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March 13, 1903, the court ordered Duanfang to take the responsibilities as Governor of Shaanxi. When Cixi and the Guangxu emperor escaped to Xi'an in 1900, Duanfang well toke care of them. From then on Duanfang got promotions smoothly. He was one of the late Qing governors who were enthusiastic in reforms. He left certain contributions to China's new education. Our institute compiled his writings for scholar's reference : Extant papers of Tao Zhai (Duanfang).
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