Du Yuesheng

Du Yuesheng
杜月笙
Born
Du Yuesheng (Chinese: 杜月生; pinyin: Dù yuèshēng)

(1888-08-22)22 August 1888
Gaochang, Pudong, French Concession
Died16 August 1951(1951-08-16) (aged 62)
Resting placeDu Yuesheng Cemetery, Xizhi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
NationalityChinese
OccupationUnderworld Leader
Height5'10
Spouses
  • Shen Yueying
  • Chen Yuying
  • Sun Peihao
  • Yao Yulan
(m. 1950; div. 1951)
Children
  • Du Weiping (son)
  • Du Weishan (son)
  • Du Weixi (son)
  • Du Weihan (son)
  • Du Weiwei (son)
  • Du Weining (son)
  • Du Weixin (son)
  • Du Weiwei (son)
  • Du Meiru (daughter)
  • Du Meixia (daughter)
  • Du Meijuan (daughter)
Du Yuesheng
Chinese杜月笙
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDù Yuèshēng
Wade–GilesTu4 Yüeh4-sheng1
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationDou Yut-sang
Du Yong
Traditional Chinese杜鏞
Simplified Chinese杜镛
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDù Yōng
Wade–GilesTu4 Yung1
Du Yuesheng
(original name)
Chinese杜月生
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDù Yuèshēng

Du Yuesheng (22 August 1888 – 16 August 1951), nicknamed "Big-Eared Du",[1] was a Chinese mob boss who spent much of his life in Shanghai. He made his fortune in the opium trade before transforming into a financial tycoon. He supported Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang in their fight against the Communists and Japanese. In April 1949, on the eve of the fall of Shanghai, Du moved to Hong Kong, where he lived until his death in 1951.

  1. ^ Lintner, Bertil. Burma in Revolt: Opium and Insurgency Since 1948. Silkworm Books. 1999. p.309