（伍秉鉴）Howqua (a.k.a. Wu Bingjian) (1769-1843)

Occupation: Trader

职业： 贸易人

Source of wealth: Import，export, money-lending

财富来源： 进口 ，出口 ，钱庄

Assets: Millions of silver dollars

资产： 千万银元

Claim to fame: Richest businessman in the world in his time

成名原因： 在他那个时期最富有的商人

Howqua's father was one ofa handful of Chinese merchants permitted to trade silk and porcelainwith foreigners. Howqua's family accepted payment only in silver; theydidn't see any foreign goods they wanted. In 1789, Howqua took over thebusiness from his father. He lent enormous sums to foreign traders (upto a million silver dollars at a time) in exchange for a share of theshipments. He was also a public benefactor, donating 1.1 million silverdollars toward reparations after the First Opium War. Howqua was sowidely known in his time that his portrait still hangs in severalSalem, Mass., and Newport, R.I., mansions built by American merchantswho traded with him.

伍秉鉴的父亲是允许与外国人交易丝和磁器的少数中国商人之一。伍秉鉴家只接受白银的付款;他们并不是所有的外国商品都想要。在1789年，伍秉鉴接管了他父亲的生意。他借出大量的数目给外国商人（每次百万银元）以交换部分的船只出货。他也是公认的慈善家，捐赠第一个鸦片战争后的一百一十万向赔款的银元。在那个时期，伍秉鉴名声远播，他的肖像仍然在一些和他有过生意来往的Salem, Mass., and Newport, R.I.-----美国人建造的官邸悬挂着。