The Bao family originated from Baoxu, a nobleman of Chu State in the Spring and Autumn Period. He was a descendant of Chu Binmao. Because his fiefdom was in Shen, he was called Shen Baoxu. According to the historical record "Zuo Zhuan": During the Spring and Autumn Period, King Helu of Wu adopted Wu Zixu's strategy and invaded the capital of Ying in the tenth year of King Zhao of Chu (506 BC). In the crisis, the Chu doctor Shen Baoxu begged his master (asking for help). ) cried in the Qin court for seven days and nights because of rejection. Qin Aigong was moved by his loyalty and sent troops to help. Later, King Zhao of Chu rewarded Baoxu for his merits and sealed him in Shendi (today's Shanghai). His descendants took his name as their surname, and Shenbaoxu was revered as the ancestor of the Bao surname.
Historical celebrities of the Bao family:
Gong Bao Xu: A doctor of Chu, a loyal minister of Chu, and a member of the Shangdang. He praised and said: When he was a doctor, Wu Xu rebelled against Chu and begged for teachers from Qin. , worked tirelessly, and remained loyal throughout the day, which is rare in all dynasties. He is a great Duke, his name will be passed down through the ages, and he is worthy of a first-class wife of the Yao family.
Bao Xian: (6 BC - 65 AD), a Confucian scholar of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was born in Qu'a, Kuaiji (now Danyang, Jiangxi), with the courtesy name Ziliang. If you don't live a long life, your karma will last forever. Study "Lu Shi" and "The Analects of Confucius". At the end of Wang Mang's reign, he was captured by the Red Eyebrow Army, and he was released. He lived in the East China Sea and set up a Jingshe to give lectures. During the reign of Emperor Guangwu, he promoted filial piety and honesty, excepted the doctors, and taught the prince (i.e. Emperor Ming) the Analects of Confucius. When Emperor Ming came to the throne, he moved to Dahonglu, where he was widely trusted and favored. Thanks to the kindness of my master, I was given a special salary and salary, which was distributed among all the poor people in life. He died of illness in the eighth year of Yongping (65 years) at the age of 71.
Bao Rong, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. Line two. Originally from Huzhou (now Huzhou, Zhejiang), he moved to Yanling, Runzhou (now Danyang, Jiangsu), and became a Yanling native. In Kaiyuan, he and He Zhizhang, Zhang Xu, and Zhang Ruoxu were all famous, and they were named the Four Scholars of Wuzhong. Zhang Jiuling was appointed Sima of Huaizhou, and he served successively as Huaizhou Sihu in the army, bachelor of Jixian Academy, and Dali Sizhi. Zihe and Ji are called Erbao in the world, and each has his own collection. There are currently eight Rong poems in existence. After his death, he gave his son as a gift to his secretary and prison. Together with He Zhizhang, Zhang Xu and Zhang Ruoxu, they are collectively known as the "Four Scholars of Wuzhong". He is good at poetry and has "Danyang Collection".
Bao Zheng: Minister of the Northern Song Dynasty. (999-1062), named Xiren, was born in Hefei, Luzhou, Northern Song Dynasty. He was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Tiansheng (1027). Renzong was the supervisory censor at that time, and advocated "training troops and selecting generals, pragmatic frontier preparation" to control the contract. Later, he served as the minister of Tianzhang Pavilion and the direct bachelor of Longtuge Pavilion. Official to Deputy Privy Envoy. When he was in Kaifeng Mansion, he enforced the law strictly and was not afraid of power. When he was in court, the nobles and officials did not dare to do evil, and even children and women knew that he was "Bao Qingtian". He was upright, redressed grievances for the people, punished the powerful, and set an example of an upright and honest official. His official position was promoted to Minister of Rites. He died in the seventh year of Jiayou (1062) at the age of 63. He was given the posthumous title of Xiaosu and wrote ten volumes of "Bao Xiaosu Memorial". People in the Ming Dynasty wrote the book "Bao Gong's Case" based on the folklore of his verdict, which was widely circulated. Bao Zheng was widely praised in later generations, and the people praised him as Bao Qingtian, and many literary and artistic works were compiled to praise his deeds.
Bao Shichen: (1775-1855), courtesy name Shen Bo, nicknamed Juan Weng, was a calligrapher and calligraphy theorist of the Qing Dynasty. A native of Jingxian County in the Qing Dynasty was elected in the 13th year of Jiaqing (1808). He once served as the magistrate of Xinyu County in Jiangxi Province. He discussed agricultural affairs, water transportation, salt administration, currency, art of war, opium and other issues, and advocated active resistance to the British. He was also good at calligraphy. He worked hard in the Northern Wei Dynasty and studied the two kings. He had a great influence on calligraphy during the Xianfeng and Tongzhi years. He died in the fifth year of Xianfeng (1855) at the age of 80. He is the author of "Shuangji of Yizhou", "Three Meanings of Guanqing", "Zhuoquanbian", "Four Arts of Qi Min", etc.
Bao He, courtesy name Yousi, was born in Yanling, Runzhou. The son of Bao Rong. He is as famous as his younger brother Baoji, and is known as Erbao in the world. Ascend to Tianbao Jinshi rank. In the Dali calendar, people sacrifice themselves for daily living. A volume of poetry.
Bao Ji, whose courtesy name is Youzheng. In the sixth year of Tianbao, he became a Jinshi. Tired officials admonished the officials, and he was demoted to Lingnan in the Yuan Dynasty. Liu Yan was appointed as the tax envoy to Biandong. After Yan finished, he used Ji to serve as envoys of salt, iron, light goods, money and goods. He was moved to the Ministry of Punishment, changed to secretary prison, and granted the title of Duke of Danyang County. A volume of poetry.
