Red gang characters in red gang culture

Wang Caiyun is from Wangxupu Village, Jiangkou, Fenghua.

Wang Caiyun's father, Wang Ruimo, worked as a tailor in Shanghai in his early days. The "Wang Family Genealogy" has been completely preserved to this day, recording the history of the Wang family. During Guangxu Gengzi (1900), Wang Ruimo established a firm foothold in Shanghai and opened a clothing workshop. He was one of the early entrepreneurs of the Red Gang.

Wang Caiyun was born in Wangshupu in 1879. He left home at the age of 13 and went to Shanghai to work as an apprentice in a grocery store. At that time, the number of foreigners stationed in Shanghai was gradually increasing, and it was often the case that some tailors who began to repair suits were ridiculed by foreigners because of their low skills. Those who were interested traveled east to Japan, and went to North Shanghai to study in Wei, North Korea and other places to learn skills. After Wang Caiyun completed his apprenticeship in a grocery store for three years, his father Wang Ruimo returned to Shanghai after learning how to make suits in Japan. When relatives and elders saw that Caiyun was a smart and talented person, they asked him to change his profession and learn tailoring from his father, specializing in making suits. In the beginning, it was also a "baggage shop", that is, buying and selling imported woolen materials to accumulate funds. At that time, most "baggage shops" processed supplied materials and were purely manual workshops, earning only some processing fees to make ends meet. Wang Caiyun's "baggage shop" starts with the preparation of materials, allowing customers who come to the store to have their suits made in advance to select fabric linings and prepare buttons and other accessories for sewing. The store integrated door-to-door sales and processing. It just happened to be better than others, so it made more profits and initially accumulated some funds. Then it stood out among the "baggage stores" and rented a store on Xiaoma Road in Shanghai and opened it. A "Wang Rongtai" suit store (the predecessor of "Rongchangxiang"). After years of hard work, we had a certain foundation of funds and technical talents, and received funding from Mr. Pan Ruizhang, a native of Cixi, Zhejiang. In 1910, we opened "Rongchangxiang" on Nanjing Road (now the original site of Zhongbaiyi Store in Shanghai). "Wool suit no.

Rongchangxiang Woolen Suit Store is a 3-story building with 10 bays. The store is brightly lit outside and the interior is exquisitely decorated. It was quite stylish at the time. In order to expand the scope of business, Wang Caiyun personally went to his hometown in Fenghua to find talents, and recruited younger and smarter relatives and neighbors as apprentices. After completing the apprenticeship, they became employees. At that time, "Rongchangxiang" was already quite large, and the first floor was turned into a shopping mall; the first half of the second floor was for wholesale of woolen goods, and the second half was the cutting room, factory room and ingredient room; half of the third floor was still a factory, and the other half was for employees. dormitory. This was the first large-scale suit store in Shanghai that combined industry and trade with a shop and a factory. At the beginning of its opening, the store was located in a remote area because Nanjing Middle Road and Nanjing West Road had not yet been developed. But after the Republic of China, the city center gradually extended westward. With the cutting of braids and the trend of new clothes, in addition to foreigners, Chinese people such as bureaucrats and compradors, lawyers and professors, doctors and businessmen, employees of foreign companies, envoys stationed abroad, children of rich families, rich men and foreign students, etc. all jumped on the fashion. Come. For a while, suits and leather shoes became a trend. This was the first time that suits were popular in China. As a result, "Rongchangxiang" has reached a new level in scale and grade. For the second time, Wang Caiyun recruited a large number of apprentices from his hometown, and hired Chinese masters from Japan, North Korea and other places to carefully teach suit craftsmanship. It can be said that he is seeking talents and educating future generations. At its peak, it had more than 100 employees, including more than 30 in the shopping mall and more than 70 in the factory and cutting staff. In addition to expanding the business scope of woolen cutting and wholesale, the main business is customized suits, and various supporting products and accessories required for suits, such as shirts, sweaters, ties, stiff collars, bow ties, collar clips, and felt hats. , "Cape" hats, garters, leather shoes, deerskin shoe covers, coats, dresses, morning clothes, pajamas, etc., all in all colors. Taking cuff buttons and tie clips as examples, there are different specifications such as silver, 14K gold-plated, and 18K gold-plated. In 1916, the three partners of Wang Caiyun split their shares, and "Rongchangxiang" invested a total of 100,000 silver dollars. It became the most famous and complete large-scale professional workshop and store of woolen fabrics, suits and suit accessories in Shanghai at that time.

