He Dong

He Dong

Robert Hong Bosman (December 22, 1862 - April 26, 1956) is a famous comprador, entrepreneur and philanthropist in Hong Kong. Born in Hong Kong, his ancestral home is Bao'an, Guangdong Province. He is the richest man in Hong Kong since its opening. He Dong's father is Charles Henri Maurice Bosman, a Dutch Jew, and his mother is Shi Di, a native of Bao'an, Guangdong, so he is Eurasian. Due to his shrewd mind, he soon became a super rich man in Hong Kong. The he Qidong family he founded was the first family in Hong Kong during the period of British Hong Kong.

Father he Shiwen

His father, Charles Henry Maurice Bosman, whose middle name is Henry, is the English spelling of his name. The Dutch spelling of the original Dutch name is

Henri

）Born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on August 29, 1839, and died in bramham gardens, London, England on November 10, 1892, he Shiwen was the biological father of He Dong, the richest man in Hong Kong after the opening of the port. He Shiwen was originally a Dutch Jew. He Shiwen's name sounds very Chinese, but it is actually a Cantonese transliteration of his surname Bosman. He Dong's foreign name is Robert Hotung Bosman. The foreign name of He Dong still retains the surname Bosman (see the report of He Dong in the New York Times in 2008), but the Chinese surname has changed to he. After the opening of Hong Kong in 1842, a group of European businessmen and adventurers looking for business opportunities came to Hong Kong. He Shi Wen was one of them. He Shi Wen arrived in Hong Kong in 1859 and left Hong Kong in 1873. It is said that he Shi Wen once lived in Hong Kong Jardine Matheson works for Jardine Matheson, but according to historical records, he owns his own company Bosman & Co. according to the data, when the Hong Kong Hotel opened in 1868, he owned part of the equity of the Hong Kong Hotel. At the same time, he is also a director of Whampoa shipyard. He Shiwen's company has a good business relationship with Jardine Matheson in the marine insurance business. In 1869, he was appointed consul of the Netherlands. During this period, he felt that business in Hong Kong was difficult. He sold his assets in Hong Kong and left Hong Kong to develop in Britain. He Shiwen opened an "Eastern agency" in London in 1873. In 1885, he closed his company, which had been running for 12 years, from "Eastern agency" to James Whittall

J.Wittall&Co.,

He worked until his death in 1892. He Shiwen became a British citizen in 1888, which is why some people and some Chinese media mistakenly believe that the "Hedong family" has British blood. In fact, having British nationality does not mean having British blood. It is more correct for the "Hedong family" to have Dutch blood.

Clarify the facts

(1) Walter Bosman is the foreign name of he Qijia, the son of he Shiwen, not his own.

(2) Walter Bosman is not the name of Shi Di's marriage to another European, but the foreign name of he Qijia, the son of Shi Di and he Shiwen. He Shiwen is the only European who is friendly to Shi Di. Shi Di has no relationship with any foreigners except he Shiwen.

Profile

He Dong (1862-1956) is Xiaosheng. His English name is Robert Hong Bosman. His father is a Dutch Jew, Charles Henry Maurice Bosman. His mother is Shi Di, a native of Bao'an, Guangdong Province, China, so he is Eurasian. Due to his shrewd mind, He Dong will soon become a super rich man in Hong Kong. There used to be a saying in Hong Kong, which said, "you think you are He Dong." this sentence is enough to prove that Mr. He Dong's position as the richest man in Hong Kong can be as rich as his country.

He Dong is a founding member of the he Qidong family. He is a famous entrepreneur in Hong Kong. He is one of the founders of the University of Hong Kong. He and his wife Zhang lianjue jointly build donglianjue garden, which is an important milestone in the private women's studies and Buddhism in Hong Kong. He Dongyuan was paired with Mai Xiuying. He believed in Christianity before he died, and later he was buried in Hong Kong's private family cemetery in Happy Valley (located in East lotus garden of Happy Valley).

He Dong, who was raised by his mother since childhood and influenced by Chinese culture, often regarded himself as a Chinese.

Life of the characters

In his early years, he joined Jardine Matheson as a junior assistant in the Chinese Department, specializing in translation.

In 1882, he Dongsheng was the manager of Hong Kong Fire Insurance Company and Guangdong water insurance company under Yihe.

In 1894, he was promoted to general manager of Yihe foreign company.

In 1897, he became a rich man with a fortune of more than 2 million. In the same year, he resigned as the general manager of Jardine Matheson and was succeeded by his younger brother he Qifu.

In 1906, Mr. He Dong applied to the governor in Council for permission to live in the mid levels of central. He Dong was of mixed race. Because he was a Chinese, he became the first Chinese to live at the top of Taiping mountain.

