Fu Yau-yu
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Fu Yao-yu was an upright official of the Chinese
Song Dynasty
, and a vigorous opponent of the reforms of Wang Anshi
, for which opposition he was banished to act as a superintendent of pastures. At his death, the empress said, “Truly he was a perfect man, as it were of gold or jade!”
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
Song Dynasty
Song Dynasty
The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. It was the first government in world history to issue banknotes or paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a...
, and a vigorous opponent of the reforms of Wang Anshi
Wang Anshi
Wang Anshi was a Chinese economist, statesman, chancellor and poet of the Song Dynasty who attempted controversial, major socioeconomic reforms...
, for which opposition he was banished to act as a superintendent of pastures. At his death, the empress said, “Truly he was a perfect man, as it were of gold or jade!”