Wu Shaozu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.

Wu Shaozu (Chinese: 伍绍祖, April 1939 – September 18, 2012) was a Chinese politician and a major general of the People's Liberation Army.[1]

Wu was born in April 1939 in Leiyang, Hunan, China. After his military service Wu served as Minister of Sports and head of various sporting bodies in China. He died on September 18, 2012, aged 73.[2]

Wu was an important figure in the rehabilitation of qigong's reputation in 1979 (the practice having been criticised and banned in the mid-1960s), along with Qian Xuesen and General Zhang Zhenhuan.[3]: 128 

References

  1. ^ Who's who of the Asian Pacific rim by Barons Who's Who, 1999 Page 430
  2. ^ 前中国国家体委主任中国国家体育局局长伍绍祖逝世(in Chinese)
  3. ^ Sun, Yanfei (2026). Religious Change in Post-Mao China: Toward a New Sociology of Religion. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-84585-2.


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