1. Li Hongzhang, Marquess Suyi was a Chinese statesman, general and diplomat of the late Qing dynasty.
14 Facts About Li Hongzhang
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Li Hongzhang quelled several major rebellions and served in important positions in the Qing imperial court, including the Viceroy of Zhili, Huguang and Liangguang.
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Li Hongzhang was presented the Royal Victorian Order by Queen Victoria.
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Li Hongzhang was referred to as Li Zhongtang and Li Fuxiang ; "Zhongtang" and "Fuxiang" referred to his honorary appointments as Grand Secretary and Crown Prince's Grand Tutor respectively.
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Li Hongzhang held the noble peerage First Class Count Suyi and was posthumously honoured as First Class Marquis Suyi.
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Li Hongzhang was given the concurrent appointments as Viceroy of Zhili Province and Beiyang Trade Minister to oversee various issues in Zhili, Shandong and Fengtian provinces, including trade, tariffs, diplomacy, coastal defence, and modernisation.
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Li Hongzhang was conferred the honorary position of "Grand Secretary of Wenhua Hall".
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Li Hongzhang arranged treaties with Peru and the Tianjin Convention with Japan, and directed Chinese foreign policy in Korea.
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Li Hongzhang visited the industrial area in Barrow, North West England, and toured Lake Windermere on the steamer Tern operated by the Furness Railway Company.
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Li Hongzhang witnessed the 1896 Royal Naval Fleet Review at Spithead.
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Li Hongzhang's ancestors had migrated from Hukou, Jiangxi Province to Hefei, Anhui Province.
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Li Hongzhang became an official and industrialist in the Republic of China later.
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Li Hongzhang served as the Qing Empire's Ambassador to Austria-Hungary and a Right Vice Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
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Li Hongzhang was wrongly credited with inventing the American Chinese dish chop suey during the visit.