Quote of the day
That liberty is a great thing we may know from our own feelings, and we may likewise judge so from the conduct of the white-people, in the late war.
Du Wenxiu
![Du Wenxiu](/img/nopic_profile.png)
Born: 1823
Died: 1872 (aged 49)
Bio: Du Wenxiu was the Chinese Muslim leader of the Panthay Rebellion, an anti-Qing revolt in China during the Qing dynasty. Du had Han Chinese ancestry. Born in Yongchang, Du Wenxiu was the son of a Han Chinese who converted to Islam.