Wang Mang, a controversial figure in Chinese history. He was a powerful minister during the political turmoil of the last years of the Western Han Dynasty and the founder of the new dynasty. However, he is often compared to the modern concept of "time-traveler", and the reason for this is that there are many historical background and legendary factors.
First of all, many reforms took place during Wang Mang's reign, the most famous of which was the "Wang Mang New Deal". This New Deal attempted to save the decline of the Western Han Dynasty by reforming the social system, monetary policy, land system, etc. Some of the reforms Wang Mang pursued seemed to be ahead of its time, coinciding with some of the modern ideas of later generations, which gave rise to the idea of associating him with a "time-traveler".
Second, the image left by Wang Mang in the historical record is quite complicated. He is not only a politician, but also a scholar, with in-depth research and insights in history, economics, politics and other fields. He is proficient in classics such as the Book of Changes and the Book of Changes, and has a deep understanding of historical texts, which has led some to believe that he may possess some unknown wisdom and skills, with some resemblance to the image of the "time-traveler".
In addition, some of Wang Mang's decisions and behaviors have also been interpreted as having significance beyond the times. For example, although his land reform and currency reform encountered a lot of resistance at the time, some of the reform measures coincided with some of the modernization processes of later generations. This kind of "advanced" reform measures has made Wang Mang understood by some people as a kind of foresight of the future society, and has something in common with the image of a "traverser".
In general, Wang Mang is considered to be the view of a time-traveler, mainly based on his special position in history and some behaviors and decisions that are not quite in line with the background of the times. However, this view is still controversial, because Wang Mang's image has been evaluated in history as mixed, and his reform measures were not all successful, and were even seen as one of the reasons for the fall of the new dynasty. Therefore, to compare him with the "traverser" in the modern concept is more of an imagination and interpretation of history. Wang Mang