There is quite a beautiful city in the southwest of Hunan Province. It is called Shaoyang. Here are two main rivers, Zijiang and Shaoshui, passing through the city. People once called it Baoqing in history. The earliest city was established here 2,500 years ago.In the history of Shaoyang, we will never forget two persons — Wei Yuan and Cai E. Wei Yuan, the first person to know the west world, was a famous thinker in the Qing Dynasty. His book — World Geography Records was the first book to introduce the geography and history of western countries in China. Cai E was a general(将军) in China. He took part in the Xinhai Revolution(辛亥革命) in 1911.
The first person to know the west world is Cai