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Xiao Qingyun
Ching-Yuen Hsiao (; born Guizhou, China, 1900 – 18 December 1984, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA) was a Chinese-born American diplomat and engineer who received the Medal of Freedom (1945), Medal of Freedom from President Harry Truman in 1946 for his meritorious contribution to the Allied cause in the war against Japan. Personal life and education Hsiao was born on March 28, 1900 (second month, 28th day of the lunar calendar), in Kaiyang, Guizhou province, China. He grew up in Shangtian, Jiangxi. He was in one of the early (1924) graduating classes of Tsinghua College, Beijing, which had been established as a preparatory school for students the government planned to send to the United States. He earned the following degrees: *B.S. Civil Engineering (with honors), 1926, California Institute of Technology, *M.S. Sanitary and Municipal Engineering, 1927 Harvard University *Sc.D. Sanitary Engineering, 1930 Harvard University After completing his doctorate, he received a Rockefell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guizhou
) , image_skyline = , image_caption = , image_map = Guizhou in China (+all claims hatched).svg , mapsize = 275px , map_alt = Map showing the location of Guizhou Province , map_caption = Map showing the location of Guizhou Province , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = China , named_for = Gui - Gui Mountains ''zhou (political division), zhou'' (prefecture) , seat_type = Capital , seat = Guiyang , seat1_type = Largest city , seat1 = Zunyi , parts_type = Divisions , parts_style = para , p1 = 9 Prefectures of China, prefectures , p2 = 88 Counties of China, counties , p3 = 1539 Townships of China, townships , government_type = Provinces of China, Province , governing_body = Guizhou Provincial People's Congress , leader_title = Party Secretary of Guiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
