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Hu Maozhou
Hu Maozhou (; April 1928 – 5 July 2019) was a Chinese politician. He served as Mayor of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, from 1981 to 1988. He was also a delegate to the 7th and 8th National People's Congresses. Biography Hu was born in April 1928 in Taihe County, Jiangxi, Republic of China. He attended National Central University in Nanjing. Hu joined the work force in June 1949 and the Communist Party of China in March 1950. He worked in the Chongqing Railway Bureau and later Sichuan Chemical Factory, eventually rising to head of the factory. In December 1980, Hu was appointed party secretary (then under first party secretary) of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province. In September 1981, he was appointed Mayor of Chengdu, serving until October 1988. His tenure encompassed a key period during the reform and opening era, when Chengdu, along with the rest of China, was experiencing a transition from a planned economy to a market economy. From November 1988 to Novem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hu (surname)
Hu (Wikt:胡, 胡) is a Chinese surname. In 2006, it was the 15th most common surname in China. In 2013, it was the 13th most common in China, with 13.7 million Chinese sharing this surname. In 2019, Hu was the fifteenth most common surname in Mainland China. Some other, less common surnames pronounced Hu include Wikt:瓠, 瓠, Wikt:護, 護, Wikt:戶, 戶, Wikt:扈, 扈, Wikt:虎, 虎, Wikt:呼, 呼, Wikt:忽, 忽, Wikt:斛, 斛 and Wikt:壺, 壶. In Cantonese, “胡” is also pronounced as "Wu" or "Woo" or "Ow". Meaning In Classical Chinese, ''hú'' 胡 meant: "dewlap; wattle (anatomy), wattle" and was a variant Chinese character for "how; why; what" (''he'' Wikt:何, 何), "long-lasting; far-reaching" (''xia'' Wikt:遐, 遐), "part of a dagger-axe", ''hu-'' in "butterfly" (''hudie'' Wikt:蝴蝶, 蝴蝶), or possibly "Northern Barbarians". History According to tradition, the Hu (胡) surname has several historical origins. First, Hu could derive from the family of Duke Hu of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
