Yang Ziyuan
Yang Ziyuan | ||
|---|---|---|
| 杨资元 | ||
| 11th Mayor of Guangzhou | ||
| In office 1988–1990 | ||
| Preceded by | Zhu Senlin | |
| Succeeded by | Li Ziliu | |
| Personal details | ||
| Born | April 1928 Hanyu Pinyin Yáng Zīyuán | |
| Wade–Giles | Yang Tzu-yüan | |
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.
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
CPPCC in 1991.[2]
Yang died on 27 October 2018 in Guangzhou, at the age of 90.[2]
References
- ^ "Yang Ziyuan". Guangzhou CPPCC. 2009-11-26. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ^ a b c 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.
