In the Shanghai Beach of the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, it can be said that everyone knows a person's name. Even now, the comments on him are mixed. Some people say that he is the leader of the gang, who has done a lot of opium business, and at the same time he is also the godfather of the Green Gang, a moral demon. Some people say that he has done many things that benefit the country and the people. Maybe there are a thousand Du Yuesheng in the eyes of a thousand people.
Du Yuesheng's family history is also quite legendary, Du Yuesheng was born in 1888 in Chuansha, Jiangsu Province, as early as the age of 4, his parents died one after another. Raised by her stepmother and relatives, Du Yuesheng went to Shanghai alone when she was 14 years old. By chance, he joined the Shanghai Beach Green Gang.
Because of his quick wit, coupled with his great understanding of how to behave in the world. He was carefully cultivated by Jin Rong and Lin Guisheng. Du Yuesheng himself is also a very "exquisite" person. Compared with some high-ranking officials and magnates, Du Yuesheng himself preferred some literati bachelors. Even his own name was changed at the suggestion of a university scholar named Zhang Taiyan.
In the whole old Shanghai Beach, "there is something to find Mr. Du" has almost reached a consensus, some things that the government is not good to come forward, will find Du Yuesheng to mediate. And Du Yuesheng's connections are almost all over various fields, and they are also kind to Du Yuesheng, so things are simple to handle.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Japanese and the Wang puppet regime took a fancy to Du Yuesheng's great influence in Shanghai and tried to lure Du Yuesheng into defecting with money and position, but Du Yuesheng was unmoved and resolutely refrained from being a traitor. After 1932, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out in full swing. Du Yuesheng had no choice but to flee from Shanghai with his family and children to Hong Kong for refuge. He died in Hong Kong in 1951 at the age of 63.
In his lifetime, Du Yuesheng had a total of five aunts and 10 children. Many of them are not too famous and are little known to the world. But there is one who can be said to be famous all over the country, and people who mention this name know it admired it. This person was Du Weishan, the son of Du Yuesheng and his fourth aunt, Yao Yulan.
Born in 1933, Du Weishan is Du Yuesheng's seventh son and youngest son. After Du Yuesheng's death in 1951, Du Weishan's mother, Yao Yulan, took her children and Du Yuesheng's coffin to Taiwan by boat. After completing his secondary education, Du Weishan went to Australia to study geology. After graduating, he became a geologist at an oil company.
In 1991, Du Weishan returned to his hometown of Shanghai. At this time, Du Weishan was not only a geologist, but also a collector and an expert in the study of ancient coins. However, as soon as he returned, he brought a big surprise to his hometown. He donated all the coins he had collected over the years from all the dynasties of the world.
The rarity of these coins was questioned by the mother, and he also donated his collection of more than 20 ancient coins in the central and western regions of the "Silk Road" six times, even according to the market at that time. He is also worth around 1.8 billion yuan. Du Weishan's righteousness undoubtedly ushered in applause and affirmation from all walks of life. Not only did he not follow his father's old path again, but he also made a very great contribution to the country and the people.