Yu Chenglong
Portrait of Yu Chenglong.
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.
Career[]
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]
Legacy[]
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]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ a b Chang & Chang 1998, p. 249.
- ^ Luo, Chris (28 October 2014). "Shanxi orders restoration of ancient official's tomb to promote anti-corruption drive". South China Morning Post.
- ^ "Shanxi-made anti-graft TV drama hits screens". China Daily. 5 January 2017.
Bibliography[]
- Chang, Shelley Hsueh-lun; Chang, Chun-shu (1998). Redefining History: Ghosts, Spirits, and Human Society in Pʻu Sung-ling's World, 1640-1715. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 9780472108220.
- Hummel, Arthur W. Sr., ed. (1943). . Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period. United States Government Printing Office.
Categories:
- 1617 births
- 1684 deaths
- Qing dynasty governors of Jiangsu
- 17th-century Chinese people