Photo of Li Hongzhang when he was young. Li Hongzhang himself said: "To the young Kodi, the prime of the year, the middle age of the frontier, the late years of foreign affairs", his life was smooth, the family was very rich, but he only lived in Beijing temple - Xianliang Temple, he successively lived in this temple for decades.
Part of Kenryo-ji Temple. This temple is near Wangfujing, which was close to the Forbidden City, and Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang all lived here. Li Hongzhang lived here from the first time he entered Beijing, and every time he lived here in Kyoto, he believed that this was his place of longxing, and even if his family was rich, he would not live anywhere else.
Li. Li Hongzhang suffered a setback in his later years, and after the Sino-Japanese War, he lived in Xianliang Temple for the elderly.
Li Hongzhang lived in Xianliang Temple, and also let Xianliang Temple Qingshi leave his name. Xianliang Temple was originally the residence of Yin Xiang, the thirteenth son of the Kangxi Emperor, but after his death, it was converted into a temple.
Li Hongzhang took a group photo at Xianliang Temple. You can see that he is very old. In his later years, Li Hongzhang was even more fond of the Xianliang Temple, and when Gengzi was in distress, he rushed back to Beijing from the south and lived in the Xianliang Temple, which became the hub of the Qing Dynasty for a while.
Li Hongzhang took a group photo at Xianliang Temple. This photo was taken during the negotiations on the Treaty of Singugu.
Li Hongzhang at Xianliang Temple. Li Hongzhang eventually died at the Xianliang Temple. You can see that he has a special love for this place and really does not want to change places to live. In addition to the Baoding and Beiyang offices in Tianjin, which were directly subordinate to the governor's office, he basically lived in the Xianliang Temple.
Li Hongzhang's concubine Dongmei in his later years was originally a housekeeper. Dongmei married a chicken with a chicken and a dog with a dog, of course, she often lived in the Xianliang Temple, Li Hongzhang took her everywhere, and she accompanied Li Hongzhang to spend her old age in the Xianliang Temple.