Zhou Fu (, also romanised as Chow Fuh; (道光十七年十一月二十三日 in Chinese calendar) December 20, 1837 – (九月二十一 in Chinese calendar) October 21, 1921) was a

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official of the

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. He was

Viceroy of Liangjiang The Viceroy of Liangjiang or Viceroy of the Two Jiangs, fully referred to in Chinese as the Governor-General of the Two Yangtze Provinces and Surrounding Areas Overseeing Military Affairs, Provisions and Funds, Manager of Waterways, Director of ...

in 1904–1906 and

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in 1906–1907. He began his career as an army secretary at

Li Hongzhang Li Hongzhang, Marquess Suyi ( zh, t=李鴻章; also Li Hung-chang; 15 February 1823 – 7 November 1901) was a Chinese politician, general and diplomat of the late Qing dynasty. He quelled several major rebellions and served in important ...

's camp in Anqing,

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province during the

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, who served Li the longest, from 1860 to Li's death in 1901. In 1902 he became governor of Shantung Province. ''

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'' described him as "able and progressive" and noted his "pro-foreign views".

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhou, Fu 1837 births 1921 deaths Political office-holders in Guangdong Qing dynasty politicians from Anhui Political office-holders in Shandong Assistant Grand Secretaries Viceroys of Liangguang Viceroys of Liangjiang Politicians from Chizhou Viceroys of Min-Zhe Viceroys of Zhili