For the first 50 years of his life everything Wang Anshi touched turned to gold. To begin with, he came fourth in the imperial civil service exam - quite an achievement, as Frances Wood ...

The biggest revelations come later, as the Empress Dowager Anshi (Mamiko Noto, Rise of the Ronin) remembers the time she spent with him and his uncomfortable tendencies. The opening half of this ...

For the first 50 years of his life, everything Wang Anshi touched turned to gold. To begin with, he came fourth in the imperial civil service exam - quite an achievement in a country with such a ...

The entire country fell into a vicious cycle of poverty and weakness. In 1069 A.D., Wang Anshi (1021-1086) launched a comprehensive supplementary reform with relevant supporting measures ...