Wang Caiyun came from a tailoring family. He was never satisfied with the status quo and stuck to the rules. In order to improve the quality of suits and enhance competitiveness with foreign businessmen, he ordered suit samples from the UK to continuously update the products.

In addition, they paid huge sums of money to hire outstanding Chinese tailors from Japan, North Korea, Vladivostok and other places. They also provided services to the United Kingdom and Italy through foreign companies such as "Yihe", "Kongshi", "Yuanxiang" and "Shililu". Waiting for orders from domestic manufacturers. High-end material preparation and abundant supply of goods have laid relatively strong material conditions for the development of "Rongchangxiang". Superb technology and comprehensive services have enabled "Rongchangxiang" to establish an outstanding reputation among Chinese and foreign customers. With the prosperity of "Rongchangxiang", merchants from Nanjing, Beijing, Tianjin, Hankou, Qingdao, Guangzhou, Xiamen and other major cities have come to select materials and order goods.

Most of the clerks and apprentices of Wang Caiyun's "Rongchangxiang" are from Wangxupu, Fenghua. They include sons and nephews, as well as nephews, nephews-in-law and other relatives. He knows very well that "talent is the source of success and success." Regardless of whether he is a relative or not, he will wait for him and discipline him strictly. Anyone who is new to suit business will first go to the factory for internship. After learning the structure of clothing, cutting technology and sewing skills, depending on their character and expertise, some will stay in the factory as workers, some will be assigned to stores as salespersons, and some will Management staff. Those who go to the factory must first apprentice and then follow the steps of making a suit step by step. Master the properties of various fabrics and styles of clothing, use them flexibly, operate carefully, and sew carefully according to the customer's body shape and temperament. Those who go to the mall must learn the four basic skills of measuring, calculating, cutting, and testing, and practice excellent skills. Wang Caiyun also hired cultural teachers. After the store closed, he immediately organized apprentices to learn Chinese, English, abacus, accounting and other courses. He also clearly formulated 18 store rules to strictly manage employees and treat customers in a civilized and warm manner. Wang Caiyun has trained many outstanding talents in the garment industry. More than 20 people have left "Rongchangxiang" to start their own businesses. Most of them opened suit shops on Nanjing Road, echoing "Rongchangxiang". Brothers Wang Caixing and Wang Hexing opened Wang Xingchang Woolen Suit Co., Ltd. at No. 807 Nanjing Road; Wang Laifu opened Wang Rongkang Woolen Suit Co., Ltd. at No. 815 Nanjing Road; Wang Fuqing opened Wang Shuntai Woolen Suit Co., Ltd. at No. 791 Nanjing Road; Wang Lianfang opened Yuchangxiang Woolen Suit Co., Ltd. at No. No. 781 South Road; Wang Shidong and Zhou Yongsheng jointly opened the Huili Woolen Suit Store at No. 775 Nanjing Road; brothers Wang Zhengfu and Wang Jiefu opened the Qiachangxiang Suit Store at No. 346 North Guangxi Road; Wang Jitao opened the HSBC Suit Store at No. 429 Jing'an Temple Road; Sun Yongliang Shuntaixiang Suit Co., Ltd. was opened on Guizhou Road; Wang Zengbiao opened Kailin Suit Co., Ltd. on Nanjing Road 957; Wang Fenglai opened Wang Rongkang Suit Co., Ltd. on Chongqing Road. They all played an important role in the prosperity of Nanjing Road and the development of the suit industry. Wang Caiyun worked hard and made an indelible historical contribution to the growth of the Hongbang tailor team and the improvement of the overall quality.

