Great Way Government
Great Way Municipal Government of Shanghai | |||||||||
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| 1937–1938 | |||||||||
 Flag | |||||||||
Municipal government | |||||||||
| Chairman | |||||||||
• 1937–1938 | Su Xiwen | ||||||||
| Historical era | Second Sino-Japanese War | ||||||||
• Established | 5 December 1937 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 3 May 1938 | ||||||||
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| Great Way Government | |
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| Chinese name | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Shànghǎi Shì Dàdào Zhèngfǔ |
| Wade–Giles | Shang4-hai3 Shih4 Ta4-tao4 Cheng4-fu3 |
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| Romanization | Shanhai Shi Daidō Seifu |
The Great Way or Dadao Government, formally the Great Way Municipal Government of Shanghai, was a short-lived
Background
Following the
In November 1937, a number of well-known residents were approached to take over provisional civilian administration of the city. Eventually, the Japanese were able to secure the assistance of
However, Fu was unwilling to head the new government himself, and recommended
History
The new government quickly made efforts to restore the city's
After Liang Hongzhi established the Reformed Government of the Republic of China in Nanjing, the occupied Nationalist capital, in March 1938, the Japanese Central China Area Army organized a number of public rallies and ceremonies in support. In less than a month, the Reformed Government asserted its authority over the Great Way Government by establishing a Supervisory Yamen to take over the functions of the Shanghai municipal administration. Su Xiwen formally recognized the Reformed Government and adopting its flag on May 3, 1938.
Under the Reformed Government, Su Xiwen continued as head of the Supervisory Yamen until he was replaced by Fu Xiao'an as mayor on October 16, 1938.
References
Citations
Sources
- Books
- ISBN 0-521-52871-2.
- Henriot, Christian; Yeh, Wen-hsin, eds. (2004). In the Shadow of the Rising Sun: Shanghai under Japanese Occupation. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-82221-1.
