Bao Huiseng
Chinese politician
Bao Huisheng (Chinese: 包惠僧; January 15, 1895 – July 2, 1979), also known as Daoxiang, Huisheng, and using the pseudonyms Bao Yide, Bao Yiyu, and Bao Sheng, was a Chinese political figure who engaged in the workers' movement. A native of Huanggang, Hubei, he was a member of the 1st National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a counselor of the State Council of China.
Biography
On January 15, 1895, Bao Huisheng was born in Baojiafan, Shangbahe, Huanggang, Hubei. His father, Bao Cunjia, was a scholar and a candidate for the position of provincial governor, but he later resigned and returned to his hometown to farm. Because of his father's obstruction, he was only able to start his studies at the age of six and enter a private school, where he studied under Xiong Jichang. At the age of nine, he transferred to Shuangtang to study under Qiu Jiepu. In 1909, he was admitted to Huangzhou Higher Primary School, during which time he began to come into contact with Sun Yat-sen's theories and learned about his fellow townsmen from Huanggang, such as Xiong Shili and Li Siguang.
After the 1911 Revolution, he left for Wuchang and was helped by Yao Jinqi, the then Director of Education, to apply for the Hubei Provincial First Normal School. In 1917, he graduated from the First Normal School and worked as a secretary in the affiliated primary school. In 1918, he went to teach at Bahe Primary School but encountered trouble again and left for Wuchang again.
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