Ding Baozhen, 1820, was born in Pingyuan (now Zhijin), Guizhou. Xianfeng three years (1853), 33-year-old, admitted to Jinshi, changed to Jishi Shu, imperial academy. From then on, I entered the official career. 1863, at the age of 43, he was transferred from Changsha magistrate to Shandong provincial judge, and the following year to deployment ambassador. 1867 was promoted to Shandong governor. 1876 10 was promoted to governor of Sichuan and 1886 died in Chengdu. Legend has it that Ding Baozhen is also a gourmet taster, who likes to cook eastern and western cuisines. He often invites famous chefs at home and invites them.
Study cooking techniques and be brave in innovation.
When Ding Baozhen treats guests at home, he often has a "fried diced chicken", which is very popular with the guests. Ding Baozhen went back to his hometown with good relatives and friends.
A friend held a banquet for him, and Ding Baozhen often said, "Don't spend too much money, as long as there are fried diced chicken." Meet friends and family.
Ding Baozhen likes "fried diced chicken" very much. He calls this dish "kung pao chicken".
Ding Baozhen has been a governor in Shandong for nearly 10 years, and he is honest and upright for the officials. In particular, the fact that he had the right to kill An Dehai by intelligence shocked the ruling and opposition parties, and is still widely praised by the old Jinan people.
Open the end of modern industry in Shandong and set up machinery bureau in the northern suburb of Jinan
Ding Baozhen lived in an era of great historical changes in China. Facing the reality of "building a strong ship and making profits", Ding Baozhen devoted himself to the Westernization Movement of "seeking wealth and self-improvement". He opened his eyes to the world situation and denounced those who "stuck to the rules". It is believed that China must learn from the West, "strive for military equipment" and "imitate the ingenuity of foreign guns" in order to "discard my shortcomings and learn from others' strengths".
1875, Ding Baozhen chose 300 mu of land in the new town in the northern suburb of Jinan, built the Shandong Machinery Bureau, introduced foreign machinery and equipment, and manufactured gunpowder and martini cannons, which became a model of "learning from foreigners to control foreigners".
The following year, Ding Baozhen was promoted to the governor of Sichuan, and learned from the experience of Shandong Machinery Bureau, and founded the first machine factory in modern times-Sichuan Machinery Bureau. The establishment of machinery bureaus in Shandong and Sichuan became the beginning of modern industry in these two provinces.