Wang Caiyun, who was living in a foreign land ten miles away, felt very heavy when he witnessed the wanton plundering of concessions in various countries and imperialism. In 1919, with his high credibility and "Rongchangxiang" brand, he was elected as the president of the Shanghai Nanjing Road Business Association and the vice president of the Shanghai Various Road Business Association, and served as a director of the Fenghua Shanghai Association. In the turbulent revolutionary wave, he actively responded to the May 4th Movement with the national spirit and patriotic sentiments of a Chinese, supported the struggle against the May 30th Massacre, led the Nanjing Road business community to participate in the strike struggle, and tried his best to boycott Japanese goods, which effectively dealt a blow to Japan. The arrogance of invaders and imperialists to eat away at China. In the spring of 1926, in order to fulfill his vow of "not buying or selling foreign goods," Wang Caiyun decided to abandon business and return home, leaving "Rongchangxiang" to Wang Hongqing for management. Wang Caiyun distributed most of his assets to his disciples and nephews in the form of dividends. With the dividend funds, these former "Rongchangxiang" employees began to set up their own business and work independently, forming a scene where hundreds of rivals among the red gang tailors competed for success in Shanghai. Wang Caiyun left Shanghai and returned to his hometown with his family, and was hailed as a "model businessman". This shows that Wang Caiyun enjoys a high reputation among the Red Gang people.

In 1927, Wang Caiyun was elected as the preparatory director of Yinfeng Long-distance Bus Co., Ltd. Wang Caiyun lived up to the expectations and went all out to realize the freedom of passenger travel on the Yonglin Line as soon as possible. Later, the Zhejiang Provincial Highway Bureau would This section of the highway was taken over by the provincial administration, and Wang Caiyun was appointed director. Wang Caiyun declined because he was unwilling to cooperate with the authorities. Wang Lianfang was born in Wangxupu, Jiangkou.

The "Yuchangxiang" he founded was one of the six famous suit stores on Nanjing Road in Shanghai at that time ("Rongchangxiang", "Wang Xingchang", "Wang Rongtai", "Wang Shuntai", "Yuchangxiang" and "Huili"). The owners of these six suit shops all come from Wangxupu Village in Fenghua, which Shanghai people call "Southern Liuhu". The "Yuchangxiang" store is across the road from "Rongchangxiang". Although its scale is slightly smaller than that of "Rongchangxiang", it has its own business characteristics. Wang Lianfang was also a well-known patriotic businessman at that time.

In the early 20th century, with the help of his cousin Wang Caiyun, Wang Lianfang went to Shanghai immediately after attending private school and lived in "Rongchangxiang" to study art. Because he was young and studious, he soon became a bookkeeper and learned a lot. With the unique skill of "weighing the pan with the left hand and pen with the right hand", he arranged the accounting, inventory, and verification in the store in an orderly manner, showing his talent for financial management. After a few years, he not only managed the accounts well, but also mastered the business methods of suits. In the spring of 1915, Wang Lianfang bid farewell to his cousin Wang Caiyun and opened "Yuchangxiang Woolen Suit Store" at No. 781 Nanjing Road. It had a four-bay facade with Chinese and English signboards. The first floor was a shop, the second floor was a workshop, and the third floor was a bedroom.

When "Yuchangxiang" was first opened, it specialized in suits, with a single product. Like other suit stores, it either processed with supplied materials or customized according to samples, and also sold a small amount of woolen goods. In the early years of the Republic of China, the cumbersome feudal weddings began to be reformed, simplifying the ceremony, and imitating Western wedding clothes. At that time, teachers and students from some famous schools in Shanghai took the lead in launching collective weddings, which were called "civilized weddings" at the time. The groom wore a tuxedo and the bride wore a wedding dress. However, these dresses, especially the tuxedo, which is known as a grand dress, are expensive. It is a pity that you only wear them once during the wedding and then put them on the bottom of the box. Wang Lianfang started from reality, assessed the situation, and launched the wedding dress rental business in a creative and timely manner. He won the welcome of the society and gained both fame and fortune.

After several years of fighting in the shopping mall, "Yuchangxiang" has grown to nearly 30 employees, and additional employees have to work overtime during peak seasons. Over time, capital increased, and Wang Lianfang relied on his talents in financial management and management to shift his focus from suits to woolen business. He teamed up with his son-in-law Wu Rongfu. Wang Lianfang went out to source materials and handle business, while his son-in-law was in charge of sales in the store, running both wholesale and retail operations, and they were treated the same as large and small businesses. By operating in this way, business will naturally flourish, and the turnover of "Yuchangxiang" will also increase significantly.

