Cheng Biguang

Cheng Biguang
程璧光
Minister of Navy of the Republic of China
In office
30 June 1916 – 24 June 1917
Preceded byLiu Guanxiong
Succeeded bySa Zhenbing
Personal details
Born1861
Xiangshan County, Guangdong,  Qing Dynasty
Died26 February 1918 (aged 56)
Haizhu District, Guangdong, Beiyang government Republic of China
AwardsOrder of Wen-Hu
Military service
Allegiance Qing Dynasty
Beiyang government Republic of China
Branch/service Imperial Chinese Navy
Republic of China Navy
Commands Admiral
Battles/warsFirst Sino-Japanese War

Cheng Biguang (程璧光) (1861-26 February 1918) was a Chinese admiral from the late Qing Dynasty and later the Republic of China.[1] He served in the Beiyang Fleet and the Republic of China Navy. When Duan Qirui refused to validate the Constitution, Cheng and fellow Admiral Lin Baoyi sailed their fleets down south to join with the 'Constitutional Government' of Sun Yat-sen.[2] He was assassinated in Haizhu District, Guangzhou, in 1918.[1]

  1. ^ a b Pomerantz-Zhang, Linda (1992-08-01). Wu Tingfang (1842-1922): Reform and Modernization in Modern Chinese History. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 250–260. ISBN 978-962-209-287-7.
  2. ^ Chen, Leslie (1999). Chen Jiongming and the Federalist Movement: Regional Leadership and Nation Building in Early Republican China. University of Michigan Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-89264-135-2.