How to Pronounce Hu Xueyan
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Sep 29, 1823 Died on 01 Jan 0001 (aged 1822)
Chinese banker
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About Hu Xueyan
- Hu Guangyong (1823–1885), better known by his courtesy name Xueyan, was a notable businessman in China during the latter Qing dynasty.
- He was active in banking, real estate, shipping and Chinese medicine.
- He was involved in the salt, tea, clothing, grain as well as the arms trade.
- He is most notable for being the only person of the merchant class in the Qing dynasty to be awarded a red-topped hat, a rank indicating an officer of second grade (??; Èr pin) by the Qing imperial court.
- He was also one of the few people who was given express permission by Empress Dowager Cixi to ride a horse in the Forbidden City, which at the time was a superior privilege.
