Yang Ziyuan

Yang Ziyuan (Chinese: 杨资元; April 1928 – 27 October 2018) was a Chinese politician who served as Mayor of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, from 1988 to 1990.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yang.
Yang Ziyuan
杨资元
11th Mayor of Guangzhou
In office
1988–1990
Preceded byZhu Senlin
Succeeded byLi Ziliu
Personal details
BornApril 1928
British Hong Kong
DiedOctober 27, 2018(2018-10-27) (aged 90)
Guangzhou, China
Alma materSun Yat-sen University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese楊資元
Simplified Chinese杨资元

Biography

Yang was born in British Hong Kong in April 1928,[1] with his ancestral home in Meizhou, Guangdong, China. During World War II, he sought refuge in Meizhou, and later in Sichuan Province, where he attended school. After the surrender of Japan, he went to Guangzhou in 1946 to attend Sun Yat-sen University, where he joined the underground Communist youth association.[2]

After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, he worked in the government of Guangzhou as well as Guangzhou Iron and Steel Company, and later became head of the Guangzhou Alloy Steel Factory. He was appointed Vice Mayor of Guangzhou in 1985, and promoted to Mayor in June 1988, when he was 60. He served as mayor for two years, and became Chairman of the Guangzhou CPPCC in 1991.[2]

Yang died on 27 October 2018 in Guangzhou, at the age of 90.[2]

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References
  1. "Yang Ziyuan". Guangzhou CPPCC. 2009-11-26. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  2. Yue Huairang 岳怀让 (2018-10-30). "广州原市长杨资元逝世：生在香港，花甲之年挑重担". The Paper. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
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