Shen Baozhen

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Shen Baozhen
Viceroy of Liangjiang
In office 1875 – 1879
Preceded by	Liu Kunyi
Succeeded by	Liu Kunyi
Born	1820 Minhou, Fuzhou, Fujian
Died	1879
Occupation	Politician

Shen Baozhen (Chinese: 沈葆禎; Pinyin: Shěn Bǎozhēn; 1820-1879) was a Chinese official during the Qing dynasty.

[edit] Biography

Born in Minhou in Fujian province, he obtained the highest degree in the imperial examinations in 1847 and was soon appointed to the Hanlin Academy.

His great administrative abilities attacted the attention of Zeng Guofan, who enlisted him in the effort to suppress the Taiping Rebellion. Following the suppression of the rebellion in 1864, Shen became actively involved in the Self-strengthening movement and later worked on the shipyard in Fuzhou.

He also took part in obtaining a peace settlement with Japan, following the Japanese expedition to Taiwan in 1874. Then he was appointed as the Viceroy of Liangjiang in 1875 and died in 1879 during the post.

Shen was married to Lin Puqing (1821-77, 林普晴), the daughter of Lin Zexu.

[edit] References

• Hummel, Arthur William, ed. Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period (1644-1912). 2 vols. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1943.
• Pong, David. Shen Pao-Chen and China's Modernization in the Nineteenth Century. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994.

Government offices
Preceded by Liu Kunyi	Viceroy of Liangjiang 1875-1879	Succeeded by Liu Kunyi