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.

Portrait of Yu Chenglong.

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

Yu remains well known in China for his incorruptibility. 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

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). "Yü Ch'êng-lung" . Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period. United States Government Printing Office.

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[FOOTNOTEChangChang1998249-1] Chang & Chang 1998, p. 249.

[2] Luo, Chris (28 October 2014). "Shanxi orders restoration of ancient official's tomb to promote anti-corruption drive". South China Morning Post.

[3] "Shanxi-made anti-graft TV drama hits screens". China Daily. 5 January 2017.