In 1941, his son Wang Jiazhi graduated from the High School Affiliated to Guanghua University. At this time, Wang Lianfang became ill due to overwork, so he asked his son to take over his career. Because his son had been exposed to the business of suits and woolen fabrics since he was young, and he was well-educated, he soon became the leader.

After his son took over, Wang Lianfang focused on emerging industries and social welfare. It has successively opened "Dahua Oxygen Factory", Pharmaceutical Bank, "Fuhua Insurance Company" and other industries. He was patriotic, enthusiastic about charity, eager for public justice, and highly respected. He left a rich and colorful chapter in Shanghai and Fenghuang. The important ones are as follows:

(1) Solidarity with the Chinese Taxpayers Association

In January 1921, the Chinese in the Shanghai Public Concession organized the Chinese Taxpayer Association and sent a letter to the Ministry of Public Affairs Bureau to recommend five Chinese directors as consultants to the Ministry of Industry and Industry Bureau to fight for civil rights and demonstrate patriotism. After half a year of negotiations, progress was slow. The Western powers tried to cancel certain clauses in the charter of the Chinese Taxpayers Association. The Nanjing Road Business Association headed by Wang Caiyun united the people and worked hard to advance. Wang Lianfang praised right and wrong, and was clear about love and hate. He stood up and spoke loudly. At several meetings, he held meetings with Yu Hualong, Ni Niexian, Wan Xuanqing, Fei Xingzhuang, Wang Haiyong and others made impassioned speeches, discussing the rights and wrongs on the issue of the appointment of Hua Dong Consultants, making stern remarks, and denounced imperialism, showing strong patriotic enthusiasm and fearless fighting spirit.

After the fall of Shanghai in November 1937, the Shanghai Public Concession and the French Concession became "isolated islands". The Japanese invaders sent planes to bombard Zhabei and Nancheng City wildly, leaving a large number of refugees homeless and some dead. Escape to the concession and take refuge. Wang Lianfang and enthusiastic people organized refugee shelters for relief. Later, he ran a hospital for wounded soldiers for the 19th Route Army that resisted Japan. He braved roaring bullets several times to rescue injured soldiers, provide clothing and food, and encourage the troops to resist Japan.

(2) Funding Fenghua Orphanage

Wang Lianfang was homesick while traveling, and always cared about social welfare undertakings in Fenghua and enthusiastically supported charitable undertakings.

When he served as the president of the Fenghua Shanghai Association, he helped the poor. Be kind and charitable. He also invested in Yinfeng Automobile Co., Ltd. to promote the development of the transportation industry in his hometown.

In April 1926, Fenghua established an orphanage on the basis of the Nursery to help the poor orphans in the county, educate and guide them to learn to be independent and improve their intelligence. However, people's livelihood was in decline, thieves were everywhere, and there were many difficulties. After hearing the news, Wang Lianfang took the lead in pledging donations, donating 310 yuan at a time, and then subsidized 60 yuan every year from 1930. The orphanage takes "loyalty, forgiveness, diligence and thrift" as its motto, carries out work-study studies, and cultivates batches of orphans to become self-reliant adults. At the same time, he also donated money and land to support the Xupu School in his hometown.

(3) Prepare to establish trade associations and set up vocational schools

In 1997, Shanghai established the Western Clothing Industry Trade Association. Wang Lianfang serves as the chairman of the association. As an independent natural industry, Wang Lianfang took office. Regardless of the complicated affairs and family business, he united his colleagues in the industry to promote the development of the suit industry and made due contributions.

