Shen Zhusan

Shen Zhusan (1877-1941), formerly known as Zhuo Shan, was a native of Shen Fengshui Village, Yin County, Ningbo Prefecture in the Qing Dynasty (now Jiangshan Town, Yinzhou District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province). He was an entrepreneur in Hankou and the founder of Han Xiesheng Construction Factory. He presided over the construction of a large number of buildings such as the Hankou HSBC Bank Building and the Jingming Yangxing Building in Hankou. He suffered a loss when presiding over the construction of Wuhan University and had to sell off his property to finance the construction of the school. He died in Hankou at the age of 64.