history
A geologist by training, Wen became the public face of the government's response to the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, earning the nickname 平民总理 (People's Premier).
culture
He often answered reporters with classical verse. Closing his 2008 press conference, after questions on Taiwan, he quoted 度尽劫波兄弟在，相逢一笑泯恩仇, 'the storms are past and we are still brothers; meeting with a smile, old feuds melt away'.
