A gentle gust of wind awakens the body that has been sleeping for a thousand years; a gentle gust of wind blows away the mysterious veil of history. Standing on the shoulders of time, I talk to history.
On March 7, 2020, on a sunny Saturday, an elderly man quietly closed his eyes at home at the age of 88. He is Du Weishan, a famous collector and expert in ancient coin research in China. Seeing this name, I think everyone is very unfamiliar, but his father, you are absolutely familiar with - the boss of the Shanghai Youth Gang, Du Yuesheng.
It is no exaggeration to say that Du Yuesheng at that time turned his hand into a cloud on the beach and covered his hand for rain, he said one, no one dared to say the word, as his son, Du Weishan was destined to have an extraordinary life. In her lifetime, Du Yuesheng married 5 wives and had 11 children, and Du Weishan's mother was the fourth wife, Yao Yulan.
This woman is also unusual, she is the eldest daughter of Xiao Lanying, an old student of Peking Opera, and Yao Changhai, who was on stage at the age of 12, and was amazed by four seats, not only singing well, but also looking like a flower and moon, and very good at communication, becoming Mrs. Du, but also in the social arena like a fish, and became friends with countless dignitaries, the most famous of which is Song Meiling.
On the eve of liberation, Du Yuesheng took his whole family to Hong Kong, China for refuge, and soon after he was depressed, because Du Yuesheng had no money at this time, so after his death, dozens of people in the family ran to things, and Yao Yulan was taken to Taiwan because of her good relationship with Song Meiling.
When she first came to Taiwan, life was hard, in order to raise a few children, Yao Yulan had to put down Mrs. Du's figure and live by singing to people, and several of her children were also full of human feelings, Du Weishan was very contentious, he studied desperately, wanted to improve the family's life, so after graduating from middle school, he successfully went to Australia to study and became a geological engineer.
Perhaps inheriting his father's genes, Du Weishan is a very far-sighted person, after graduation, he took a fancy to Australia's beef and mutton resources, he transported the beef and mutton here to Taiwan, earned the difference, and quickly earned the first bucket of gold in his life; then took this money, acquired a silver mine in Australia, and soon made a lot of money, and developed into a billionaire.
Although he was in a foreign country, Du Weishan always cared about the motherland, because his father said to them before his death: always remember that he is a Chinese, and he is never allowed to step into the underworld. Du Weishan remembered his father's words, so in the days that followed, Du Weishan would return to China to see him as long as he had time.
In 1991, Du Weishan also did a sensational event in Shanghai - he donated all 367 ancient coins in his collection to the state, including Sassanid gold coins worth more than 100 million, which is one of the most precious ancient coins in the world. In the following days, Du Weishan also donated ancient coins to the Shanghai Museum six times, with a total of 2128 coins, including half two coins in the Qin Dynasty and five baht coins in the Han Dynasty. According to conservative estimates from industry insiders, they are worth 1.8 billion. And these coins were all purchased by Mr. Du Weishan with his own money.
In addition to many free treasure offerings, Du Weishan also took the initiative to assume the position of ancient coin consultant of the Shanghai Museum, responsible for cultivating professional talents, you know, at that time, the collection and research of the mainland museum in the field of ancient coins was almost a blank, so his appearance was of great significance.
The people of the whole country were very touched by Mr. Du Weishan's selfless and loving behavior of the motherland, and after discussion and decision of the Shanghai government, the "Magnolia Award" was awarded to Du Weishan.
On March 7, 2020, Mr. Du Weishan passed away safely at home at the age of 88, and his contributions to the country will be remembered forever.