Hu Xueyan
Chinese banker (1823–1885)
Hu Guangyong (1823–1885), better known by his courtesy name Xueyan, was a businessman in China during the latter Qing dynasty. He was active in banking, real estate, shipping and Chinese medicine.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Hu Xueyan (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Sep 29, 1823, died 1885.1
About
He was involved in the salt, tea, clothing, grain as well as the arms trade.
Hu was the only person of the merchant class in the Qing dynasty to be awarded a red-topped hat, a rank indicating an officer of second grade (二品; Èr pǐn) by the Qing imperial court. He was also one of the few people given express permission by Empress Dowager Cixi to ride a horse in the Forbidden City.
From Wikipedia’s article on Hu Xueyan, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Hu Qing Yu TangFounder6
Career
Occupation: official, banker, businessperson.4
- Date not recordedFounded Hu Qing Yu Tang3
Personal life
- CitizenshipQing dynasty5
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Sources
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- 1WikidataHu Xueyan on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaHu Xueyan on Wikipedia
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- 6WikidataHu Qing Yu Tang, Founder
- 7Wikimedia CommonsHu Xueyan photo by Gisling, CC BY-SA 3.0