Ying Lianzhi, known as Ying Hua, was a Manchu Bannerman, a prominent Catholic layman who agitated for church reform, founder of the prominent newspaper Ta Kung Pao, and instrumental in founding The Catholic University of Peking.
13 Facts About Ying Lianzhi
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Ying Lianzhi was the founding editor of the Ta Kung Pao in Tianjin in 1902.
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Ying Lianzhi edited the paper for the next decade, and his extensive writings were influential both for their support of liberal politics and their use of the vernacular language.
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Lebbe arranged for an essay of Ying Lianzhi's to be translated into French and sent to Rome.
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Ying Lianzhi frankly explained that the chauvinism and disdain for Chinese among the French clergy in China was extremely demoralizing for Chinese priests.
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Ying Lianzhi's critical voice was a major factor in the decision of Pope Benedict XV to direct the founding of a Catholic university, Fujen University, in Beijing.
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Ying Lianzhi took responsibility for much of the organization and start-up of the university, which opened in 1925.
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Ying Lianzhi died of cancer on 2 March 1926 in Beijing.
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Ying Lianzhi married Shuzhong, a member of the Qing dynasty royal family.
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Ying Lianzhi Hua's son, Ying Lianzhi Qianli, was an active lay leader in the Catholic Church during the early Republican era.
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Ying Lianzhi's grandson, Ying Ruocheng, was a prominent actor after 1949 and China's vice minister of culture from 1986 to 1990.
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Ying Lianzhi's great-grandson, Ying Da, is a prominent actor, director, talk show host, and television show creator in Beijing.
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Ying Lianzhi's great-great-grandson, Rudi Ying, is a professional ice hockey player.