Huang Jinrong
Huang Jinrong | |
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Qing China | |
| Died | 10 May 1953 (aged 85) , People's Republic of China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Occupation(s) | Chinese chief detective and Gangster |
Huang Jinrong (
French Concession police force in Shanghai from 1892 to 1925. Even though he was a detective, he was also one of Shanghai's three major gangsters along with Du Yuesheng and Zhang Xiaolin, who worked for the Green Gang. Despite the Gang's gradual collapse, Huang stayed in Shanghai
until he died of illness in 1953.
Early life
Huang was born in
French Concession police at the age of 24 in 1892.[2]
Career
Huang began his career for the
French Concession increased as Huang had such a prominent position in the police force and organized most of the Green Gang
's activity in this zone.
Huang was dismissed from the police force in 1924 after he publicly beat the Shanghai Warlord Lu Yongxiang's son.[3] He was arrested by the Shanghai Garrison, and only released after Du Yuesheng and Zhang Xiaolin negotiated and paid for his release. Huang stepped down from the police force but remained one of the Green Gang's bosses, which he formally joined in 1927.
Later life
Huang Jinrong remained in Shanghai for the rest of his life, controlling the Green Gang. Together with Du, he worked with the Chiang Kai-shek to suppress the Communist movement in Shanghai in 1927.[4]
Huang eventually died of sickness at the age of 85 in 1953.
In popular culture
Some depictions of Huang in popular culture include:
- Lord of Shanghai, a 2015 TV series, the character Chak Kam Tong portrayed by Kent Tong is based on Huang Jinrong.
References
- ^ Lintner, Bertil. Burma in Revolt: Opium and Insurgency Since 1948. Silkworm Books. 1999. p.309
- ^ Martin, Brian. "The Shanghai Greengang". University of California Press. 1996. p.66
- ^ Wakeman, Frederic Jr. (1988). "Policing Modern Shanghai". China Quarterly (115): 417. (downloadable PDF[permanent dead link])
- ^ Young, Ronald. "Chiang Kai-shek Purges Communists". St James Press. 2004. p. 141-145
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