Peter Fleming (1999), News from Tartary: A Journey from Peking to Kashmir, page: 327, pages: 384, place: Evanston Illinois, publisher: Northwestern University Press, ISBN: 0810160714, retrieved: 2010-06-28
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I have served the Government of China for many years, first the Emperor, and after that the Republican Government at Nanking. I have always tried to do my best; but I must have committed errors--- though I do not know what they were---or this misfortune would not have befallen me. I have lost face.
— Ma Shaowu
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I have served the Government of China for many years, first the Emperor, and after that the Republican Government at Nanking. I have always tried to do my best; but I must have committed errors--- though I do not know what they were---or this misfortune would not have befallen me. I have lost face." in the context of "Peter Fleming (1999), News from Tartary: A Journey from Peking to Kashmir, page: 327, pages: 384, place: Evanston Illinois, publisher: Northwestern University Press, ISBN: 0810160714, retrieved: 2010-06-28" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Ma Shaowu
Ma Shaowu (馬紹武, 1874–1937) , a Hui, was born in Yunnan, China. He was a mandarin during the Qing dynasty. He became the military commander of Kucha and Daotai of Kashgar in Xinjiang under governor Yang Zengxin
About Ma Shaowu
Ma Shaowu (馬紹武, 1874–1937) , a Hui, was born in Yunnan, China. He was a mandarin during the Qing dynasty. He became the military commander of Kucha and Daotai of Kashgar in Xinjiang under governor Yang Zengxin
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