Yang Du

Yang Du (; 15 January 1875 – 17 September 1931) was a Chinese politician.

Names

His birth name was Yang Chengzan . His style name was Xizi and his art names was Hugong , Huchan , Huchanshi , Hutoutuo , and Shihu .

Biography Yang was born into a family of farming background in the village of Shitang , in the town of Jiangyu , Xiangtan in Hunan province. His grandfather, Yang Litang , was a soldier of the Xiang Army. His father, Yang Yisheng , was a farmer. In 1914, Yang became a senator in the senate. When Yuan Shikai died, Yang became a buddhist.

In September 1931, Yang died of illness in Shanghai.

Personal life

Yang had two sons with Huang Hua and six with Xu Canleng (three sons and three daughters).

With Huang Hua: Dr. Yang Gongshu , chemist, he was a graduate student in chemistry at the Berlin University. Dr. Yang Gongzhao , geographer, he was a graduate student in geology at the Berlin University.

With Xu Canleng:

Yang Yunhui , dramatist. Yang Yunbi Yang Gongsu Yang Gongmin Yang Yunjie Yang Gongwu