Du Yuesheng | |
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杜月笙 | |
Born | 22 August 1888 Gaochang, Pudong, French Concession |
Died | 16 August 1951 | (aged 62)
Resting place | Du Yuesheng Cemetery, Xizhi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan |
Nationality | Chinese |
Occupation | Underworld Leader |
Height | 5'10 |
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Chinese | 杜月笙 | ||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 杜鏞 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 杜镛 | ||||||||||||
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Chinese | 杜月生 | ||||||||||||
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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.