Words of Warning to a Prosperous Age[1] or Words of Warning in Times of Prosperity[2] (Chinese: 盛世危言), also translated as Blunt Words in a Time of Prosperity,[3] is a book written by Zheng Guanying[4] that advocates self-strengthening and seeking wealth, and reforms.
[5] The Chinese phrase "危言" (Weiyan; pinyin: Wēiyán) refers to upright speech, not dangerous speech.
[6] Words of Warning to a Prosperous Age was completed in 1892[7] and first published in 1893.
[8] In the book, Zheng suggested the establishment of a constitution and a parliament[9] and the adoption of a constitutional monarchy, pointing out that the root cause of the country's weakness and the people' poverty was authoritarian politics.
[11] This article about a political book is a stub.