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Wang Kaiyun
Native Name:王闓運
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Date:1833
Birth Place:Xiangtan, Hunan, Qing China
Death Place:Xiangtan, Hunan, Republic of China
Occupation:Scholar, litterateur
Discipline:History of China
Chinese literature
Workplaces:Xiangqilou
Notable Students:Qi Baishi
Yang Du
Liu Guangdi
Xia Shoutian
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P:Wáng Kǎiyùn
Also Known As:Renqiu
P2:Rénqiū
Altname3:Renfu
P3:Rénfù
Altname4:Xiangqilou
P4:Xiāngqǐlóu

Wang Kaiyun (; 1833 – 1916), courtesy name Renqiu and Renfu, was a Chinese scholar and litterateur.

Biography

Wang was born in Xiangtan, Hunan, in 1833. In 1857, he achieved the rank of Juren. When Zeng Guofan began suppressing the Taiping Rebellion, he served as a strategic adviser for him. Later, he taught at Zunjing Academy in Chengdu, Sixian Academy in Changsha, and Chuanshan Academy in Hengyang. In 1913, he was hired by Yuan Shikai as curator of the National History Museum. He also served as a member of the Senate.

His students included Yang Du, Xia Shoutian,,, Liu Guangdi, Qi Baishi, Zhang Huang, Yang Zhuang, and .

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