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Tian Jiabing
Tian Jiabing
Great philanthropist, big entrepreneur, educator, founder of Tian Jiabing Foundation and chairman of the board of directors
Hometown: Yintan Village, Gaopi Town, Dapu County, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province
Main experience: was born in 1919, and went to Vietnam to promote porcelain clay. In 1939, he transferred to Indonesia to engage in the rubber industry. In 1958, his family moved to Hong Kong and built the Tian Chemical City in Tuen Mun, gradually establishing Hong Kong's status as the "Leather King".
Social Honor: In 1994, Nanjing Purple Mountain Observatory named the asteroid 2886 "Tian Jiabingxing"; in 1996, the British Queen personally awarded her M.B.E Medal at Buckingham Palace; dozens of colleges and universities awarded her honorary doctors, academicians, professors, etc. Honorary titles; more than 70 cities in China have awarded them the titles of honorary citizens and honorary citizens.
Southern Daily reporter once conducted an exclusive interview with Mr. Tian Jiabing in 2006. Now I will use this article to commemorate Mr. Tian Jiabing:
130 middle schools, more than 80 universities, and more than 40 primary schools have received donations from him, not the most donated money. However, there is only one person in China who spends 80% of his total assets on charity, and he is Tian Jiabing.
24 years ago, Tian Jiabing established the "Tian Jiabing Foundation". So far, he has donated more than 1 billion Hong Kong dollars to public welfare undertakings such as education, medical care, and transportation in China, of which education accounts for as much as 90%.
Recently, Tian Jiabing came to Guangdong to participate in the third National Tian Jiabing Middle School Principal Forum. He has a head full of crane hair, but he is in good spirits in his 80s. "My education is low, and I am really ashamed to talk about education with you today. However, improves the level of national education, which is my lifelong hope. middle school education is the basis for promoting academic and talent, and the principal is the helm of the whole school. I really hope that you will work hard. .” ”
After saying that, the old man, who was 88 years old, bowed deeply to the middle school principals in the audience, insisted on not being supported by others, and walked down the rostrum step by step.
Education·Education
Donated to primary and secondary schools because "profit returns " is relatively high
Since the 1980s, Tian Jiabing has been doing his business by donating charity: in 1982, he donated more than 1 billion yuan worth of 1 billion yuan Four industrial buildings established the "Tian Jiabing Foundation" with a purely public welfare nature, and used tens of millions of yuan in annual rental income for public welfare; in 1984, he handed over the chemical factory to his sons to operate and became a professional philanthropist himself.
Reporter (hereinafter referred to as "record"): Why are you in love with the cause of education in charitable donations?
Tian Jiabing (hereinafter referred to as "Tian"): My father passed away when I was 16 years old. As the only son in my family, I had just finished the second year of junior high school, so I could only drop out of school and take over my father's brick and tile kiln business. I didn’t read many books when I was a child, which is my biggest regret in my life. Later, I lived in Indonesia for more than 20 years and also traveled to some European countries. I found that in places with developed economies, people have high quality, and the most important reason is the development of education.
It is with these experiences that I can deeply understand how important education is to personal growth and entrepreneurship and the development and prosperity of the country. 1.3 billion people are a big "burden" of China. How can this "burden" be turned into wealth? I think it is to run education well!
Note: Unlike other philanthropists, the focus of your funding is in primary and secondary schools in mainland China, and you seem to have a basic education complex.
Tian: To do education well, the first thing is to do basic education well. Basic education is the most basic. If it is not done well, good universities such as Peking University and Tsinghua University will not have a good source of students. Moreover, not everyone can study in college, but with primary and secondary schools, every student has the opportunity to receive basic education.
The proportion of children with basic education is higher than those with higher education. In other words, the effect of donations invested in may be greater, and the "return rate " is higher. Mainland basic education also needs to be developed in great importance, which is also the reason why I focus on donating to the mainland., especially poor children in the mountainous areas, I hope to see them get a good education in school.
is also a donation of 1 million yuan. If used in the mainland, its effectiveness may be several times greater than that in Hong Kong. Therefore, 90% of the donations of Foundation are used in the mainland. Although the foundation is registered in Hong Kong and taxes are required to be paid to donate to the mainland as required, I do not care about tax gains and losses.
