The first philanthropic entrepreneur in China: invested 200 million to build a temple

The first philanthropic entrepreneur in China: invested 200 million to build a temple, made a total of 11 billion personal donations, and now invested 20 billion to run a school.

He is Cao Dewang. He was born in Gaoshan Town, Fuqing City, Fujian Province in 1946. He followed his father since he was a child. Life was very difficult at that time. He followed his father in business.

Maybe it was the oppression of life that made him have no intention to study, so he dropped out of junior high school before finishing junior high school. He is such a little-known boy with a primary school education.

Who would have thought of the rest of his life? Countless top students would work for him. Because Cao Dewang is the founder and chairman of Fuyao Glass Group Co., Ltd.

His business is not only in China, but also in every corner of the world. He has a patriotic heart. At the most glorious moment of his career, he immigrated to the United States with his family.

Later he discovered that there was a big gap in the foreign automotive glass market, and he secretly made up his mind to produce Chinese automotive glass without relying on foreigners.

Everyone respectfully calls him "Cao Lao". Mr. Cao believed that his roots were in China, so he returned to China without hesitation and started to work hard.

Huangtian has paid off, and Fuyao Glass is now the world’s second largest automotive glass supplier. Mr. Cao brings glory to the Chinese people! We are proud of him.

Mr. Cao has achieved such great success and has wealth that is the envy of countless people. He is neither arrogant nor impatient. What is commendable is that he also has a bodhisattva heart.

In the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan, he personally went to the disaster area and donated 20 million.

He is a broad-minded person who does things with personality; he is a Buddhist who does good deeds.

In 1983, it was his first donation. In 2020, Cao Dewang's cumulative personal donations have reached 11 billion yuan, and he believes that financial giving is nothing more than "small kindness."

In May 2009, Cao Dewang became the first Chinese winner of the Ernst & Young Global Entrepreneur of the Year Award, known as the Oscar in the business world.

In addition to patriotism, Mr. Cao also loves his hometown of Fuqing. He contributed all his efforts to the construction of Fuqing.

Fuyao Glass Group Co., Ltd. is headquartered in Honglu Town, Fuqing. It has solved the local employment problem and attracted many people from home and abroad to settle down and start a business in Fuqing, driving the economic development of Fuqing.

Mr. Cao is a businessman and a Buddhist believer. Once, Mr. Cao was invited by Wang Shi to visit Huangbo Temple in Yuxi Town, Fuqing.

The religious culture of Huangbo Temple is very famous in Japan, and the architecture of many Japanese temples comes from this. Wang Shi also traveled to Japan by chance, visited Japanese temples, and learned that these religious cultures originated from Huangbo Temple.

Seeing is better than hearing a hundred times, so we made an agreement with Cao Dewang. When they entered Huangbo Temple, what they saw was not the solemnity of the temple, but on the contrary, it was dilapidated and desolate.

Wang Shi was stunned. How could such a ruined temple spread religious culture to Japan? Mr. Cao quickly called the abbot to ask the reason. The abbot said calmly: "I can't help it. The construction of the temple requires a lot of funds."

Hearing this, Mr. Cao's heart trembled, and his national sentiments and patriotism instantly expanded. In one breath, he promised the abbot without hesitation: "Don't worry, I'll take care of it. Give me two years, and I will make Huangbo Temple look brand new."

Mr. Cao didn't just say it, he also said it. Action-minded. He invested 200 million to build Huangbo Temple. After Wang Shi learned about it, he was deeply shocked by Mr. Cao's actions.

Wang Shi said: "If it were him, he would donate up to 20 million." The wood in Huangbo Temple is all made of golden nanmu, and each pillar is worth 200,000. After reconstruction, the Huangbo Temple has a high standard, which is rare in the country. The eaves of the main hall are the top of the veranda.

In the Qing Dynasty, it was only used by the emperor and Confucius. Today, the roof of the verandah is only found in the Forbidden City. Today, Huangbo Temple is also a famous tourist attraction in Fuqing, attracting many devout Buddhist believers.

Mr. Cao has brought good news to the people of Yuxi. In addition, he also loves his hometown Gaoshan and invests heavily in the education of Gaoshan Town.

Gaoshan Middle School is the fifth middle school in Fuqing. In order to help more students with learning difficulties, Mr. Cao solves educational problems. Let them enjoy better educational resources like children in the city.

Lao Cao invested in Gaoshan Middle School. In order to thank him, local residents changed Gaoshan Middle School to Dewang Middle School. We also cooperated and exchanged with the High School Affiliated to Fujian Normal University.

Among the first-year students in Dewang Middle School, a Hongzhi class was set up to attract good students from surrounding villages and towns to study here. Mr. Cao invested money in the construction, also set up a scholarship mechanism, and spent a lot of money to hire some well-known mathematics professors to teach here.

It is Mr. Cao who has a bodhisattva heart, in addition to investing in middle schools. He is currently investing 20 billion in the Fuzhou High-tech Zone to build the "Fuyao University of Science and Technology" to cultivate high-end national talents. He hopes that China will produce more Nobel Prizes. The university invested and built by Mr. Cao is also owned by the state.

He said that without the reform and opening up of the motherland, there would be no Fuyao Group today, let alone his current social status. As the saying goes, take it from the people and use it for the people. Mr. Cao is worthy of being a business tycoon. He is not arrogant and complacent. On the contrary, he is dedicated to doing good and accumulating virtue.

He said that those who want to do big things should have a big picture and not be short-sighted. Only in this way can you have blessings, a steady stream of wealth, and more people's hearts and minds towards you.

Cao Dewang is a rare entrepreneur in China, a successful entrepreneur, and a great philanthropist. He has a grateful heart and always knows how to repay his parents in his hometown and his motherland.

There are tens of thousands of entrepreneurs around the world, but it is rare to see them being patriotic. You can shout slogans, but only by putting them into practice can you be real. I hope that when entrepreneurs achieve success, they will not forget their roots, abide by their original intentions, and have a big picture, so that the company and the nation can survive and blaze a bright road.

Author: Hibiscus