In 1926, He Dong took over the business daily, which was very successful.

In the 1930s, it successfully mediated the Seamen's strike.

Before the fall of Hong Kong in 1941, he fled Hong Kong and took refuge in Macao. Until new year's day in 1946, he returned to Hong Kong and continued to do business.

He Dong was awarded the Portuguese medal in 1952.

He died in Hong Kong in April 1956. He donated the property in Macao to the Macao government before he died, and now he has the East Library.

Sir Edward ho charitable fund is one of the major trust funds in Hong Kong. It was established in 1956 with a donation of $500000 from the late Sir Edward ho. The fund is now managed by HSBC trust (Hong Kong) Limited.

Madam Zhang lianjue

That is to say, the wife of the Hong Kong Baron, sir Ho Tung, is ho Cheung Lin Chiu. Donglianjueyuan is the earliest Buddhist temple in Hong Kong. It is named after He Dong and Zhang lianjue.

He Dong's wife, he Zhang lianjue, was born in 1875 in the first year of Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. He was born to be slim and graceful, and to have the wisdom of staying. His father, Ren Qian, was a good translator. Children believe in Buddhism and are good at root. He Xiaosheng, a concubine, refined Maoqian skills and became a rice producer. Hongjianxiangzhuang people, people to fortune Yuanyang eyes. Rich but not arrogant, breeding for good. In every year of famine and war, they often invite their husbands to help them. It is also used in Buddhism, and the number is also related. Kaizi interprets scriptures and builds Buddhist temples. The East lotus garden of Hong Kong was established. It is a place for scholars to study. The cultivation of wood is very prosperous. I have heard about it from far and near, and I have learned from it. Lotus feel abundant, God Jun Lang, Qi Qi Yu Li, elegant Mu chant. After he returned home, he was careful to use apple and lead sparingly, so he was known by virtue in his life, but not by talent. His book travels to famous mountains is famous for its elegant writing style. Lianjue studies Buddhism and perseveres. There is a full account of the auspiciousness of dying. Donglian Jue yuan, as an old rule, begins with Amitabha on November 17 and chants for seven days. Ding Chou, a year old, asked Quan Yuan Jinglv to hold a Buddhist Exhibition on November 27. When the seven Buddhas were satisfied, Lian Jue died of a slight illness, just half an hour after the ceremony. It's easy to calculate. Dying, a red light, from the foot, spin into white, cage body, West and out. More than a hundred people were watching. Lian Jue was born in Yihai and died in Dingchou in 1937. He lived for three years at the age of 60. He has three sons and seven daughters, and many of them have graduated from English schools.

She is a devout Buddhist. In the winter of 1922, Lin Jue contacted Hong Kong Buddhist believers and invited old monk ruoshun, the abbot of Qixiashan temple in Nanjing, to preside over the seventh Buddha festival in Hong Kong. If old monk Shun and a group of monks such as master aiting arrived in Hong Kong, Lian Jue welcomed them to his home to support them, so that they became friends. In 1929, sir He Dong and Lin Jue visited Qixiashan temple in Nanjing. Seeing that the pagoda of the Sui Dynasty was shining, he thought it inconceivable, so he donated 20000 yuan to rebuild the temple. Since then, he has been devout in the belief of Buddhism, and since then, he has made every effort to improve the cause of the world.

In 1932, master AI Ting, the abbot of Zhulin temple in Zhenjiang, retired. He Zhang lianjue, a resident of Zhulin temple in Zhenjiang, invited master AI ting to Hong Kong. When master AI Ting arrived in Hong Kong, with the support of he Zhanglian Jue, he set up a "baojue Buddhist Research Society" in Beishan to recruit young women to teach Buddhism. Then, in the autumn of the next year, he bought a piece of land in Shan Kwong Road, which was designed and built by master AI ting to build the earliest and largest "East Lotus Garden" in Hong Kong. At that time, donglianjue garden cost 150000 yuan to build, which was lofty and magnificent - of course, the huge construction cost. It was donated by Sir Hedong.

Ten years later, when master AI Ting arrived in Hong Kong, he saw the people who had helped him build the FA yuan and actively carried out the construction of the FA yuan. Master AI Ting continued in the above paragraph: on the one hand, we should make preparations for the construction of a formal garden. We should start with the purchase address first. Limited by the economy, in this land and money Hong Kong situation, although we have seen many places, the price of common use is too high, but the price of cheap use is not suitable. Because we have to run a free school, we can't leave the city too far. It's extremely difficult! It took a long time to find the address of Shan Guang Dao. How to build houses, how to decorate Buddha statues, and how to decorate the interior, he trusted me, all of which cost me a lot of effort and energy.

Lin Jue has always been a good Samaritan and did not value money. Here is an example. For a while

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