Yu Jih-chang (25 November 1882-22 January 1936), known as David Yui, general secretary of the YMCA in China from 1916 to 1932. The son of a Christian minister in Hupeh, David Yui received his early education in the Chinese classics at Wuchang and his higher education at two mission institutions, Boone University at Wuchang and […]

Hsieh Wan-ying (5 October 1900-), known as Ping Hsin, was a poet, essayist, and short story writer. A native of Minhou, Fukien, Hsieh Wan-ying was born into a prosperous family in Foochow. Her father, Hsieh Pao-chang, was an officer in the Chinese naval service. When Hsieh Wanying was only a few months old, her mother […]

K'ung, H. H. Orig. K'ung Hsiang-hsi 孔祥熙 T. Yung-chih 庸之 H. Tzu-yüan 子淵 H. H. K'ung (1881-15 August 1967), banker and businessman who married Soong Ai-ling and who entered the service of the new National Government in 1928 as minister of industry and commerce. As minister of finance (1933-44) he was responsible for the currency […]