A brief biography of Chin-Chiang Weng

Chin-Chiang Weng was born on October 10th 1877 and lived for 60 years. In 1920, he served as the Yijhu village head and various other public positions, continually promoting the development of the village and the local welfare.

He first constructed the Pachang River bridge to help solve the transportation problems of the area. Then, he solved the problem of the seawater flowing backward in the Pachang River by building an embankment and using a dredge to remove the silt.

Chin-Chiang Weng's portrait
(It is from the files of the village office).

The old village office was built following his plan to establish an administration center for the area. He also had a praiseworthy achievement in educational construction. He searched for a site for the campus and actively planned the details of the school, and discussed the possibility of moving with the local residents. Eventually, after a lot of discussion, a decision was finally made and the construction of the Yichu public school went smoothly.

Chin-Chiang Weng was well educated by his family. Apart from having an excellent cognitive ability, he also had an attitude of being strict with himself and lenient towards others, which is why he won the respect of the people in the village, so he was prominent in the a village that had grown from people with so many different family names.