In October 1945, the Shanghai Suit Industry Association, headed by Jiang Fuchen, Xia Xiaoqing and Tang Qiongxiang, was ordered to rectify the situation. In March 1940, the "Shanghai Suit Business Association" was established through the Ningbo Shanghai Association. After democratic election at the meeting, 61-year-old Wang Lianfang once again served as the chairman. During his two-year term, he adhered to the ancient saying that "a single tree does not make a forest, but many shops make a city." Although he is close to old age, with the cooperation of 17 directors and supervisors including Wang Hongqing and Chen Hanquan, he often visited Daqingli, Nanjing East Road 40 Club No. 1, provides specific guidance to the suits group, seamen's clothing group, investigation department, finance department, general affairs department, industry welfare association, and labor-management coordination committee under the association, and works hard without complaint. He often worked despite being ill and traveled around, making great contributions to safeguarding the welfare of his colleagues and developing business. Two years later, although he no longer served as the chairman of the guild, he still worked hard and cared about and supported the major affairs of the guild. When Wang Hongqing and others founded the Shanghai Suit Technology Vocational School, he donated 11.2 million French currency. As a school building fund, no returns were collected. Later, when he learned that the school's opening funds were tight and it was difficult to purchase equipment, he personally came to negotiate with the four major companies on Nanjing Road, including "Xianshi", "Xinxin", and "Yongan", and implored them to be generous. funding. Wang Hongqing (1900-1972) was born in Wangxupu, Jiangkou, and his original name was Jiarang. At the age of 15, he followed his father's order from his hometown to Shanghai and worked as an apprentice in "Rongchangxiang" with his uncle Wang Caiyun. Under the strict instruction of his master, Wang Hongqing studied hard and developed excellent skills. He was also able to negotiate business with foreign customers proficiently in English. After completing his apprenticeship in three years, he worked as a clerk (salesperson) in "Rongchangxiang". His work was serious and responsible, and he was deeply loved by Wang Caiyun.

After the "May 30", Wang Hongqing was entrusted by his master to succeed "Rong Changxiang". He carefully improved the business management, changed the past business methods, and further developed the group uniform business, developed the production of suits for overseas students, and undertook orders for railway employee uniforms and aviation military academy student uniforms. Later, he also undertook the production of military uniforms, raincoats, and increased woolen fabrics. The wholesale volume has enabled "Rongchangxiang" to maintain a prosperous momentum.

In the early 1930s, a giant businessman in Guangdong planned to build a Dah Sing Department Store building, and chose the location at the intersection of Nanjing Road and Tibet Road, including the location of the "Rongchangxiang" store. "Rongchangxiang" received a compensation and moved to the opposite side of its original location for business. Since there were only low-rise shops, it was impossible to open a workshop, so it moved again to No. 782 Nanjing East Road in 1933. The new site is a two-bay fake three-story house, which is relatively spacious. Wu Hongqing's confidence doubled and he decorated it carefully, setting up a shopping mall, a sample room, a accounting room, a manager's room, a cutting room, two upper and lower sewing workshops, staff dormitories and resting areas. He also adjusted his business scope and decided to focus on woolen suits, Group clothing is the main business.

Famous teachers produce great disciples, and "Rong Changxiang" successively trained disciples Lin Tianshi (later served as the manager of Zhixiang Garment Factory), Cai Heming (later served as manager of China Leather Shoe Store), Li Shungeng (later served as public manager of Jinghua Suit Store), There are more than 20 people including Hu Peitian (later the public manager of Chunqiu Clothing Store), Shui Yongming (later the head of the wholesale department of Shanghai Silk Company) and so on.

Jiang Yueqing was also sent to Japan to study suit majors, and he placed long-term orders for new suit samples from Europe and the United States, keeping abreast of the world's popular styles, so that the craftsmanship, style and quality of "Rongchangxiang" have been continuously improved, setting the precedent among peers. Wang Hongqing also sold newly published suits and fashion samples from Europe and the United States to customers in the same industry, so that peers in the industry could obtain new information on new international clothing trends and promote common improvement in the industry. At the same time, he expanded the business of military uniforms and group clothing, and made railway uniforms. He sent specialized technicians to various stations along the railway to measure people according to their body size to ensure that railway employees wear uniforms that fit them. This service method has been well received by the railway authorities and employees. In order to do a good job in customizing suits for international students before they go abroad, "Rongchangxiang" sends technical personnel to Tsinghua, Yanjing and other universities in Beijing every year to measure and sample students.

