Overview
Gu Guangxu was an official, Scholar, and Writer.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Qingsha | 晴沙 | Qingsha |
Life and dates
Age
- not yet fiftyAD 1775 四十年 · Reckoning SuiDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 336, passages 207-208
Attested activity
- AD 1772 三十七年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 203
- AD 1770 三十五年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 191
- AD 1753 乾隆十八年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passages 161-162
- AD 1759 二十四年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 168
- AD 1720 to AD 1748 列傳一百二十三Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 2
- AD 1775 四十年Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 207
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- AD 1760 次年春Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 336, passages 168-169, 185
- AD 1644 to AD 1911 清一代Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 208
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- calligrapher 書人Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 208
- acting provincial surveillance commissioner 署按察使AD 1772 三十七年 · Acting appointment · At Sichuan 四川Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 203
- secretary in the Ministry of Revenue 戶部主事AD 1753 乾隆十八年 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 162
- prefect of Ningxia 寧夏知府Appointed · At Ningxia, Gansu 甘肅寧夏Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 190
- vice director 員外郎Promoted · Jurisdiction salt affairs 鹽筴Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 163
- intendant of Liangzhuang 涼莊道PromotedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 199
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- supervising censor 御史PromotedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 167
- supervising secretary 給事中PromotedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 189
- prefect of Pingliang 平涼知府Transferred · At Pingliang 平涼Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 190
- Resigned for illnessAD 1775 四十年 · RetirementDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 208
- dismissal from office 罷職Removed · Reason erroneous release at the autumn assizes 秋審失出Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 206
Places and affiliations
- Polity Qing 清 · Relation Lived underDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 208
- Polity Qing 清 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 162
- At Wuxi, Jiangsu 江蘇無錫Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 161
- At Baodi, Luanzhou, and Lulong 寶坻、灤州、盧龍 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 188
- At Ningxia, Gansu 甘肅寧夏 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 190
- At Pingliang 平涼 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passages 190, 197
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- Organization Donglin Academy 東林書院 · Relation HeadedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 210
Learning and skills
- EarnedAD 1753 乾隆十八年 · Credential Presented Scholar 進士Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 162
- Skill running script 行書 · Level ranked · Domain calligraphy 書Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 208
Works and attributed material
- Xiangquan Collection 響泉集Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 211
- Xiangquan Collection 響泉集Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 211
- Memorial · Author · Addressed to Qianlong Emperor (乾隆帝) · Direct quotation · Extent s0169, s0170, s0171, s0172, s0173, s0174, s0175, s0176, s0177, s0178, s0179, s0180, s0181, s0182, s0183, s0184Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passages 169-184
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Extent s0164, s0165Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passages 164-165
- Poem · Author · Direct quotation · Extent s0193Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 193
- Poem · Author · Direct quotation · Extent s0194Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 194
Events and relationships
- Accompanied Wen Shou to Sichuan to manage three route provisions during the Jinchuan campaignAD 1772 三十七年 · Military logistics · Supply officer · With Wen Shou (文綬) · At Jinchuan / Sichuan 金川 / 四川Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 203
- Aided relief during disasters while living at home, as when in officeDisaster relief · Private donorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 209
- Calmed Leting townsfolk at the county gate and urgently requested additional reliefAdministrative · Pacifier · At Leting 樂亭Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 187
- Completed capital region inspection in two monthsAdministrative · InspectorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 188
- Gathered students to discuss ethics and moral principleScholarly · TeacherDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 210
- Had excess Lianghuai silver vault levy abolishedAdministrative · Reformer · At Lianghuai 兩淮Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passages 163-166
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- Inspected the capital region and drained standing waterAD 1760 次年春 · Administrative · Inspector · At Wen'an and Dacheng 文安、大城Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 186
- Issued two months' grain per person and sent refugees home to farm, fearing summer epidemicsDisaster relief · AdministratorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 198
- Opened porridge kitchens at Pingliang, Longde, Guyuan, and Jingning during prolonged droughtAD 1770 to AD 1771 自夏至次年三月 · Disaster relief · AdministratorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passages 196-197
- placed in capable grade, lower rank for running script 能品下，行書Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 208
- Requested drought relief, initially blocked by superiors, then personally inspected households and issued silver, grain, and porridgeAD 1770 三十五年 · Disaster relief · Prefect · At Pingliang 平涼Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passages 191-192
- Retained to continue managing grain and provisions after dismissalMilitary logistics · Supply officerDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 206
- Stationed at Wolong Pass on the western route to manage the return of more than a hundred thousand troops without disturbanceAD 1775 四十年 · Military logistics · Manager · At Wolong Pass 臥龍關Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 207
- Strictly arrested Gulu bandits; those who reformed were enrolled as transport laborersLegal · Suppressor · At Sichuan 蜀Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passages 204-205
- Submitted famine relief memorial after Zhili and Shandong floodsDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passages 168-169, 185
- Took charge of Hedong relief with authority over funds, grain, and prefectsDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passages 199-202
- Relation Intellectual successor of · Person Gu Xiancheng (顧憲成)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 210
- Relation Intellectual successor of · Person Gao Panlong (高攀龍)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 210
- Relation Subordinate of · Person Wen Shou (文綬)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passages 199, 203
Assessments and attributes
- capable grade, lower rank: running script 能品下，行書Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 503, passage 208
- Assessment completed relief without embezzlement; the people gained a new lease on life · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 202
- Assessment verses moved those who recited them · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 195
Source notes
- Value historicalDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 161
References in the histories
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