Author Description

Wei Yuan was a Confucian scholar, historian, poet and reformer in Qing Dynasty. His works, include but not limited to Guweitang Collection, Guweitang Poetry, Shu Guwei, History of Yuan Dynasty, A military history of the Qing Dynasty (, Shengwu Ji) and Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms (, Haiguo Tuzhi), the latter two books has the most far-reaching influence.