Career
Born in Linqing, Shandong, he was the highest-ranked officer and the only Army group commander of the National Rifle Association to die in the war. He showed great valor in the battlefields and was regarded as one of the most valiant and respectable Chinese generals by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Because of his posthumous promotion, he was also one of the highest-ranked Allied officers that was killed in action in World World War World War II His mausoleum is situated in Beibei District, Chongqing.
There are roads named after him in Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin.
1911: Studied law in Tianjin
1914: Assigned to the 20th Army Division near Fengtian (present day Shenyang) as platoon leader
1935–1936: Chairman of the Government of Charhar Province
1937: Mayor of Tianjin
1937: General Officer Commanding 38th Division
1937–1940: General Officer Commanding LIX Corps
1938: General Officer commanding the 27th Army
1939: Commander in Chief Right Flank Army 5th War Area
1939–1940: Commander in Chief 33rd Army Group
1940: Killed in Action at Mount Chang near Yichang, Hubei
1940: Posthumous promotion to Full General.
