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Yang Du | |
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楊度 | |
 Yang Du | |
| Vice Minister of Education | |
| In office 1911–1912 | |
| Monarch | Xuantong Emperor |
| Prime Minister | Yuan Shikai |
| Succeeded by | Liu Tingchen |
| Director of the National Bureau of Statistics | |
| In office 1911–1912 | |
| Monarch | Xuantong Emperor |
| Prime Minister | Yuan Shikai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yang Chengzan (楊承瓉) (1875-01-15)15 January 1875 |
| Died | 17 September 1931(1931-09-17) (aged 56) |
| Party | Kuomintang (1922–1929) Chinese Communist Party (1929–1931) |
| Spouse(s) | Huang Hua (黃華) Xu Canleng (徐粲楞) |
| Children | 8 |
| Alma mater | Hongwen Academy Hosei University |
Yang Du (simplified Chinese:杨度;traditional Chinese:楊度;pinyin:Yáng Dù; 15 January 1875 – 17 September 1931) was aChinese politician.[1]
Hisbirth name wasYang Chengzan (Chinese:楊承瓚). Hisstyle name wasXizi (Chinese:皙子) and hisart names wasHugong (Chinese:虎公),Huchan (Chinese:虎禪),Huchanshi (Chinese:虎禪師),Hutoutuo (Chinese:虎頭陀), andShihu (Chinese:釋虎).[2]
Yang was born into a family of farming background in the village of Shitang (Chinese:石塘村), in the town of Jiangyu (Chinese:姜畬镇),Xiangtan inHunan province.[3] His grandfather, Yang Litang (Chinese:楊禮堂), was a soldier of theXiang Army. His father, Yang Yisheng (Chinese:楊懿生), was a farmer.[3] Yang was the elder of three children. His father died of illness when he was 10 years old, Yang was raised by his uncle, Yang Ruisheng (Chinese:楊瑞生).[3]
Yang studied under Wang Kaiyun (Chinese:王闿運).[3] His classmates such as: Xia Shoutian (Chinese:夏壽田), Yang Rui (Chinese:楊銳), Liu Guangdi (Chinese:劉光第), Liu Kuiyi (Chinese:劉揆一), andQi Baishi (Chinese:齊白石).[3]
In 1902, Yang went toJapan, studying in Hongwen Academy (Chinese:弘文學院).[3] In 1904, Yang studiedpolitics inHosei University.[3]
In 1911, Yang served as the Director of the National Bureau of Statistics.[3][4] In 1914, Yang became a senator in the senate. When Yuan Shikai died, Yang became a buddhist.[3]
In 1922, Yang joined theKuomintang inShanghai.[3] In 1929, Yang joined theChinese Communist Party.[3][5][6]
In September 1931, Yang died of illness in Shanghai.[3]
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Yang had two sons with Huang Hua (Chinese:黃華) and six with Xu Canleng (Chinese:徐粲楞) (three sons and three daughters).
With Huang Hua:
With Xu Canleng:
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