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Chen Jiageng (1874— 196 1), a native of Jimei, Fujian, is a famous patriotic overseas Chinese leader, industrialist, educator and social activist.
The connotation of Jia Geng's spirit is embodied in the patriotic spirit of resolutely resisting Japan and faithfully serving the country, the dedication spirit of valuing righteousness over profit, ignoring public interests and personal interests, the spirit of valuing morality, being honest and trustworthy, hating evil as hatred, the spirit of being resolute and vigorous, constantly striving for self-improvement, and the spirit of being hard-working, simple and thrifty.
Chen Jiageng,1June 65438+1October 2 1 was born in Jimei Society, Tongan County, Fujian Province (now jimei district, Xiamen). /kloc-at the age of 0/7, he went to Singapore to do business with his father, and then independently operated a pineapple cannery, rice shop and rubber garden.
After 19 16, rubber and rubber products were the main industries. In its heyday, its sales network spread all over the world, and it became one of the four pioneers of Singapore-Malaysia gum kingdom, and became a well-known industrialist at home and abroad.
Being in a foreign country, Chen Jiageng cherishes his hometown, runs the industry without seeking personal gain, and is determined to serve the motherland under the obligation of competition. Therefore, he devoted himself to public welfare undertakings such as education and fulfilled his national obligations. As early as 19 13, Jimei Primary School was established in my hometown. Later, normal schools, middle schools, aquatic products, navigation, commerce, agriculture and other schools were added, collectively called "Jimei School".
192 1 year, Chen Jiageng founded Xiamen university. He personally chose the school site and principal, presided over the construction of school buildings, and hired teachers with high salaries. He has set up five colleges and seventeen departments of literature, science, law, business and teaching to train domestic and foreign advanced talents.
In Singapore, where he lived abroad, he also founded and sponsored many schools, forming an extensive open education system in Chen Jiageng. Despite the world economic crisis, his business failed to turn a profit, and he still raised tuition fees in various ways and insisted on running a school. 1932, when a foreign consortium promised to protect its commercial operation on the condition that it stopped supporting Xiamen University and Jimei School, it was flatly rejected by him.
It was not until the spring of 1937 that Xiamen University gave its unconditional contribution to the government. After Xiamen University was changed to "national", he paid close attention to its development. During his return to China from 65438 to 0940, he also went to a school in the mainland that moved to Changting. 1949 also visited the school when he returned to China; 1952 after entering Jimei, continue to raise funds and plan to expand the scale of running a school.