Huiseng Bao

Bao Huisheng (; January 15, 1895 – July 2, 1979), also known as Daoxiang, Huisheng, and using the pseudonyms Bao Yide, Bao Yiyu, and Bao Sheng, was a Chinese political figure who engaged in the workers' movement. A native of Huanggang, Hubei, he was a member of the 1st National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a counselor of the State Council of China.

Biography On January 15, 1895, Bao Huisheng was born in Baojiafan, Shangbahe, Huanggang, Hubei. His father, Bao Cunjia, was a scholar and a candidate for the position of provincial governor, but he later resigned and returned to his hometown to farm. Because of his father's obstruction, he was only able to start his studies at the age of six and enter a private school, where he studied under Xiong Jichang. At the age of nine, he transferred to Shuangtang to study under Qiu Jiepu. In 1909, he was admitted to Huangzhou Higher Primary School, during which time he began to come into contact with Sun Yat-sen's theories and learned about his fellow townsmen from Huanggang, such as Xiong Shili and Li Siguang.

After the 1911 Revolution, he left for Wuchang and was helped by Yao Jinqi, the then Director of Education, to apply for the Hubei Provincial First Normal School. In 1917, he graduated from the First Normal School and worked as a secretary in the affiliated primary school. In 1918, he went to teach at Bahe Primary School but encountered trouble again and left for Wuchang again. He began to contribute articles to local newspapers such as the Da Han Bao to make a living. In the spring of 1919, he became a reporter for the newspaper and audited classes in the Chinese Department of Peking University. After the May Fourth Movement, he returned to Wuhan to interview people from all walks of life about the movement to boycott Japanese goods, as well as the movements of provincial councilors such as Cai Jimin, Bai Wenwei, and Tang Keming. Later, he lived with Chen Tanqiu in Wuhan and met Dong Biwu.

Return to the Communist Party In 1948, he moved to Guangzhou with the Republic of China government. The Population Bureau was downsized twice, and Bao Huisheng resigned and went to Macau. In November 1949, he returned to Beijing from Macau. In 1950, he went to study at the Political Research Institute of the North China Revolutionary University. After graduating in December, he was assigned to work in the Ministry of the Interior. In April 1957, he was transferred to the State Council as a counselor. He died in Beijing on July 2, 1979.