Tang Zhongying, 1930, from shengze town, Wujiang, Jiangsu. His father, Don, is an industrialist who is keen on education in his hometown. He used to be the principal of Shenghu Junior High School, funded the school funds and donated to build the Linbing Library. Tang Zhongying was influenced by his family since he was a child, and he developed the quality of being helpful. In order to escape the Japanese war of aggression against China, Mr. Tang moved to Chongqing with his father from shengze town, Wujiang City, and then moved to Hong Kong.
From 65438 to 0950, Tang Zhongying went to the United States to study. During this period, he participated in many jobs in various industries. The factory was established in 1960, and the first steel service center, "International Material Company", was established in 1964. By 1980, there were more than 30 large and small enterprises in the United States, most of which were related to the steel industry, and Down Industrial Company was established. 1982, Tang Zhongying acquired the famous American Macross Iron and Steel Plant, thus making Tang Industrial Company one of the private enterprises with annual sales exceeding 1 billion dollars.
In recent years, the respected Tang Zhongying participated in global economic activities, such as attending 1999 World Top 500 Meeting held in Shanghai, and Down Industrial Company was rated as the157th private company in the United States by Forbes magazine. On the one hand, he devoted himself to serving the social welfare undertakings in the United States and China, and actively carried out the funding work of the Tang Zhongying Education Foundation and various social welfare undertakings. In April, 2004, Tang Zhongying was awarded the "Humanitarian Award" for the first time at the 13 annual meeting in committee of 100, which was composed of famous Chinese Americans.
Tang Zhongying believes that "education is the most important link in life, and moral education is the key to education", and "learn to be a man first, then learn to do things, and then learn to learn". Through education, people with high quality and profound knowledge can be cultivated. The purpose of Down's Foundation-"serving the society, offering love, pushing others, and passing it on from generation to generation" is Tang Zhongying's incisive exposition on moral education. Since the establishment of Tang Zhongying Foundation, it has donated US$ 20 million (RMB 65.438+600 billion) in China. 90% of it is used for education, and the rest 10% is used for public welfare.