Ruan Yuan was a well-known official and scholar when Qianlong, Jiaqing and Daoguang were the emperor. From August, 22 Jianqing (1817) to the summer of 6 Daoguang(1826), he was the governor of Guangdong and Guang xi province.

• 阮元是清代乾嘉道时期的名臣、著名学者,于嘉庆二十二年八月(1817年)至道光六年夏(1826年)任两广总督。