After the "August 13th" Incident in 1937, Wang Hongqing, together with Zhou Yongsheng (manager of Huili Suit Store), Mo Gaoming (manager of Hendali Watch Shop), Mao Zhaobing and other famous businessmen went to the mainland to overcome various difficulties. Prepare to build the South China Clothing Factory to contribute to the anti-Japanese war. First in Hankou, then moved to Hong Kong, and then set up factories in Qiyang and other places to produce military clothing, quilts, kettles and other items to supply the needs of soldiers on the front line. "Rong Changxiang" still stayed in Shanghai and continued to operate. In order to meet the needs ahead, he transferred a group of technical management talents, sewing equipment and raw and auxiliary materials from Shanghai to support the South China Quilt Factory and provide logistical support. Although the quilt factory in South China was repeatedly bombed by enemy planes, it still moved to the mainland and continued to produce. Wang Hongqing fully embodies the patriotism spirit of the national industrial and commercial entrepreneurs.

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War in August 1945, Wang Hongqing returned to Shanghai and reorganized the business of "Rongchangxiang", and carefully reorganized and reorganized it. The "Huadong Raincoat Factory" and the "Guanghua Leather Shoe Store" were also opened, which enabled the business volume of "Rongchangxiang" to continue to increase.

When Wang Hongqing served as the chairman of the Shanghai Trade Union, he worked hard and devoted himself to the development of the suit industry. He worked hard, coordinated in various ways, and raised funds from the trade association to open the Shanghai Suit Vocational School on Songyuan Road. Students were recommended by each member company in the trade association. Students learn for free, and the tuition is paid by the sponsoring member units, so that students can concentrate on learning suiting techniques. The school has trained more than 50 suit technicians in just over a year, which has promoted the industry's suit production technology to a higher level and made an important contribution to the training of professional talents in the suit industry.

On the eve of the liberation of Shanghai in 1949, Wang Hongqing used his legal status in society to actively support peaceful democracy. His manager's office often became a secret meeting place for underground party members Jiang Benqing, Pan Nianzhi and others. . Once, when the Kuomintang reactionaries shot a "silver dollar dealer" (actually a progressive) on Nanjing Road and Tibet Road, underground party comrades were having a meeting in the nearby "Rongchangxiang" manager's room, but they were safe and sound.

After the liberation of Shanghai in May 1949, Wang Hongqing actively participated in social activities in addition to doing heavy business work. After 1949, he was elected as the Shanghai Municipal People’s Representative, a member of the Municipal Federation of Industry and Commerce, and a member of the Municipal Suit Industry Association. Chairman of the trade association. He set an example and actively took the lead in supporting the war against U.S. aggression and aid Korea by donating aircraft and artillery, purchasing discounted public bonds, applying for public-private partnerships, and accepting socialist transformation, and made contributions to leading his peers. In 1953, due to the influence of the "Left" line, Wang Hongqing suffered an unjust injustice. After the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, he was rehabilitated. Yu Yuanfang, a native of Taiqiao Village, Baidu, went to school at the age of 8. After graduating from elementary school, she was introduced by someone to study at Wang Shengtai Suit Store in Shanghai. She went home to seek refuge twice due to wars. After graduating in 1941, he was admitted to Shanghai Nanjing Road. Wang Shuntai was in charge of business and tailoring. His outstanding talents and skills were deeply appreciated by his boss and praised by his employees. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the young and promising Yu Yuanfang left Wang Shuntai and set up his own business, attracting a group of customers with his excellent skills. At that time, many high-ranking officials from the Kuomintang came to Yu Yuanfang to make suits, such as Zhang Jia'ao, Pei Zuyi, the father of I.M. Pei, and Liu Gongchen, Li Hongzhang's niece and son-in-law.

In February 1949, together with his brother Yu Changhe, he opened the P&W Suit Store in the lobby on the first floor of Broadway Building (today’s Shanghai Building) to undertake the uniform business of consulates of various countries and the United States Relief and Relief Administration.

In May, Shanghai was liberated and the suit business was slow, so Yu Yuanfang went to Hong Kong to find another job. Later, because a large number of Soviet experts supported my country's construction at that time, they lived in the Shanghai Building and often went to Bowei to make suits. Sometimes they could handle more than 40 sets of business a day. Yu Changhe was too busy, so he asked Yu Yuanfang to return to Shanghai to join forces. In early June of that year, Yu Yuanfang entered Bowei and made all men's and women's clothing. It is highly praised for its fine workmanship, novel styles and timely delivery of clothes. At that time, Mayor Chen Yi, Secretary Liu Xiao, Vice Mayors Pan Hannian and Sheng Pihua, as well as Tan Zhenlin, Wu Kejian, Wei Wenbo, Chen Pixian, Gu Mu of the East China Bureau, etc., all came to Yu Yuanfang to have their suits customized. For a time, cars were lined up end to end outside the store of Bo Wei. , customers are overwhelmed.

