Lin Hsiung-cheng born in the Banqiao District

Banqiao District

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, was a Taiwan

Taiwan

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ese banker and philanthropist

Philanthropist

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. He was a member of the Lin Ben Yuan Family, the richest family of Taiwan in the late Qing Dynasty

Qing Dynasty

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 and Japanese-ruled Era

Taiwan under Japanese rule

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. He was the richest person of Taiwan at his time. He joined the Tongmenghui

Tongmenghui

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 in 1904, and supported the Sun Yat-sen

Sun Yat-sen

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's revolutions as a patronage. Lin was a co-founder of the Hua Nan Bank. And he also participated in other businesses such as sugar production

Sugar

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, railroad building, or coal mining

Coal mining

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. His father was Lin Erh-kang (林爾康). The only son of him is Lin Ming-cheng

Lin Ming-cheng

Lin Ming-cheng is a Taiwanese banker who is a member of the seventh generation of Lin family from Banciao, one of the richest family of Taiwan. He is the only son of Lin Hsiung-cheng and a grand son of Lin Erh-kang. In June 2008, the Forbes ranked him as the 20th richest of Taiwan...

 (林明成), the current chairman of Hua Nan Financial Holdings.