Zeng Laishun

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Zeng Laishun born?September 13, 1826, in Singapore
2. What is the parentage?Teochew Chinese father and Malay mother
3. Who was Zeng Laishun?Zeng Laishun was a Chinese explorer, teacher, and interpreter who helped China learn from the West in the 1800s.
4. Where was he born?He was born in Singapore to a Teochew father and a Malay mother.

Self-Strengthening Movement: A period of institutional reforms initiated in China during the late Qing dynasty following a series of military defeats and concessions to foreign powers.
Sino-Western Relations: The historical and ongoing interactions and relationships between China and Western countries.
Cultural Mediation: The process of facilitating understanding and resolving differences between people from different cultural backgrounds.