Background
He was born in Soochow, Kiangsu, China in 1881.
He was born in Soochow, Kiangsu, China in 1881.
Under the late Manchu regime, Chung-fu Wang was in public service in the north and held several important posts in the field of finance. After the establishment of the Republic, he came south to enter banking and business, organized the City Government's Finance Bureau of Hsuchow and the National Bank. Later Mr. Wang was engaged in industrial enterprises and at the same time, devoted considerable time and efforts to philanthropic causes and in 1920, he became Chairman of the Anti-Kidnapping Society, which was established by a number of Shanghai's public welfare workers, including Wang I-ting, Hsu Jien-ling and others.
Since he took over charge of the Society, he had succeeded in developing it into quite a big institution and due to his efforts, had raised enough money to establish an Asylum for Afflicted People at Kiangwan, affiliated with the Society, which accommodated more than a thousand inmates, including boys, girls and adult females. Then he was in entire charge of the Society and takes upon himself the responsibility of raising funds by contributions to finance its running expenses. He was well-known in Shanghai as an enthusiastic and energetic public welfare worker.