Background
Bin was born Bin Xiaocong (Chinese: 宾孝聪) in Dong"an County, Hunan, on January 12, 1880, during the Qing Empire.
宾步程, 賓步程
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Bin was born Bin Xiaocong (Chinese: 宾孝聪) in Dong"an County, Hunan, on January 12, 1880, during the Qing Empire.
He attended Lianghu Academy (Chinese: 两湖书院) and Jiangbin School (Chinese: 将弁学堂).
He became the President of Hunan University in 1913, and served until 1923. His style name was Minister"gai (敏陔), and his art name was Yilu (艺庐). In 1910, the Qing government sent he to Germany to study at Technical University of Berlin, majoring in mechanical engineering.
He joined the Tongmenghui when he was in Berlin.
He returned to China in 1908, he worked as an engineer at Guangdong-Hubei Railway Bureau, and later became the factory director of Jinling Arsenal. In 1913, he was appointed as President of Hunan University, and held that office until 1923.
Hunan University"s motto, "Seeking Truth from Facts and Daring to be Pioneers" (Chinese: 实事求是), was founded by Bin Bucheng. He founded Pili Pao (Chinese: 《霹雳报》) in 1932.
In January 1938, he served as president of Guomin Daily (Chinese: 《国民日报》).
He founded Seventh Hunan Provincial High School and Mingxian Girl"s School in 1942. On December 27, 1943, he died of illness in Changsha, Hunan.
During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he was a member of the Hunan government and the director of Hunan Refugee Relief Agency.