Date of Award

1-1-2000

Thesis Type

Masters

Document Type

Thesis

Divisions

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Department

Department of Chinese Studies

Institution

Universiti Malaya

Abstract

Huang Zunxian (1848-1905) was a famous patriot and diplomat during the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Besides that, he was also an outstanding poet who expressed his reformation ideas through poetry between the middle of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century. Huang's life as a diplomat and poet was paved with numerous obstacles and he even had to counter many different challenges. He served as a diplomat for twelve years, beginning his first diplomat duty in Japan in 1877, where he served for five years. During his stint in Japan, he made and improved cultural ties between Japan and China. In 1882, Huang was appointed as the General Counsel in The United States of America and during his three years of service, he successfully protected the  rights of Chinese workers. After this success, he took up the post of a Resident in Britain in 1890 for a year and after which, moved on to the post of a General Counsel in Singapore. He served in Singapore for a period of three years and there, he assisted the Chinese immigrants living both in Singapore and Malaya. He also helped to improve academic performance and education standards through Tunan She.

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Dissertation (M.A) -- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Malaya, 2000.

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