The State Council appointed the new SAR government team, and Qiu Yinghua, the former director and chief executive of the Greater Bay Area Airlines, was appointed as the director of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau.
Qiu Yinghua came from a prominent family background. His grandfather was Qiu Fengjia (1864-1912), a great celebrity in modern Chinese history.
Qiu Fengjia was the leader of the Taiwan Anti-Japanese Rebel Army in the late Qing Dynasty, and he was also a famous patriotic poet and educator. There are many memorial buildings in the name of Qiu Fengjia on both sides of the strait.
According to information, Qiu Fengjia was born in Taiwan in 1864, his ancestral home is Jiaoling, Guangdong, and he passed the jinshi examination in 1889 (the fifteenth year of Guangxu).
In 1894, the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War broke out, and the Qing army was defeated the following year. Li Hongzhang signed the "Treaty of Shimonoseki" with Japan to cede Taiwan.
Qiu Fengjia organized the rebel army to fight against Japan and protect Taiwan, and established the "Taiwan Democracy" with the Taiwan gentry, serving as the leader of the rebel army.
After the defeat, Qiu Fengjia left Taiwan and returned to Jiaoling, Guangdong to settle down. He set up education there, advocated new schools, and secretly supported revolutionaries. He was later elected as a senator in the Nanjing Central Provisional Government.
In 1912, Qiu Fengjia died of illness in Jiaoling at the age of 48.
Qiu Fengjia's poetry style was influenced by Du Fu and Lu You's family, and was full of patriotic feelings. His works such as "Lingyunhai Sunlou Poems" have been handed down. His poetry and prose have been highly praised by many scholars. ".
Because Qiu Fengjia played a pivotal role in Taiwan's modern history, Feng Chia University in Taichung City was organized to commemorate Qiu Fengjia.
In addition, one of the "Perry-class" frigates purchased by the Taiwan Navy from the United States is also named after Qiu Fengjia, named "Fengjia missile frigate".
Qiu Yinghua went to Jiaoling, Guangdong in 2015 to seek roots and worship ancestors
Qiu Yinghua, 63, is the father of Qiu Zan, the third son of Qiu Fengjia.
According to a report by China News Agency in 2015, Qiu Yinghua went to Jiaoling, Guangdong to seek roots and worship ancestors. Memorial pavilions and other memorial buildings.
Qiu Yinghua said at the time that 2015 was the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the recovery of Taiwan. As a patriot, his grandfather Qiu Fengjia was a common commemoration of the people on both sides of the strait.
According to Wenhui.com, Qiu Yinghua said after participating in the 70th National Day military parade in Beijing in 2019 that his grandfather's greatest wish during his lifetime was "unification of mountains and rivers." thing.
According to earlier reports, Qiu Yinghua joined Cathay Pacific Airways in 1982, and served as the CEO of Cathay Dragon Airlines from 2015 to 2017. In January 2021, he was appointed as the director and chief executive officer of the airline in the Greater Bay Area, and organized the establishment of Greater Bay Area Airlines. Ltd. and is responsible for the overall operation.
The test photos of the first flight in the Greater Bay Area are exposed. CEO Qiu Yinghua: It is planned to make the first flight in the middle of July. Anxiety to announce the situation in a timely manner
