat of the late Qing Empire by Unknown artist.

Li Hongzhang (Li Hung Chang) ('Men of the Day. No. 655.' 'Li.') by Jean Baptiste Guth (1855–1922), published 1896, from National Portrait Gallery, London.

A Qing Dynasty general and official who dedicated much of his life to reforming a dying empire, Li was often compared to his contemporary Otto.

When the Taiping rebels reached the central provinces in , Li returned to Anhui, where he raised a militia regiment, which was successful and attracted the attention of Zeng Guofan. Li was then appointed a circuit attendant (daotai) in Fujian Province, but in Zeng Guofan had him reassigned to the campaign against the Taiping.

With the support of the "Ever Victorious Army"—a Chinese brigade, trained an