Dong Haoyun, a generation of ship kings with the reputation of "modern Zheng He"
Dong Haoyun family portrait. Taken in 1946, the second from the right in the front row is the eldest son, Tung Chee-hwa
Tung Chee-hwa (left) attends the opening ceremony of the "Tung Hao yun Shipping Museum" in Shanghai
The diary of the late ship king Dong Haoyun will be edited and published by the University of Chinese in Hong Kong and Tung Chee-ping, the eldest daughter of Tung Haoyun. In order to coincide with the launch of the diary collection, Tung Chee-ping will hold an exhibition on the introduction of Tung Hao-yun's life on the platform of Exchange Square in Central on November 24, and on November 30, the three-volume "Tung Hao-yun Diary" will be grandly launched, at which time Tung Chee-hwa, the eldest son of the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, will also attend the ceremony.
Dong Haoyun's diary began in March 1948 when he first went abroad to the United States to receive ships, and lasted until two days before his death on April 13, 1982, spanning 34 years and with a total word count of more than 1 million words.
It records the unremitting pursuit of China's long-distance shipping industry
The book is written by Dong Haoyun from the middle of the last century to the 1980s, from which readers can understand that the ship king has built a shipping kingdom with his bare hands and calloused hands, and can appreciate his eternal ideals and unremitting pursuit of China's ocean shipping industry throughout his life. Dong Jianping revealed that his brother Dong Chee-hwa has written a preface for the diary collection, because of identity considerations, the article can not be too "true feelings", she is "assured to express her chest", with emotional words to write down the infinite nostalgia for her father.
The eldest daughter, Dong Jianping, is one of the editors-in-chief
The Diary of Dong Haoyun was published by Chinese University, and Dong Jianping, the eldest daughter of the Ship King, was one of the editors-in-chief. Speaking of the preparatory work, Dong Jianping smiled and sighed: "It is not easy! In recent years, she has devoted herself to the construction and operation of the "Dong Haoyun Shipping Museum" in Shanghai, and personally sorted out and collected her father's papers and speeches.
Tung holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Library Administration from the University of Michigan. After returning to Hong Kong, he founded the Hong Kong Art Advocate Gallery, where he served as vice chairman of the Asian Cultural Association, director of the French Asian Culture and Art Association, and was awarded the Knight of the French Order of Arts and Literature and the Knight of the Legion of Honor. He co-edited the book "Dong Haoyun: Ideals and Achievements" and planned the establishment of the "Dong Haoyun Shipping Museum" with Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Accompanying the book is "Dong Haoyun's World"
The accompanying book is also accompanied by the sister article "The World of Dong Haoyun", allowing readers to peek into the legendary life of Dong Haoyun from another side. Co-edited by Dong Jianping and Zheng Huixin, Dong Haoyun's World collects more than 40 submissions, reports, papers and speeches written and published by Dong Haoyun in the 50 years since he entered the shipping industry, and selects his correspondence with relatives, friends and colleagues. To this end, Dong Jianping traveled further around the world to personally interview more than 80 friends and colleagues of his father before his death. On 30 November, the book launch will feature Tung Chee-hwa, Secretary for Education and Manpower, Li Guozhang, President of Chinese University, Liu Zunyi, and former President of HKU Wong Lai-song. Dong Jianping laughed and said that Huang Lisong was his father's "old friend", and he had a hasty itinerary, but he still specially adjusted the itinerary and "messed up" the time of several speeches. The ship king knew all over the world before his death, and it is estimated that the day's conference will attract more celebrities.
Ranked among the seven kings of the world
Dong Haoyun, a world-famous shipper, was born on August 18, 1911 in Dinghai, Zhejiang (now Zhoushan City), he ranked third, his original name was Zhaorong, which means "the sign of glory". When he was young, he renamed himself Haoyun, which means "Haohao's Yuntao".
Drop out of school in Shanghai to break into the world alone
In the 1930s and 1940s, Dong Haoyun accompanied his father, Dong Ruichang, who was engaged in the hardware business in Shanghai, to Shanghai to attend middle school. In 1927, his father's business was severely damaged, and Dong Haoyun dropped out of school and insisted on staying in Shanghai, and began to break into the world alone.
Dong Haoyun was admitted to the Jincheng Bank Group in 1928 and served as the executive director and vice president of the Tianjin Steamship Association. In 1936, he went to Shanghai to set up his own China Shipping Trust Company, and was registered and established in Hong Kong in March 1941.
Dong Haoyun is the founder of Dong's Shipping Group, concurrently the chairman, the peak of its own 149 ships, with a load capacity of more than 12 million tons, in 1959 to build more than 70,000 tons of tankers "East Asia Giant", was one of the world's top ten oil tankers. In 1973, OOCL Container Shipping Company was established and listed in Hong Kong.
Enjoy the reputation of "modern ZhengHe"
Dong's group routes all over the world, Dong Haoyun is one of the world's seven major ship kings, enjoying the reputation of "modern Zheng He".
Dong Haoyun is the author of "Nation and Nationality", "Suez Canal Crisis", "Dong's Navigation Series" and other books. He died of a heart attack in Hong Kong on 15 April 1982.
Dong Haoyun married Gu Lizhen, who was 18 years old at the time, when he was 21 years old, and had 2 sons and 3 daughters after marriage, they were: the eldest son Dong Chee-hwa, the second son Dong Jiancheng, the eldest daughter Dong Jianping, the second daughter Dong Xiaoping, and the third daughter Dong Yiping.
Created 6 firsts in China Shipping
■ The "Tianlong" completed its first voyage from Shanghai to France.
■ The first voyage from Shanghai to San Francisco, USA, was completed by the Tongping. In 1961, Dong Haoyun's fleet joined the International Liner Organization, becoming the first Chinese-funded shipping group in the organization.
■ In 1969, Dong Haoyun, in the name of OOCL Container Shipping Company, converted 7 old-fashioned cargo ships into containers and opened a full container business, pioneering the Asian shipping industry.
■ Around 1970, Dong Haoyun purchased 3 luxury cruise ships and established a mail shipping company, which became the world's only Chinese of container ships and mail ships.
■ In April 1980, Dong Haoyun bought the Fornesway Company, britain's second largest shipbuilding group, for $112.5 million, becoming the first Chinese to take over a large British company.
■ In December 1980, the "Giants of the Sea" with a load capacity of more than 567,000 tons was launched. By the mid-1980s, the tanker was the world's largest super-giant tanker.
Journal contents
The record of life brought the eldest daughter to tears
In the "Dong Haoyun Shipping Museum" in Shanghai, models of the three giant ships "Oriental Star", "Atlantic Faith" and "East Asian Giant" are displayed, which is enough to show the status of these three giant ships in the Dong Haoyun Shipping Kingdom. In Dong Haoyun's diary, he also mentioned his favorite three giant ships.
There are also many accounts of family members in the diary. Dong Jianping said that when she was preparing to build the "Dong Haoyun Shipping Museum" in Shanghai, she had been sorting out the diary of her father, Dong Haoyun. Dong Haoyun writes a diary almost every day, for Dong Jianping, the cumbersome work of sorting out is not the biggest challenge, but reading his father's diary and recounting the bits and pieces of his previous life, which is a huge challenge for his feelings.
Dong Jianping said that at that time, he had not understood his father in many things, and he read the diary to know his thoughts. Perhaps because I am older now, I can better understand my father's thoughts. The records of his family in Dong Haoyun's diary made Dong Jianping cry from time to time. (Source, Guangzhou Daily Editor Zhang Ying)