Former Residence of Zhang Shucheng

　　Zhang Shucheng (1898~1995)　　   Zhang Shucheng (1898–1995), whose given name was Wenfu and courtesy name Renzhai, was from Tong County, Zhili (now part of Beijing). He was the son of Zhang Yi, an official in the late Qing Dynasty who served as Vice Minister of Works and Director-General of Railways and Mines, and was a renowned industrialist. In 1913 (the second year of the Republic of China), he entered Nankai Middle School in Tianjin, where he was classmates with Zhou Enlai; he later had to drop out due to the successive deaths of his father and elder brother. At the age of 18, he became a supervisor at the Zhongxing Coal Mine Company in Zaozhuang, Shandong, founded by his father Zhang Yi, and later held positions such as director, assistant manager, and managing director of the company. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Zhang Shucheng served as a researcher at the Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences and was a member of the Tianjin Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Zhang Shucheng was not only a renowned industrialist but also... Details+