In 1955, Indian Ambassador to China Nehru Jr. made a suit in Beijing. After changing it several times, he was still not satisfied, so he made a special trip to Shanghai to redo it. The Shanghai Municipal Government entrusted Yu Yuanfang with this important task. Within two days, Yu finished the suit and asked Nehru to try it on. It turned out to be a perfect fit. After returning to Beijing, Nehru Jr. discussed this matter with Peng Zhen. Faced with increasingly frequent foreign affairs exchanges, Mayor Peng Zhen ordered a group of famous clothing stores and technicians to be sent to Shanghai to come to Beijing to promote the capital's clothing industry.

At the end of April 1956, 14 employees including Yu Yuanfang, Yu Changhe and Bo Wei arrived in Beijing and were arranged to stay at the newly completed Qianmen Hotel. Taking into account that foreign guests and central leaders could have their clothes made nearby, Bo Wei moved to No. 28 Dongjiaomin Lane the next year and merged with Wanguo Fashion that had moved to Beijing. Yu Yuanfang was appointed as the manager, and the store opened grandly on April 18, 1957.

Bowei Clothing Store is backed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, faces the embassy district, and has access to Zhongnanhai. It can be said that there are many customers and it is well-known in the capital. Many businesses directly serve central leaders and foreign heads of state. Yu Yuanfang has successively made suits, coats, Chinese tunic suits and other clothing for party and state leaders such as Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai, Li Xiannian, Ye Jianying, He Long, Luo Ronghuan, Guo Moruo, etc., and has made suits for diplomats such as Liu Xiao, Huang Zhen, Ji Pengfei, Wu Xiuquan, Ding Guoyu, Xu Yixin, etc. Envoys and foreign heads of state such as Sihanouk, Nkrumah and Castro also had suits made.

From the 1950s to the 1960s, almost all of Premier Zhou’s underwear and outerwear were made by Yu Yuanfang. Whenever he visits abroad, attends major international conferences, or meets with foreign dignitaries, Premier Zhou always entrusts Yu Yuanfang to prepare Chinese tunic suits or suits. In 1964, Yu Yuanfang was arranged by Premier Zhou to go to the meeting hall to visually observe the visiting Prince Sihanouk, his wife, and the prince. Later, Yu Yuanfang made coats and suits for the three of them. Two days later, the clothes were delivered, and Sihanouk's family clapped their hands after putting them on, which shows Yu Yuanfang's exquisite skills.

In April 1964, Liu Shaoqi and his wife Wang Guangmei visited four Southeast Asian countries. They were accompanied by Foreign Minister Chen Yi, Vice Ministers Huang Zhen, Qiao Guanhua and more than 100 officials from the Foreign Affairs Office of the State Council. All suits are custom-made at Pawei. Yu Yuanfang led more than 10 first-class tailoring and sewing technicians to stay at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse and worked day and night. All the garments were completed one after another before the visit, and was praised by Liu Shaoqi. Chairman Liu Shaoqi visited India, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Vietnam and returned home to prepare for his next visit to Indonesia. During a short stay in Kunming, Chairman Liu Shaoqi ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to take Yu Yuanfang to his residence on a special plane and make some modifications to his clothes. During the Cultural Revolution, Chairman Liu Shaoqi was criticized to death, and Yu Yuanfang was branded a reactionary capitalist and sent back to his hometown, where he and his wife spent seven years in "reform through labor" in Fenghua. It was not until 1973 that the policy was implemented and he returned to Beijing. At this time, the Bowei clothing store had been renamed "Hongdu". The old manager Yu Yuanfang returned and was appointed as a consultant until his retirement. According to the "Wang Family Genealogy" of Wangxupu Village, Jiangkou Town, Fenghua City: "Chang Qiangong was engaged in industry, and the Queen Mother Yu helped him with textiles and lived a hard life. When Chang Qiangong passed away, his second son Ruimogong, named Lihua was only 7 years old. When Wang Ruimo was 13 years old, he inherited the family business of Chang Qiangong and worked as a hawker in his spare time to make up for the family's shortage. After Wang Ruimo got married at the age of 24, he went to Shanghai to work. "When he was 37 years old, his uncle was critically ill and the two families were together. And as one. The family had few children but many to eat, but Wang Ruimo was still working in Shanghai. After working, he used his tailoring skills to make clothes and make money to support his family. When Wang Ruimo was 39 years old, Japan coincided with the Meiji changes, industrial development, and labor shortage.

