| dc.description.abstract | Revolution’s Friend of Sun Yen-Sun ─ A Study of Overseas Chinese in Japan Wang Jing-shiang (1872~1922)
Abstract
Wang Jing-shiang, born at Shanhou Village, Kinmen Island, Fujien Province in 1871, was one of the twins of the 16th generation-Wang Hsiao-hsian of Surname Wang. He later was adopted by his 3th uncle-Wang Ming-yu. During the period of Tong-zhi Emperor in Ching-Dynasty, Wang Ming-yu led a puppet troupe into Japan’s Nagasake to make a living, and relocated into Kobe after An-Chen port was opened. In 1870, Wang Ming-yu successfully ran a trading company called Fusinhow in Kobe port, and thereby built up the trade network among Japan, China, and South-East Asia.
In 1899, Wang Jing-shiang inherited his family business after his father died in 1903. He engaged in not only family business, but also many other fields, including the chairman of Chinese Association for many terms, the vice president of Chinese School in Kobe, the chief of Fujien Province Public Institution, the consultant of Japan-China Association in Kobe. When the Xinhai Revolution Campaign was launched, he consolidated the Republic Of China United Association and served as its chairman in the November of 1911. In order to aggressively support the development after revolution, he applied for the establishment of Hinye Trading Company to the Army Department of Nanjin’s Government.
After R.O.C. was established, he served as the vice minister of Kobe branch of Kuomintang. When Sun Yet-Sun’s revolution party launched the 2nd and 3rd revolution campaigns to fight against Yuan Shi-Kai. Wang King-Hsian fully supported Sun Yen-Sun and was appointed the chief of Kobe-Osaka branch of Chinese Revolution Party. In 1919, he returned home to involve in the building of Chuan (Gin)-An Highway, and died in the June of 1922 of liver cancer at his house in Kobe. His son, Wang Tsuan-san inherited his businesses, i.e. Fusinhow and Chenking Bank in Yokohama.
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