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due to soft soil and rising underground water. As the subcontractor, Yang studied and experimented with the soil, and finally succeeded with the piling work. Later, he took over the entire building project. When the building was constructed in 1893, his reputation was established in both the Chinese
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as a full-time craftsman, and was familiar with western-style blueprints and contracts. In 1880, Yang registered the first native construction company, Yang Rui Tai Co. (
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and a night school. He also donated 120,000 silver to Pudong Secondary School. Before his death, he donated hundreds of acres in
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to fund the Keqin Institute in Tiqiao. His deeds were widely publicized in China, particularly after his death in 1908.
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In 1904, he established the Jui Ho Brick and Tile Company, Ltd., China's first modern brick and tile company.
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His reputation made him an acquaintance of the educational reformer and fellow Chuansha native
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to a family of carpenters. Orphaned in his early years, he became a
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The Routledge Encyclopedia of Modern Asian Educators, 1850–2000
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Building Knowledge, Constructing Histories, Volumes 1 & 2
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Chinese name
family name
Yang

simplified Chinese
traditional Chinese
Wade–Giles
Shanghai
Chuansha
Shanghai
stonemason
Palmer & Turner Group
Shanghai French Concession
Customs House II
piling task
Huang Yanpei
ancestral hall
Pudong
Heqing
Hengsha






"Yang Sisheng"
Taylor & Francis
ISBN
978-1-315-67842-9

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