Luo Bingzhang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Luo.

Luo Bingzhang (Chinese: 駱秉章), born Luo Jun (駱俊), courtesy name Yumen (籲門), art name Ruzhai (儒齋), posthumous name Wenzhong (文忠), was an official, military general, and devout Confucian scholar of the Qing dynasty of China.

First Class adaha hafan Luo Bingzhang
Assistant Grand Secretary
In office 1867–1867
Viceroy of Sichuan
In office 1860–1867
Preceded by	Chongshi
Succeeded by	Wu Tang
Governor of Hunan
In office 1853–1860
Preceded by	Pan Yi
Succeeded by	Zhai Gao
In office 1850–1852
Preceded by	Feng Dexin
Succeeded by	Zhang Liangji
Personal details
Born	(1793-01-09)January 9, 1793 Xiangxiang, Guangdong, Qing China
Died	September 1, 1867(1867-09-01) (aged 74) Chengdu, Sichuan, Qing China
Education	Jinshi degree in the Imperial Examination
Occupation	Statesman, general, scholar
Military service
Allegiance	Qing dynasty
Branch/service	Xiang Army
Battles/wars	Taiping Rebellion

Luo raised the Green Standard Army and helped create the Xiang Army to fight effectively against the Taiping Rebellion and restore the stability of the Qing dynasty. He was known for his strategic perception, administrative skill, but also sometimes for his ruthlessness in the execution of his policies, he arrested Shi Dakai.

Early life

Luo was born in Hua County, Guangdong in 1793. In 1832, at age 39, he earned the Jinshi degree, the highest level of the imperial examinations, which led to his appointment to the Hanlin Academy, a body of outstanding Chinese literary scholars who performed literary tasks for the imperial court. Luo served in Beijing for more than 16 years.

Official Ranks

• In 1848 Vice Governor of Hubei
• In 1850–1853 Governor of Hunan
• In 1860–1867 Viceroy of Sichuan

Noted calligrapher

Luo was one of noted calligraphers in Qing Dynasty. Now stored in the Museum of Foshan.

References

• Hummel, Arthur W. Sr., ed. (1943). "Lo Ping-chang" . Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period. United States Government Printing Office.
• Porter, Jonathan. Tseng Kuo-Fan's Private Bureaucracy. Berkeley: University of California, 1972.
• Wright, Mary Clabaugh. The Last Stand of Chinese Conservatism: The T'ung-Chih Restoration, 1862 -1874. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1957.