I am most happy to donate to areas in the mainland where the economy is poor, remote and inconvenient. Sometimes I even feel that seeing middle schools with their own names everywhere, and seeing so many children who can read books because of this, it feels like it will be the greatest hope for life.
Rich · There is
Selling the "garden-style luxury house " and living in a rental house
When his child is still asleep in the crowded bunk beds, Tian Jiabing began to care about the lives of other people's children. In 1959, he served as Prime Minister of Bo Ai Hospital, the largest charity in the New Territories of Hong Kong; in 1965, he served as Prime Minister of Donghua Third Hospital, the largest charity in Hong Kong, and participated in the promotion of social welfare work.
Note: I heard that after the " financial crisis " in Hong Kong in 2001, in order to donate more to build schools in the mainland, you would even rather sell the "garden-style mansion" that you had lived in for 37 years and move with your wife to live with your wife. Rental house.
Tian: After experiencing the Hong Kong financial crisis, the foundation's income has been greatly reduced, and there is less capital that can be turned over, but I have agreed to someone else's application and have made up my promise to do it, so I decided to sell the house. Help students. At that time, I had more than 20 descendants in Hong Kong. My children did not agree to me selling villas, but they all started a family and started a business. What were my wife and I doing for such a big house? Moreover, the money sold in the villa can be donated to 20 schools, and I have done my best and I am very happy!
In the end, they couldn't resist me, so I successfully sold the house (laugh). According to the house prices in Hong Kong at that time, the price of the house may exceed HK$120 million, but in order to exchange it for cash as soon as possible, I lowered the price to RMB 53 million. Later, the buyer gave me 56 million yuan, and he was very moved by what I did, so he added 3 million yuan (laughs).
Note: Later, I also borrowed a loan from the bank?
Tian: In 2003, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government issued a policy saying that all universities that receive private funding can receive equal funding from the government. I was very excited at the time. Although the foundation had already exceeded the expenditure at that time, I still borrowed HK$6 million from the bank to fund Hong Kong Polytechnic University and City University.
Note: Some Hong Kong media reported that you "the more you donate, the more you get more satisfied" . Are you worried that you are addicted to donating but unable to afford it?
Tian: Actually, this is very common. At that time, I didn’t have enough cash on hand, so I asked the bank for help, which was as normal as doing business, but there was an extra interest burden, which was nothing.
Note: Over the past few decades, you have donated more than 1,000 projects in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau, with a total donation of more than 1 billion yuan, and donated more than 80% of your property.
Tian: Although I am not the richest, I have been trying my best. Money is all external things. In particular, when you see teaching buildings rising from the ground and hear the sound of thousands of students reading, your spiritual enjoyment is much better than material enjoyment.
Moreover, donating is not a waste. The gains and effects it brings are definitely greater than those in your own pocket. What is wealth? What is satisfaction to have? There is no difference between a net worth of 100 million and 1 billion in life enjoyment. The most important thing is to use the money out of meaning. My life is not hard, and I can be comforted spiritually, which makes me feel truly happy.
Note: I heard that every time you build a school, you have to "encourage students " .
field: I hope to go wherever I can. Going to it is just a story to tell the children about "down-to-earth" stories, because the purpose of donating is to educate people, and the most important thing about educating people is to "cultivate morality" . Sometimes I would say to the teacher, "I donated money to build a building, you don't need to thank me. I would like to thank you even if you can run the school I donated. What I fear most is not that the money is donated, but that the school cannot do it well!
Section · Jian
has billions of wealth, but it spends less than 3,000 yuan per month
It is precisely to use all the money in places where it is "more meaningful". Tian Jiabing has always had the reputation of being "stingy": he is Never engage in extravagant rituals in the business world; keep children simple in their marriage; do not drink wine on their 80th birthday; wear a pair of shoes for 10 years, and replenish socks; the electronic watch I once wore was so old that it was inconvenient to show it to others. , I had to put it in my pocket...
Note: I heard that no matter where you go on a business trip or how high-end hotel you stay in, you always use the soap you bring with you.
Tian: In my parents’ motto of managing a family, you should know that every porridge and meal is hard to come by. Many things are hard-won, so I am reluctant to waste them, such as "bring soap when you go out". I think it's too wasteful (in the hotel).
