Liu Yong (Qing dynasty)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.
Liu Yong
劉墉
Grand Secretary of the Tiren Hall
In office
1797–1805
Assistant Grand Secretary
In office
1783–1789
Minister of Personnel
In office
1792–1797
Serving with Jin Jian (until 1795), Baoning (since 1795)
Preceded bySun Shiyi
Succeeded byShen Chu
In office
1783–1789
Serving with Umitai (until 1784), Heshen (1784–1786), Fuk'anggan (since 1786)
Preceded byCai Xin
Succeeded byPeng Yuanrui
Minister of Rites
In office
1791–1792
Serving with Changqing
Preceded byJi Yun
Succeeded byJi Yun
Minister of Works
In office
1782–1783
Serving with Cokto
Preceded byLuo Yuanhan
Succeeded byJin Jian
Viceroy of Zhili
(acting)
In office
1783–1783
Preceded byYuan Shoutong
Succeeded byLiu E
Personal details
Born1719
Shandong, Qing China
Died1805 (aged 85–86)
Beijing, Qing China
Parent
OccupationPolitician, calligrapher
Courtesy nameChongru (崇如)
Art nameShi'an (石庵)
Posthumous nameWenqing (文清)

Liu Yong (simplified Chinese: 刘墉; traditional Chinese: 劉墉; pinyin: Liú Yōng; 1719–1805) was a Chinese politician and calligrapher of the Qing dynasty.[1]

Biography

Liu Yong was born in Shandong 1719 with courtesy name Chongru (崇如), pen name Shi'an (石庵).[2] He served in a number of high-level positions with a reputation for being incorruptible, including as the Minister of Rites and Minister of War.[1] Since 1782 he was made the chief tutor of the Palace School (上書房總師傅) for imperial princes, including the later Jiaqing Emperor.[3]

Liu was described as an upright man. Seo Yu-mun (서유문, 徐有聞), a Korean diplomat who had joined the Dongzhi Festival mission (동지사, 冬至使) to Qing China as a Seojanggwan (서장관, 書狀官, the third of the mission) in 1798,[4] reported that "Heshen has been in power for decades. From the local government to the imperial court, almost every minister fawned over him. Wang Jie, Liu Yong, Dong Gao, Zhu Gui (朱珪), Ji Yun, Tiebao (鐵保), Yubao (玉保) and others are exceptions."[5]

Liu Yong is also regarded by some as the "most influential calligrapher of his time".[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Liu Yong — China culture". Archived from the original on 2009-08-12. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  2. ^ "劉墉".
  3. ^ Works related to 清史稿/卷302 at Wikisource (Draft History of Qing Volume 302)
  4. ^ "서유문 (徐有聞)".
  5. ^ "乾隆、劉墉、和珅、紀曉嵐的真實關係". cctv.com.
  6. ^ Stuart, Jan; Rawski, Evelyn Sakakida (2001). Worshiping the ancestors: Chinese commemorative portraits. Stanford University Press. p. 200. ISBN 0-8047-4263-4.