Liang Cheng
| Liang Cheng | |
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| Chinese Ambassador to the United States | |
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In office July 19, 1902 – 1907 |
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| Preceded by | Wu Tingfang |
| Succeeded by | Wu Tingfang |
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| Born | November 30, 1864 Panyu, Guangdong, Qing China |
| Died | February 3, 1917 (aged 52) British Hong Kong |
Liang Cheng KCMG, KCVO (Chinese: 梁诚; pinyin: Liáng Chéng, November 30, 1864 – February 3, 1917), courtesy name Liang Chentung (Chinese: 梁震东; pinyin: Liáng Zhèndōng), also known as Liang Pi Yuk (Chinese: 梁丕旭; pinyin: Liáng Pīxù) and later as Chentung Liang Cheng, was a Chinese ambassador to the United States during the Qing dynasty. He was primarily responsible for negotiating the return payment by the US of its share of the for the establishment of Tsinghua University and the Boxer Indemnity Scholarship Program.
Liang was born in Panyu, Guangdong Province. At the age of 12, he was sent to study in the United States as part of the Chinese Educational Mission. He studied at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, but returned to China in 1881 when the program was canceled.
One of the reasons for the cancellation of the mission was that the students were adopting too many American customs, and Liang was no exception. While at Phillips, he became a star baseball player for the school, most famously in a game against Phillips Exeter Academy in 1881, where he batted in three runs with two extra base hits.
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