I came from the countryside and had a hard time starting a business. It is easy to realize that everything is a social material and is hard-won, even a needle or a grain of rice. When you spend a lot of money and waste items, you will feel very uneasy.
Note: is in business. As a businessman, is it not only "not wasting" money and goods, but also to save money?
Tian: You can also say that, but it depends on what items are for and how to save money.
For example, I think it's good to be "enough", so I haven't purchased a private car until now, and I take the subway to work every day, and rent has become my biggest daily expense. In this way, of course I can save some "small money", but I hope my "small money" can be used in the right place, such as for children, for the country, and for the nation.
Note: Although Mr. does not donate the most money, it is indeed a lot of it. Many people say that you have set up the banner of "charity" and "good people" for society.
Tian: This evaluation is too high, I can't afford it.
"Charity Good" actually has nothing to do with identity, status and property. We all can do good things. As long as you have a good intention and be a good person, you can do good things everywhere. In addition, people should be willing to suffer losses. Don’t think that if you suffer a small loss, others will think that you are a fool, not being petty, and being able to suffer losses. It will make people feel relieved when interacting with others.
Shanghai Tianjiabing Middle School
name · Sheng
worry that being too famous will be flashy and unreal, forming a burden
Tian Jiabing's own exposure rate is extremely low, and most people only know their name but not their affairs. When a friend recommended him as a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Tian Jiabing politely refused.
: I heard that the schools donated by my husband will be renamed "Tian Jiabing School".
Tian: At the beginning I just donated money and didn't name it.
Named schools by donors are more common in Hong Kong. There are two schools in Hong Kong named Tian Jiabing, and the mainland started from , Dapu County, their hometown. They named the project I did "Tian Jiabing", hoping to promote this culture, indicating that there is a certain overseas Chinese who is enthusiastic about public welfare.
Later, I began to donate to Meizhou and even further away from Guangdong, and they also learned from my hometown's practices. I had no intention of naming it after "Tian Jiabing". They felt that the millions I donated were a large amount and were free of charge, so they automatically followed my hometown's practice.
Note: There are 130 middle schools named after your name now, and they need "thresholds". Therefore, there are some negative comments in the market saying that your name is more than real."
Tian: I don’t care about their statements.
Let the school be named after me. On the one hand, I want to establish a better relationship between the students who are sponsored, such as the Tian Jiabing Scholarship, the principal's forum, etc.; on the other hand, we usually donate a relatively large amount. The foundation charter stipulates 5 million or 3 million. If I don’t make any requests, many schools may come to the door and ask for donations of 300,000 or 500,000. Too little money can’t do big things, and the foundation can’t handle it.
schools that want to receive donations can apply for donations from the "Tian Jiabing Foundation". We will abide by our commitments in terms of the amount of donations, and the requirement for name change is for the applicant to measure. If you are willing to come, it means you are willing, and we will feel at ease and have not deceived anything.
Note: Will you feel discouraged when you hear bad comments?
Tian: As a human being, just want to be worthy of oneself and be worthy of one's conscience. This is my personality. Life is dull and seeking truth is my purpose. Just be able to live your conscience.
Of course, this does not affect my continued contribution to education. On the contrary, seeing these "names", there is Tian Jiabing Middle School, Tian Jiabing Art Academy, etc., I feel very honored and happy, and I will try my best to go there. Do more.
Note: You have donated so many schools across the country, but you can't find an exclusive interview about you in the media. Why is it so low-key?
Tian: I just do what I should do, there is no need to make a big fuss (laugh). I donated funds to support education in the mainland. A friend once recommended me as a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, but I thanked me. I don’t want to exchange money for any reputation, I just want to be happy and the society is beneficial.
I have always liked to do real things. If my reputation is too famous, it will be flashy and feel that it is a burden; if it is solid but not flashy, I will be more likely to bear it, so I don’t pay attention to how to promote myself.
Note: You have won countless titles or titles, which one makes you happier and valued the most?
Tian: should be "Tian Jiabingxing" named after me. It was the result of hard exploration by astronomers, but I used my name. It is said that this is the fifth asteroid in China named after a personal name, and this should be the greatest glory in my life.
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Source | Youth Shanghai, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, @Sina Weibo
WeChat Edit丨Jessie
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