Bao Tianxiao: (1876-1973), originally named Qingzhu, also known as Gongyi, with the courtesy name Langsun, and his pen names were Tianxiao, Nianhua, Chunyun, Chuanying, Lengxiao, Weiwei, and Kasyapa. , Chuanying Louzhu, etc. Famous newspaperman and novelist. Born on February 26, 1876. A native of Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province (now Suzhou). Beautiful and talented. He entered a private school when he was young and opened a restaurant for a wealthy family. Understand Japanese. He once served as the supervisor of Qingzhou Prefecture School in Shandong Province.
Bao Huiseng: (1894-July 2, 1979), also known as Huisheng, also known as Bao Yide and Bao Sheng, also known as Qiwu Old Man. A native of Huanggang, Hubei. An early leader of the Communist Party of China and an activist of the labor movement. In 1920, he joined the Wuhan Communist Group. In July 1921, he was appointed by Chen Duxiu to attend the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Left the party in 1927. He came to Beijing from Macau in 1949. He has successively served as researcher, counselor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and counselor of the State Council. During his lifetime, he wrote "Memoirs of Bao Huiseng".
Bao Yugang: (1918-1991), a native of Zhongbao Village, Zhenhaizhuang City, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province (now part of Zhenhai District). Hong Kong's richest man. Known as the world's shipping king. In just 20 years, he built a huge shipping kingdom from scratch, ranking first among the top ten shipping kings in the world. His father, Bao Zhaolong (1895-1982), opened a shoe store in Wuhan and a bank in Shanghai in his early years. He later served as the manager of Hengyang Industrial and Mining Bank and Chongqing Industrial and Mining Bank. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he served as manager of the Shanghai Banking Department. In 1946, he co-founded Guofeng Paper Mill in Shanghai as a joint venture. In the spring of 1949, he moved to Hong Kong with his family and engaged in import and export trade, and later in the shipping industry. In 1967, it expanded into Global Shipping Group and served as chairman and honorary chairman. Bao Yugang was the second son. He entered Shanghai Zhongxing School in his early years and later entered Wusong Merchant Marine School. He dropped out of school in 1937 and worked in the Hengyang Office of the Central Trust Bureau, as deputy manager of the Hengyang Branch of the Industrial and Mineral Bank of China, and soon as the manager of the Chongqing Branch of the Industrial and Mineral Bank of China. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he returned to Shanghai and became manager of the Shanghai Banking Business Department. In 1946, he was appointed deputy general manager and business department manager. He arrived in Hong Kong in early 1949 and co-founded a Chinese bank to engage in import trade and ship imported steel, cotton, medicine and other urgently needed materials for the mainland. In 1955, Universal Co., Ltd. was established to operate coal transportation between India and Japan. The following year, Egypt took back the Suez Canal and made it state-owned. Freight rates increased sharply, and it received a lot of capital. It then purchased new ships and expanded its business. Following cooperation with the Japanese shipbuilding industry, financial industry and the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, it has gradually become famous in the shipping industry. In 1967, the fleet was expanded during the oil crisis of the Middle East War. In 1970, it was changed to Global Shipping Group Co., Ltd. In 1972, Global International Financial Co., Ltd. was founded and he served as chairman of the board of directors. By the end of 1981, it owned 210 ships with a total deadweight tonnage of 21 million tons, accounting for half of Hong Kong's total merchant ship tonnage. It was known as the "Oriental Shipping King". It has also established more than a dozen subsidiaries and agency companies in New York, London, Tokyo and other places, and is also engaged in real estate, terminal warehousing, public transportation and other industries. It has successively served as the International Independent Tanker Owners Association, Asia Shipping Industry Co., Ltd., World Chairman of Shipping and Investment Company, World Maritime and Lufeng International (Investment) Company, World Financial International Co., Ltd. and LBJ Financial (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. He became a British citizen in 1963 and was knighted by the Queen of England in 1976. He was awarded orders and medals by the King of Belgium, the President of Panama and the Emperor of Japan. Died of illness in Hong Kong on September 23, 1991. He loves the motherland and supports the "one country, two systems" policy. He serves as deputy chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Being thrifty and charitable, he successively donated money to build Beijing Zhaolong Hotel, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Zhaolong Library, Hangzhou Yugang Pao Swimming Pool, etc. He also initiated the establishment of the Bao Zhaolong and Pao Yugang Chinese Students Scholarship Fund to provide relief to disaster victims. To promote the construction of his hometown, he was appointed as the consultant of the Ningbo Economic Development Coordination Group of the State Council and the honorary president of the Ningbo-Hong Kong Association and the Ningbo Economic Construction Promotion Association. He donated 50 million yuan to found Ningbo University and subsequently donated money to build the Bao Yugang Library, together with his relatives. , fellow villagers donated funds to build Zhongxing Middle School, Zhaolong Bridge, Zhongbao New Village, Zhaolong Highway, etc., and Deze has a long history. The former residence still exists today.
Bao Qifan: a contemporary famous national model worker, winner of the "May 1st" Labor Certificate, an outstanding scientific and technological expert who enjoys special national allowances and has made outstanding contributions, a senior engineer, and deputy director of the Shanghai Port Authority. He is committed to the port We have been inventing and creating loading and unloading tools for more than 20 years, and have developed more than 140 new grab series, which are widely used in ports, railways, chemicals, military, rivers and other industries. We have won gold medals at international invention exhibitions such as Geneva and Brussels many times. and silver medals, and 9 achievements including "Leakage-proof Bulk Cargo Grab" have won national patents. He is known as the "Grab King" and has been included in the "Who's Who of International Intellectuals" and "Who's Who of International Intellectuals" by the International Biography Center of the United Kingdom and the United States respectively. 21st Century Gold Achievement Award.