Wang Ruimo plans to travel east to work to earn money and support his family's livelihood. At first, his idea was rejected by his mother. Later, due to the slump in business in Shanghai, Wang Ruimo was desperate and repeatedly begged his mother to let him go to Japan, and finally got permission. Around 1885-1886, Wang Ruimo studied hard in Japan and mastered some tips for making suits. In 1891, he returned to China with several fellow villagers. At that time, the Shanghai Concession was expanding, and the suit industry began to become a popular industry. He traveled around from morning to night, sewing suits for people. When his son Wang Caiyun was 13 years old, Wang Ruimo took him to Shanghai and arranged for him to work as an apprentice in a suit shop. After graduating from the Normal University, after several years of hard work, in 1900, father and son opened "Wang Rongtai Western Clothing Store" near Yixinli at the intersection of Zhejiang Road and Tianjin Road. The store once made suits for Xu Xilin. It took three days and three nights to complete the request.

After Wang Ruimo and Wang Caiyun became rich in business, they actively participated in public welfare undertakings, donating money to build water conservancy projects, build bridges and pave roads. In 1920, Wang Ruimo invested more than 2,800 silver dollars to rebuild the Shoutong Bridge east of the Jiangkou. Before the opening of the Yonglin Line, this bridge was the only bridge to Ningbo from Xikou, Xinchang, Shengxian and other places by land. Since 1860, Fenghua has been hit by major floods many times. The victims have been swarmed and displaced. Wang Ruimo and Wang Caiyun and their sons have actively donated money to provide disaster relief. In January 1924, before his death, Wang Ruimo asked Wang Caiyun to allocate 120 acres of land in his hometown, of which 100 acres of land rental income would be used to provide 20 poor children with free admission to Xudong School, with an annual tuition fee of 100 yuan. Jiang Liangtong is a native of Qianjiang Village, Jiangkou, Fenghua City.

Jiang Liangtong traveled to Japan in the late 19th century to study crafts. In Yokohama, he often discussed the techniques of making suits with his Ningbo fellows who opened suit shops. After returning to China in 1896, he opened "Jiang Liangtong" at No. 407 Jing'an Temple Road, Shanghai. "He Chang Hao Suit Store" is the first suit store opened by Chinese in Shanghai. Jiang Liangtong was an early entrepreneurial hero of Hongbang Tailor.

After Jiang Liangtong became rich, he actively repaid his family. At that time, Jiang Liangtong and his brother Jiang Liangda donated 16,000 yuan and another 123 acres of land to establish Jinsha Primary School. During the Republic of China, Jinsha Primary School was one of the primary schools in Fenghua with complete school buildings, complete facilities and strong teachers. The school has 23 two-story zumalou-style buildings, conference rooms and a 638-square-meter wind and rain playground.

Jiang Fuchen is the son of Jiang Liangtong and graduated from the French Mission School "Saint Franciscan College" in Shanghai. This school was founded in 1874. It began to accept some Chinese students in 1880 and opened a Chinese department in 1901.

Since Jiang Fuchen received education from both Eastern and Western cultures since he was a child, he understands foreign languages, which is very beneficial to running the suit industry. After Jiang Fuchen graduated, his father asked his son to inherit his business and let him serve as the manager of "Hechang Hao". This store remained open until the 1940s. At its peak, the store had 11 employees, including 7 technicians. At that time, the "Hechang Hao" had always been famous in Shanghai for its large number of technicians and excellent skills.

Since the 1920s, Jiang Fuchen has also served as a leader of the Shanghai Suit Industry Association for several terms, and devoted a lot of effort to the development of "Red Gang Tailors" in Shanghai.