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Gu Xiancheng
Chinese official
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founder of Donglin
- In Donglin
The party was founded by Gu Xiancheng, a government official forced out of office because of his outspoken criticism of those in power. In 1604 he established the Donglin (“Eastern Forest”) Academy at Wuxi in southeast China as a centre for private learning and philosophic discussion. Many of the group…
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