The Sheng Xuanhuai Philanthropy Research

Sheng Xuanhuai is an quite influential character in Chinese modern history. He organized the Chinese modem times industry to be famous. Xia Dongyuan gave reputation to him that is: placed extremely times,walked extremely road,made extremely matters,to be an extremely man. At the same time, he is a social almsgiver,"good at relieving the people in disaster particularly". During the time which Sheng Xuanhuai was in ,the society politics corrupted , the economy was depressed , the foreign aggression calamity was serious , the disaster frequently send , the society was in trouble . In latter Qing dynasty times , the natural disasters was extremely serious , disaster several years degree . Sheng XuanHuai was in business. At the same time, He had presided over 60 disaster relief services , with great kindness into philanthropy. His footprint covered half of China. He presided over the construction of the Xiaoqing River in Shandong Project, Building water conservancy projects,"Work for the Dole"; originated GuangRenTang, YuZhaiYiZhuang and other charities. Involved in planning to create the Chinese Red Cross in the early 20th century, he was appointed the first president of China Red Cross. Decades-long career in the charity, as officials and businessmen, Sheng Xuanhuai used their special status on the pass issued, about planning, mixing in the central, provincial leaders, between foreigners and business people played an irreplaceable important role. This paper attempts to study Sheng's decades of charitable activities in order that we can get to know his industry achievements. Sheng worthy charitable activities compared, as well as famine relief in modern China has played an irreplaceable role. At the same time, from him, it reflects the feelings a large number of wealthy charitable and social responsibility of business people's outlook.This paper discussed in five chapters:The first chapter describes the jumping-off point of Sheng Xuanhuai's charity - Hejian Relief. the first part discusses the reason that Sheng Xuanhai became a philanthropist. the latter part discusses that Sheng Xuanhuai did for charity in Hejian areas during the time of"Ding-wu Disaster".The second chapter describes that Sheng Xuanhai managed to build the Xiaoqing River dredging over the specific situation in the Association of Shandong QingLaiDeng Dao. And it discusses his charitable thought. of "Work for the Dole".The third chapter describes that Sheng Xuanhai took the charge of the country hosted the situation after the Sino-Japanese War.In Chapter IV Mr. Sheng lost the control of merchants steamship navigation company and telegraph office. And this chapter talks about the impact of his lost control on his charity, which focuses on the concrete actions while the Shengs raising money in"the Guangxu 32(1906) North and South area of Yangtze river flood". In the fifth chapter,it discusses the situation that Sheng Xuanhuai participated in the fundation of Red Cross of China when he was in his remaining years.And also it makes an analysis on his function in the eatablishing process.