Former Residence of Yang Baoling

　　   Yang Baoling (1886–1966), originally from Jinshan, Jiangsu. In 1907, he went to the United States to study civil engineering at Cornell University. In 1918, he served as head of the Flow Measurement Division under the Shun-Zhi Water Conservancy Commission. After 1928, he settled in the Italian Concession of Tianjin, where he operated the Dachang Industrial Company and once served as an advisory councilor among the Chinese members of the concession’s municipal board. In 1936, he was appointed Director of the Tianjin Municipal Works Bureau. After the victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan, he became head of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Tianjin Municipal Government. He was a well-known public figure who had extensive social connections with many dignitaries and influential people in Tianjin.