This article by Herbert K. Lau recounts the first 30 years of Rotary International in China, starting with the establishment of the Shanghai Rotary Club in July 1919, founded by Roger D. Pinneo and admitted to Rotary International in October 1919 as the first club in China and second in Asia. Over three decades, 43 clubs were chartered in 39 cities across China, organized into four districts. Political upheavals, including the Japanese invasion, World War II, and the Chinese Civil War, disrupted Rotary activities. The 70th District dissolved during WWII, and the remaining districts dissolved in 1951 amid Korean War tensions. Only clubs in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan remained active. Influential figures included Dr. Fong Foo-Sec, Dr. Chengting T. Wang, George Ashmore Fitch, and Bishop Ralph Ansel Ward. The Communist takeover eventually led to Rotary International’s withdrawal from mainland China by January 1952.
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Este artigo de Herbert K. Lau narra os primeiros 30 anos da presença do Rotary International na China, começando com a fundação do Rotary Club de Xangai em julho de 1919, criado por Roger D. Pinneo e admitido no Rotary International em outubro de 1919, sendo o primeiro clube na China e o segundo na Ásia. Em três décadas, foram fundados 43 clubes em 39 cidades chinesas, organizados em quatro distritos. Instabilidades políticas, incluindo a invasão japonesa, a Segunda Guerra Mundial e a Guerra Civil Chinesa, interromperam as atividades do Rotary. O distrito 70 foi dissolvido durante a Segunda Guerra, e os demais distritos se dissolveram em 1951 devido às tensões da Guerra da Coreia. Apenas os clubes em Hong Kong, Macau e Taiwan continuaram ativos. Figuras influentes foram Dr. Fong Foo-Sec, Dr. Chengting T. Wang, George Ashmore Fitch e o Bispo Ralph Ansel Ward. A tomada comunista culminou na retirada do Rotary do continente em janeiro de 1952.
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赫伯特·K·劳（Herbert K. Lau）撰文回顾了扶轮社国际在中国的前三十年历史，始于1919年7月上海扶轮社的成立，由罗杰·D·平尼欧（Roger D. Pinneo）创立，并于同年10月被国际扶轮接纳，成为中国首个、亚洲第二个扶轮社。在此期间，扶轮社在中国39个城市成立了43个分会，划分为四个地区。但政治动荡、日本侵华、二战和中国内战对扶轮活动造成严重影响。70区在二战期间解散，其余三区则于1951年因朝鲜战争紧张局势而解散。仅有香港、澳门和台湾的扶轮社继续运作。重要人物包括方福锡博士、王承廷博士、乔治·阿什莫尔·菲奇和主教拉尔夫·安塞尔·沃德。共产党的掌权最终导致国际扶轮于1952年1月退出中国大陆。
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Rotary China First Years Herbert Lau 劉敬恒 Historian July 2014 95th Year This Club Shanghai 1919 1951 International People Republic 中華人民共和國 Mainland January 1952 Board Meeting Movement Greater The 上海扶輪社 October 1st Asia Since 1949 Chinese Manchuria Formosa Japanese Empire However Imperial Japan One 70th District Pacific War 1941 1945 Korean June 1950 Ultimately Constitution Bylaws There Hong Kong 1931 香港扶輪社 Kowloon 1948 九龍扶輪社 Special Administrative Region 香港特別行政區 Macau 1947 澳門扶 Macao 澳門特別行政區 Taipeh Taipei 臺北扶輪社 Taiwan 中華民國 Beginning Though Manila Association Clubs 1918 Directors Secretary Chesley Perry Coombes Calcutta Chicago British Crown Colony 英國殖民地香港 But Last And Philippine Islands Past President Roger Pinneo Seattle 1930s Following Orient Settlement 上海公共租界 Report 1920 Committee Foreign Extension Honorable John Barrett Chairman George Treadwell Ocean Among That For Confucius Service Above Self High American Washington Steamship Company Interested Headquarters Philippines Within Rotarian Later 1922 545 Palace Hotel 匯中飯店 Hence Republican Julian Petit 貝久齡醫生 Publishing Rosenfeld Buchan Banking Corporation Pagoda Editor Americans 1924 League Nations Ninety Districts Before When Until 1935 81st United States Soon Governor Chengting Wang 王正廷博士 Very 1936 William Manier 1937 1938 96th Provinces Fukien Fujian Kwangtung Guangdong Kwangsi Guangxi Kweichow Guizhou Yunnan 97th Kiangsu Jiangsu Chekiang Zhejiang Anhwei Anhui Hupeh Hubei Hunan Kiangsi Jiangxi Szechwan Sichuan 98th Hopeh Hebei Honan Henan Shantung Shandong Shansi Shanxi Shensi Shaanxi Kansu Gansu Note Italic Map Commencing Fong Foo Sec 鄺富灼博士 1932 Director 1933 Commonwealth 6968 Secretariat Therefore Rotarians Educator Diplomat Ashmore Fitch 費吳生 Head YMCA Bishop Ralph Ansel Ward 黃安素主 Methodist Episcopal Church After South Mongolia Blue Green Yellow Canton Foochow Amoy Swatow Wuchow Kunming Kweilin 1944 Kweiyang Liuchow Hangchow Hankow Nanking 1934 Wuhu Kaifeng Ningpo Soochow Wuchang Chinkiang Wusih Changsha Chungking Chengtu 1939 Nanchang West Tientsin 1923 Peking Peiping Tsingtao Tsinan Sian Lanchow 1943 Mukden Shen Yang Cities Chartered During City Shenyang 1929 English Taihoku Territories Manchukuo 滿洲國 Four Dairen Harbin Hsinking Name State Takao Keelung 1940 1895 All Formerly Chosen Korea Majority Nippon These World 奉天ロータリークラブ March 瀋陽扶輪社 North Leaders Books Yen Ching 顏德慶博士 Railway Specialist 1942 Thomas 1946 2nd Vice Eastern Hemisphere Ernest Marden Tug Tow May 1961 Appendix Charter Numbers Date Termination 天津扶輪社 1444 北京扶輪社 1814 北平扶輪社 1928 廣州扶輪社 3509 杭州扶輪社 3525 青島扶輪社 3563 濟南扶輪社 2158 福州扶輪社 1913 廈門扶輪社 3627 漢口扶輪社 2276 南京扶輪社 3642 蕪湖扶輪社 3915 開封扶輪社 3971 汕頭扶輪社 3973 梧州扶輪社 3977 寧波扶輪社 4015 吳縣扶輪社 4053 武昌扶輪社 4146 鎮江扶輪社 4217 昆明扶輪社 4298 無錫扶輪社 4321 長沙扶輪社 4336 西安扶輪社 4382 重慶扶輪社 4471 成都扶輪社 4916 蘭州扶輪社 5689 桂林扶輪社 5793 貴陽扶輪社 5963 南昌扶輪社 6886 3116 滬西扶輪社 7097 柳州扶輪社 7126 Remarks French 17th 18th Beijing Nanjing 奉天ロータリ Proper Manchu Manchoukuo Manchurian Civil 20th Century
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