Cheng Shewo
Cheng Shewo was a journalist, publisher, and educator of the Republic of China. He was the founder of Shih Hsin University in Taiwan.Biography
Cheng was born in Nanjing in 1898, with his ancestral home in Xiangxiang, Hunan. His father, Cheng Bi, was an officer.
In 1912, Cheng went out into the world when he was 14 years old. At age 17, Cheng worked as an editor in Jianbao. In 1913, Cheng started to publish articles. In 1915, Cheng went to Shanghai to found the Maiwen Company. In 1917, Cheng moved to Beijing, he graduated from Peking University in 1921, where he majored in Chinese Literature. After graduation, Cheng founded World Evening News, World Daily, and World Illustrated. In 1927, Cheng returned to Nanjing to found Min Sheng Bao.
From 1930 to 1931, Cheng visited France, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, and the United Kingdom. In this trip Cheng observed modern European societies and cultures for the first time.
In 1933, Cheng founded Beijing News College. In 1935, Cheng founded Lihpao Daily.
Cheng was elected a member of the National Assembly in 1946 and a legislator of Beijing in 1948.
When the People's Liberation Army occupied Beijing, Cheng escaped to Hong Kong. Cheng settled in Taiwan in 1952.
In the late 1950s, Cheng Shewo and Yeh Ming-hsun co-founded the Shih Hsin School of Journalism in Taiwan.
In 1991, Cheng died of illness in Taipei.Personal life
Cheng was married three times. He had two children with Yang Fan, three children with Xiao Zongrang and no children with Han Jingliang.
With Yang Fan:
With Xiao Zongrang:
