https://chinaroots.org/en/tags/yang-gefei/Recent content in Yang Gefei on ChinaRoots - Digital Local ChroniclesHugoen-usWed, 01 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0800https://chinaroots.org/en/posts/xiamen-nanyang-industrialists-overlooked/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0800https://chinaroots.org/en/posts/xiamen-nanyang-industrialists-overlooked/Drawing from Xiamen and Longhai local chronicles, this article uncovers the contributions of overseas Chinese industrialists beyond Tan Kah Kee. Records show that overseas Chinese capital accounted for [80% to 90%] of Xiamen's modern national industry. It details how pioneers like Huang Yizhu, Yang Gefei, and Chen Tian'en led the way in water supply, canning, and papermaking, transforming [580 million USD] in remittances into the foundation of urban modernization.