Li Jingfang

• Li Jingfang, courtesy name Bo Xing and nickname Duan Fu, was a native of Dongxiang, Hefei. Originally the son of Li Hongzhang's sixth brother Li Zhaoqing, he was later adopted by Li Hongzhang as his eldest son. He passed the imperial examination in 1882 and served successively as minister to Japan, minister to Britain, and left minister of the Postal and Communications Department.

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    Wang Zhaoming, courtesy name Jixin, and pseudonym Jingwei, was a Chinese modern political figure. His ancestral home was in Shanyin, Zhejiang. He was a scholar during the late Qing Dynasty and a government-funded overseas student who graduated from Hosei University in Japan.