Yu Chenglong (Chinese :于成龍; pinyin :Yú Chénglóng; Wade–Giles :Yü Ch’eng-lung; 1617–1684) was a Chinese government official active during the Qing dynasty.
Yu was appointed governor of Zhili in March 1680. [1] In February 1682, he was named governor-general of Jiangnan (Jiangsu and Anhui) and Jiangxi and assumed his post three months later. [1]
Yu remains well known in China for his incorruptibility. In October 2014, Shanxi party chief secretary Wang Rulin ordered the restoration of Yu's tomb in Lüliang, as "a constant reminder for cadres to remain beyond reproach". [2] Amidst a national anti-corruption drive, Yu Chenglong, a 40-episode television drama produced by China Central Television and Shanxi Film and Television Group, premiered on 3 January 2017 in China. [3]
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and TVB Pearl as its main English service. TVB is headquartered at TVB City at the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate.
Zhang Qun or Chang Ch'ün also known as Zhang Yuejun (張岳軍), was premier of the Republic of China and a prominent member of the Kuomintang. He served as secretary general to the President of the Republic from 1954 to 1972 and senior advisor to Presidents Chiang Kai-shek, Yen Chia-kan, Chiang Ching-kuo, and Lee Teng-hui. Under the influence of his wife, Ma Yu-ying, he became a Christian in the 1930s.
Wang Qishan is a Chinese politician, and the current Vice President of the People's Republic of China. Wang is one of the leading figures behind China's foreign affairs, along with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang. Between 2012 and 2017, Wang had served as the Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Chinese Communist Party's internal control and anti-corruption body, and a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He has been instrumental in carrying out General Secretary Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign since 2013.
Zhang Zhidong was a Chinese politician who lived during the late Qing dynasty. Along with Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang, Zhang Zhidong was one of the four most famous officials of the late Qing dynasty. Known for advocating controlled reform and modernization of Chinese troops, he served as the governor of Shanxi Province and viceroy of Huguang, Liangguang and Liangjiang, and also as a member of the Grand Council. He took a leading role in the abolition of the Imperial examination system in 1905. The Red Guards destroyed his tomb in 1966 during the Cultural Revolution. His remains were rediscovered in 2007 and reburied.
Yu Youjun is a retired Chinese politician. Among other positions, he was once the Mayor of Shenzhen, Executive Vice-Governor of Hunan province, and Governor of Shanxi province. He resigned as Shanxi governor in 2007 and then transferred to serve as Party Branch Secretary and Vice Minister of Culture.
Chang Li-sheng was a Chinese politician and diplomat who served as the Secretary General of the Kuomintang from 1954 to 1959. L.S. Chang as he was commonly known, played a key role in Republic of China (ROC)’s political, economic, financial, and foreign affairs as well as in Kuomintang affairs from the 1920s until his death in Taiwan in 1971. Throughout his political life over four decades, Chang served in numerous important posts within both the KMT and the ROC’s local and central governments. He was a rare example of Chinese political virtues, noted for his integrity and honesty. He is remembered for numerous achievements and deeds, including his role in assisting Chen Cheng (1897-1965), former Taiwan provincial governor, Premier, and Vice President, to launch Taiwan’s local autonomy, economic and land reforms.
Events in the year 1952 in the People's Republic of China.
Events from the year 1951 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 40 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Wang Rulin is a Chinese politician and senior regional official. He is serving as Vice-Chairperson of the National People's Congress Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee. From 2014 to 2016, Wang was the Communist Party Secretary of Shanxi province, where he managed anti-corruption efforts as part of the greater anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping. Wang formerly served as Party Secretary (2012–14) and Governor (2009–12) of Jilin province.
Events from the year 2012 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 101 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Ren Runhou was a Chinese business executive and politician from Shanxi Province. He was the chief executive of Lu'an Group, a state-owned coal production company based in Shanxi, for over ten years beginning in June 2000. He became the Vice Governor of Shanxi in January 2011.
The following lists events that happened during 2015 in China.
A far-reaching anti-corruption campaign began in China following the conclusion of the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 2012. The campaign, carried out under the aegis of Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, was the largest organized anti-corruption effort in the history of CCP rule in China.
Lou Yangsheng is a Chinese politician and the current Communist Party Secretary of Henan province. Originally from Zhejiang province, Lou was the Communist Party Secretary of Lishui in his early career. He headed the party's propaganda department in Hainan before being transferred to Shanxi to become the provincial Deputy Party Secretary.
Chang Juu-en is a Taiwanese engineer who served as Minister of the Environmental Protection Administration from 2003 to 2005.
Always on the Road, sometimes also translated as Never Ending Anti-Corruption Struggle, is an eight part television miniseries produced jointly by the propaganda department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and China Central Television (CCTV). Released after the CCP's 18th National Congress, the program's primary focus is the CCP's crackdown under Xi Jinping against corruption in China by showcasing its prosecution of high level corrupt officials.
Yun Gongmin is a retired Chinese politician of Mongol ethnicity. He entered the workforce in August 1968, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in January 1979. He was investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China, in October 2019. He retired in November 2013 after five years as the deputy Communist Party Secretary and general manager of China Huadian Corporation, one of China's largest power companies, between 2008 and 2013.
Zhang Maocai is a retired Chinese politician who spent most of his entire career in north China's Shanxi province. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in March 2019. He has retired for more than a year. Previously he served as vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of Shanxi Provincial People's Congress. He was a delegate to the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.
Liu Xinyun is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in his home-province Shandong. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in April 2021. In September 2022, he was sentenced to 14 years in prison for bribery and abuse of power. Previously he served as vice governor of Shanxi and head of Shanxi Public Security Department. Liu is the latest senior-ranking police officer to be investigated in a years-long anti-corruption battle started by Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping that is now sweeping China's domestic security apparatus.
Lan Fo'an is a Chinese politician currently serving as CCP Secretary of Shanxi province. He is a member of the 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. He is a delegate to the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.