In the early years of the Republic of China, the upper class society in Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai called the four legendary sons of wealthy families the "Four Young Masters", which were later known as the "Four Young Masters of the Republic of China". They are Pu Dong, the clan brother of the last emperor Pu Yi, Yuan Kewen, the second son of Yuan Shikai, Zhang Boju, the son of Zhang Zhenfang, the governor of Henan, and Zhang Xueliang, the son of the Feng clique warlord Zhang Zuolin.
Zhang Boju, collector (1898-1982), formerly known as Zhang Jiaqi, also known as Congbi, also known as Mr. Haohao, was born in Xiangcheng, Henan. A well-known connoisseur of ancient calligraphy and painting collections and poets in my country, he once served as a special committee member of the Palace Museum, a member of the Appraisal Committee of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, an associate researcher and deputy director of the Jilin Provincial Museum, and a librarian of the Central Museum of Literature and History
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Zhang Xueliang was born in Tai'an County, Liaoning Province on June 4, 1901. Zhang Xueliang's childhood living environment was turbulent, and he never entered a formal school during his student days. When he was 6 years old, his father Zhang Zuolin specially hired Cui Junsheng, a scholar from Tai'an County, to teach him. When he was 13 years old, he studied under Jin Liang Xuewen.
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Kuomintang general and organizer of the Xi'an Incident. The courtesy name is Hanqing. A native of Haicheng, Liaoning. The eldest son of Zhang Zuolin, the leader of the Feng clique warlord. After Zhang Zuolin was killed by Japanese soldiers in 1928, Zhang Xueliang became the commander-in-chief of security in the three northeastern provinces and began to rule the Northeast. In order to resist Japanese aggression, in December of the same year, he announced his submission to the Nanjing National Government and served as commander-in-chief of the Northeast Frontier Defense and deputy commander-in-chief of the army, navy and air force.
After the "September 18th" Incident in 1931, he was dismissed from the post of deputy commander and was appointed director of Peking's appeasement. In 1933, after the Japanese army captured Rehe, he resigned. In 1935, he led the army to the northwest to fight against the Red Army. After many defeats, he accepted the Communist Party of China's proposition of "stopping the civil war and uniting against Japan." On December 12, 1936, he and Yang Hucheng detained Chiang Kai-shek in Xi'an and forced Chiang Kai-shek to cooperate with the Chinese Communist Party in the fight against Japan. This was known as the Xi'an Incident in history. After the incident, he personally sent Chiang back to Nanjing and was placed under house arrest ever since. At the Political Consultative Conference held in 1946, the Communist Party of China proposed to release Zhang Xueliang, but failed. After the Kuomintang withdrew to Taiwan, Chiang transferred Zhang to Taiwan to continue under house arrest. After Chiang Ching-kuo's death in 1988, he gradually gained personal freedom. He publicly stated many times that he hoped for the early reunification of the motherland and looked forward to returning to his hometown in Northeast China. In April 1993, he was appointed as the Honorary President of Northeastern University, and in May, he was appointed as the Honorary Chairman of Harbin Institute of Technology.
The owner of the Red Bean Restaurant, Pu Dong Pu Dong, is the grandson of Prince Gong Yixin. His courtesy name is Houzhai and his nickname is Xiyuan. He is also known as the owner of the Red Bean Restaurant. He was born in the third year of Guangxu (1877). , known as "Dong Wu Ye". Pu Tong loved Kun Opera and Peking Opera since he was a child. Because he was proficient in lyrics, music, and classical literature, and was also well-informed, he had a deep understanding of the storyline, character identities, and prescribed situations of the plays he performed. Different characters all have vivid performances. Pu Dong once played the five roles of Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Jiang Qian, Cao Cao and Huang Gai in the Peking Opera "Meeting of Heroes". Each of them performed exquisitely and superbly, causing a sensation at the time.
The romantic and talented Yuan Kewen Yuan Kewen was born in Hanyun in July 1890 in Seoul. His mother was the daughter of a nobleman. Because Yuan Shikai's eldest concubine, the Shen family, had no children, Yuan Kewen was just born. Then he was adopted by Mr. Shen. Yuan Kewen was extremely intelligent since he was a child. He could read ten lines at a glance and recite them at a glance. He was knowledgeable about epigraphy, calligraphy, painting, poetry, literature and drama. Most of Yuan Shikai's later personal manuscripts were written by him. He was an extraordinary one among the Yuan family members and was deeply admired by Yuan Shikai. of favor. Yuan Kewen was also quite conceited and often compared himself to Cao Zijian of the Three Kingdoms, which aroused the jealousy of his brother Yuan Keding. Unlike his father, Yuan Kewen had no interest in political power. When Yuan became emperor in 1915, he had disagreements with his father and brother. One of his poems against the imperial system was widely circulated at the time: "The gap between the horses and the fighting for a moment is frightening. It’s the third time to wake up to the dream. It’s windy and rainy in the high mountains, so don’t go to the top of the Qiong Tower.”