Former residence of Bao Yugang

Former residence of Bao Yugang

Bao's former residence is located in houxinwu, Zhongbao new village, Xinanzhuang Town, Zhenhai District. This is the birthplace of the late "world ship king" Bao Yugang. Mr. Bao Yugang was also a financial and business giant in Hong Kong, vice chairman of the Drafting Committee of the basic law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and consultant of the Ningbo Development and construction coordination group of the State Council.

brief introduction

After the new house wall high courtyard deep, five two lane brick and wood structure of two-story tile house facing south, with a typical Jiangnan style. Outside the main gate of Dongshou is an endless field with crisscross fields and rivers. Because Bao's ancestors once built a weir on the Henghe River in front of the village to store water, it was called Henghe weir in ancient times (today's Zhongbao Village).

According to the genealogy of Bao family in hengheyan collected in Tianyige, Ningbo, Kunzhong of Bao family is the 29th generation grandson of Bao Zheng in Northern Song Dynasty. At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, his ancestors went south with Gaozong to Lin'an, and later generations moved from Lin'an branch to Zhenhai (known as Dinghai at that time). Hengheyan was the place where the Bao family lived after they came to Zhenhai. Bao Yugang's father, Bao Zhaolong, and his mother, Chen Saiqin, have three sons and four daughters. Both Bao's Kunzhong and his sisters were born in houxinwu and grew up in houxinwu. When Bao Yugang and Huang Xiuying got married, their new house was also built in the back new house.

From 1984 to 1989, Bao Yugang returned to his hometown six times, and his new house was repaired twice after his former residence. In 1989, the Zhenhai District government appropriated funds to recover the Xishou main room and the West Wing room, renovate them, and use them as the exhibition room of the former residence. In addition, a bronze statue and marble inscription of Mr. Bao Zhaolong were placed in the patio and the south wall. There are pictures of Deng Xiaoping, Li Peng and other party and state leaders meeting with Bao, as well as pictures of Bao Yugang donating money to build Zhaolong Hotel in Beijing, Zhaolong Library of Shanghai Jiaotong University and Ningbo University.

Relevant information

In 1918, Bao Yugang was born into a small business family in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. His father, Bao Zhaolong, was a business man who had been doing business in Hankou all the year round.

When he was 13 years old, his father sent him to Shanghai to study. Soon after he arrived in Shanghai, he went to Wusong shipping school to learn ship. After the outbreak of the Anti Japanese War, he traveled to Chongqing. Here, instead of continuing to study in university according to his father's wishes, he went to a bank and became a clerk.

In 1938, Bao Yugang came to Shanghai to work in the insurance Department of the Central Trust Bureau. With his own efforts and experience accumulated in the bank, in a short period of seven years, he rose from an ordinary employee to the manager of Hengyang bank, the manager of Chongqing Branch, and finally to the deputy general manager of the Bank of Shanghai. The road ahead is smooth sailing. But at this time, he resigned because he had no interest in this aspect, and his relatives and friends were puzzled.

history

On November 6, 1984, the people's Daily reported that in the "Bao clan genealogy of hengheyan in Zhenhai" collected by Tianyige, Ningbo, it is confirmed that Mr. Bao Yugang, chairman of Hong Kong Global Shipping Group and known as the world's king of ships, is the 29th generation direct descendant of Bao Zheng, a famous official of the Song Dynasty in China. According to historical records, Bao Zheng's hometown is in Hefei, Anhui Province. Bao Zheng had two sons: Bao Yi, the eldest, and Bao Shi, the youngest. At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, Emperor Gaozong fled south to build the capital of Lin'an under the escort of Bao Yuanji, the sixth grandson of Bao Zheng. After the end of the Song Dynasty, Bao's descendants moved here from Lin'an. During the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, Bao Kuizhi, the great grandfather of Bao Yugang, was in the wood business. After making money, he went home to build this new house with five rooms, two lanes and one hall. On October 13, 1918, Ningbo entered the winter. Bao Zhaolong, who was doing business with his father in Hankou, rushed back to Zhongbao village. Two days ago, my wife sent a letter to me, and I was about to give birth. On this day, Bao Zhaolong, who has a son and a daughter, has another fat son. Bao Zhaolong named his second son Qiran, which means never stop and prosper. At that time, he began to use the word "Yu Gang" in the hope that when he grew up, he would be honest and upright. This is Bao Yugang's bridal chamber when she got married. Bao Yugang's marriage is entirely decided by his parents. Despite the influence of the May 4th movement, the wedding was still held according to the old tradition. Two teenagers were sent into the bridal chamber amid the sound of festive gongs and drums and the noise. Bao Yugang lifted the bride's red head and was surprised to find that his wife Jing was so dignified, handsome and gentle. Huang Xiuying is also full of joy for Bao Yugang. They fell in love with each other deeply, and in the next few decades, they helped each other and shared joys and sorrows.

Deeds

Shortly after the wedding, the war of resistance against Japan broke out. Bao Yugang and his wife experienced eight years of turbulent life. In March 1949, Bao Yugang resigned from an important position in the Bank of Shanghai and went to Hong Kong for development. By 1978, Bao Yugang's maritime kingdom had reached its peak, with more than 200 ships and a huge fleet of more than 20 million tons. According to the records of Gibson shipping agency, Bao Yugang ranked first among the top ten ships in the world. It is said that Bao Yugang had three brilliant peaks in his life: first, he started with an old ship at the age of 35 and established a huge maritime kingdom; second, he won two old British funded institutions in one fell swoop through two beautiful acquisition wars; third, he returned to the mainland and set foot in the political arena and became a pivotal figure in the leadership of Hong Kong and the Communist Party of China. In designing a solution to the Hong Kong problem, Comrade Xiaoping paid great attention to the role of "Ningbo Gang". He frequently met with Bao Yugang, Wang Kuancheng, an Zijie, Ma Lin and other well-known figures of the "Ningbo Gang" to discuss with them the status of the country and get together very happily. On December 19, 1984, the Chinese and British governments signed a joint statement on the Hong Kong issue in Beijing. Bao Yugang and other "Ningbo Gang" personages were invited to attend this historic scene. In June 1985, Bao Yugang was appointed deputy director of the Basic Law Drafting Committee of Hong Kong by the National People's Congress. When talking with Bao Yugang, Deng Xiaoping said: "if you retire, you should retire when you are in good health." This is a great inspiration to Bao Yugang. He made a careful plan for his retirement. In June 1991, Mr. Bao Yugang announced his retirement. In July, he donated HK $10 million to build the inpatient building of Ningbo second hospital. In August, he donated HK $5 million to the flood victims in Zhejiang Province. On September 23, Mr. Bao Yugang died of illness at his residence in Hong Kong. Third, Bao Zhaolong has sons Bao Yushu, Bao Yugang and Bao Yuxing, and women Bao Meiju, Bao suju and Bao Litai. Bao Yugang has four daughters: Peiqing, Peirong, Peili and peihui. Now they are in charge of their own business together with their son-in-law.

Address: Room 7, East Zhongbao village, Zhuangshi street, Zhenhai District, Ningbo City

Longitude: 121.629897

Latitude: 29.934727

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