Du Yuesheng (22 August 1888 – 16 August 1951), nicknamed "Big-Eared Du", [1] was a Chinese mob boss who spent much of his life in Shanghai. He made his fortune in the opium trade before transforming into a financial tycoon. He supported Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang in their fight against the Communists and Japanese. In April 1949, on ...

2023年3月7日 · The life of a gangster is never simple or pleasant. Not least the life of the ‘Godfather’ of Shanghai, a city crawling with endless opportunities for ambitious criminals. Du Yuesheng’s life of lawlessness was borne out of a troubled childhood, with the early loss of his parents and his sister being sold into slavery.

2016年4月29日 · For obvious reasons, he was given the nickname “Big-eared Du.” Born at the end of the 1880s, Du quickly made his presence known. As a teenager, he became a member of the Red Gang and befriended Huang Chih-jung, also known as “Pockmarked Huang,” who was arguably the most powerful crime boss in Shanghai at the time and heavily involved in ...

2018年5月25日 · But whatever new form the mansion might take, it will always be associated with Shanghai’s most infamous criminal kingpin. Gambling, prostitution, racketeering, drug dealing, you name it. As long as it was illegal, “Big Eared” Du usually had a hand involved. Born in Pudong, Du Yuesheng lost both of his parents at a young age.

In the process, he earned himself a nickname which would become an immortal part of the mystique of old Shanghai: “Big-Eared Du.” He got his big break, however, when he met Huang Jinrong, known as “Pockmarked Huang” for the multitude of smallpox scars webbing his face.

Today, Shen Xingshan and the Big Eight Mob are not as well remembered as ‘Big Eared’ Du and ‘Pockmark’ Huang. However, through opium trade dominance, cooperation with the warlords, and later its members’ roles working with Chiang, Du, and the Japanese, the Big Eight’s early prominence in Shanghai’s underworld is undeniable ...

2024年12月28日 · Du Yuesheng (22 August 1888 – 16 August 1951), nicknamed "Big-Eared Du", was a Chinese mob boss who spent much of his life in Shanghai. He was a key supporter of Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang in their battle against the Communists in the 1920s, and was a figure of some importance during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

‘Big Eared’ Du’s story – from humble beginnings in (what was then) the rural watertown of Gaoqiao to a seat at the top table during swinging Shanghai’s heyday – is a classic rags to riches tale, that has provided the inspiration for numerous novels and films.

2018年7月1日 · Du “big ears” was one of the main leaders of the Triad and marked the decadent history of Shanghai in a definitive way. He was born in 1887 in Pudong, the current financial district of Shanghai, but at the time only a suburb of Shanghai, and thanks to his determination, in just 5 years, he climbed the whole hierarchy of the criminal ...

2013年3月12日 · Du Yuesheng (1888-1951) remains a household name in Shanghai today, more than half a century after his death. Many regard him as the most powerful person in Shanghai of the 1930s and the most...