- Lin Hsiung-cheng
Lin Hsiung-cheng (
Traditional Chinese : 林熊徵;November 5 ,1888 -November 27 ,1946 ), born inBanciao , was aTaiwan esebanker andphilanthropist . He was a member of theLin Family of Banciao , the richest family of Taiwan in the lateQing Dynasty [cite web |url=http://museum.cca.gov.tw/en/directory/show.php?id=89 |title=Lin Pen Yuan Family Garden (Taipei County) |accessdate=2008-07-31 |work= |publisher=Museums of Taiwan |date=] and Japanese-ruled Era. And he was also the richest person of Taiwan at his time. [cite book |title=宮前町九十番地 |author=Chen Jou-chin |authorlink= |coauthors=Chang Chao-ing (dictator) |year=2006 |publisher=China Times Publishing Company |location=Taipei |isbn=9571345318 |pages= |language= Chinese] He joined theTongmenghui in 1904, and supported theSun Yat-sen 's revolutions as a patronage. Lin was a co-founder of theHua Nan Bank . And he also participated in other businesses such as sugar production, railroad building, orcoal mining . His father wasLin Erh-kang (林爾康). The only son of him isLin Ming-cheng (林明成), the current chairman ofHua Nan Financial Holdings .References
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