// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho won Lu Xiaobo a prize? Boo.
Lu Xiaobo | |
|---|---|
陆小波 | |
| Vice Chairman of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |
| Vice Chairman of Jiangsu Federation of Industry and Commerce | |
| Chairman of Zhenjiang Federation of Industry and Commerce | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1882 Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, Qing China |
| Died | May 1, 1973 (aged 91) Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China |
| Party | China Democratic National Construction Association (from 1951) |
| Occupation | Industrialist, banker, businessman, politician |
Lu Xiaobo (Chinese: 陆小波; March 3, 1882 – May 1, 1973), courtesy name Lu Xigeng (Chinese: 陆锡庚), was a Chinese industrialist, banker, and political figure from Zhenjiang, Jiangsu. Before the establishment of the People's Republic of China, he served in a number of commercial and financial positions, including manager of the Zhenjiang branch of the Central Bank of China, general manager of the Zhenjiang Water and Electricity Company, chairman of the Nanjing Datong Flour Mill, chairman of Jingjiang Middle School, president of the Zhenjiang Chamber of Commerce, and chairman of the Jiangsu Provincial Federation of Chambers of Commerce. After 1949, he became active in public affairs and held senior positions in the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and the China Democratic National Construction Association.[1]
Biography
[edit]Lu was born in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, on March 3, 1882. In 1897, he entered the local Yuantong native bank as an apprentice and began a lifelong career in finance and commerce. He later became manager of several traditional financial institutions, including Shenkang and Yuanyi money shops, before serving as manager of the Zhenjiang branch of the Central Bank of China.[2]
Beginning in 1912, Lu emerged as one of the leading figures in Zhenjiang's business community. He served as president of the Zhenjiang Chamber of Commerce and concurrently led its associated merchant corps during a period of political instability. Contemporary accounts credited him with mediating local conflicts and helping reduce wartime disruption to the city.[3]
In 1920, Lu cooperated with prominent merchants from Yangzhou to establish the first privately operated ferry service across the Zhenjiang–Yangzhou section of the Yangtze River. Around 1925, he further expanded into industrial and educational ventures by investing in silk production, sericulture enterprises, local primary education, and the development of Jingjiang Middle School.[4][5]
During the Northern Expedition in 1927, Lu represented local commercial interests in negotiations concerning the recovery of the British concession in Zhenjiang, an event later regarded as an early example of the restoration of Chinese administration through negotiated transfer rather than direct confrontation.[6]
Following the Mukden Incident of 1931, Lu participated in patriotic and anti-Japanese mobilization efforts. He reportedly sponsored publications promoting national resistance and organized transportation efforts that assisted refugees crossing the Yangtze River during the wartime period. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he also established connections with Chen Yi and supported anti-Japanese united front activities in northern Jiangsu.[7]
In 1946, Lu was elected chairman of the Jiangsu Provincial Federation of Chambers of Commerce. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, he remained active in political and economic affairs and participated in the transformation of private industry and commerce under the new government.[8]
In 1951, Lu joined the China Democratic National Construction Association and later served as vice chairman of its Jiangsu working committee and chairman of its Zhenjiang municipal committee. He subsequently held positions including chairman of the Zhenjiang Federation of Industry and Commerce, standing committee member of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, vice chairman of the Jiangsu Federation of Industry and Commerce, member of the People's Government of Jiangsu, vice chairman of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and deputy director of the Zhenjiang Municipal Cultural Relics Administration Committee.[9][10]
Lu died in Zhenjiang on May 1, 1973, at the age of 92.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ 文史资料硏究委员会, 中国人民政治协商会议 江苏省委员会 (1997). 肝胆照人显英才 (in Chinese). 《江苏文史资料》 编辑部. p. 116. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ 国家文物局, China (1989). Zhongguo wen wu di tu ji: 江苏分册 (in Chinese). Guangdong sheng di tu chu ban she. p. 174. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ 纵橫 (in Chinese). 文史资料出版社. 1992. p. 16. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ 中国国情丛书: 百县市经济社会调查. 镇江卷 (in Chinese). 中国大百科全書出版社. 1996. p. 61. ISBN 978-7-5000-5795-6. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ 镇江市教育志 (in Chinese). 江苏科学技术出版社. 1994. p. 290. ISBN 978-7-5345-1835-5. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ 中华万姓谱 (in Chinese). 中國檔案出版社. 2006. p. 1418. ISBN 978-7-80166-681-9. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ 镇江要览 (in Chinese). 江苏古籍出版社. 1989. p. 241. ISBN 978-7-80519-117-1. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ 中国国民党百年人物全书 (in Chinese). 團结出版社. 2005. p. 1286. ISBN 978-7-80214-039-4. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ 20世纪中华人物名字号辞典 (in Chinese). 法律出版社. 2000. p. 540. ISBN 978-7-5036-2832-0. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ 中囯人名大辞典 (in Chinese). 上海辞书出版社. 1990. p. 1022. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ 辛亥以来人物年里录 (in Chinese). 江苏教育出版社. 1994. p. 545. ISBN 978-7-5343-2076-7. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- 1882 births
- 1973 deaths
- People from Zhenjiang
- Businesspeople from Jiangsu
- Chinese industrialists
- Chinese bankers
- Members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
- Politicians from Jiangsu
- Vice chairpersons of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference