Wu Bingjian (Chinese: 伍秉鑑; 1769 – 4 September 1843 [1]), trading as "Houqua" [2] and better known in the West as "Howqua" or "Howqua II", [a] [3] was a hong merchant in the Thirteen Factories, head of the E-wo hong and leader of the Canton Cohong. He was once the richest man in …

伍秉鉴（1769年—1843年9月4日），別名敦元，字成之，號平湖，商名浩官（Howqua），清朝中叶著名行商，當时的世界首富，清朝三品頂戴花翎，是广州 十三行之一怡和行的行主。

Apr 29, 2022 · Howqua (or Houqua) was a wealthy Chinese merchant and is believed to be the richest man on Earth during his lifetime. Photo: Benjamin Wight. Today, China and Hong Kong boast over 600 billionaires...

伍秉鉴（1769年－1843年9月4日），别名敦元，字成之，号平湖，商名浩官（Howqua），中国清朝中叶著名行商，当时的世界首富，清朝三品顶戴花翎，是广州十三行之一怡和行的行主。

Wu Bingjian (Chinese: 伍秉鑑; 1769–4 September 1843), also known as Houqua and Howqua, [1] was a Chinese merchant. He was a member of the Thirteen Factories and worked as a hong. Howqua was the leader of the Canton Cohong, as well as the leader of the Ewo hong. He was born in Guangzhou sometime in 1769.

May 20, 2021 · The man in question is Howqua, the representative of the thirteen factories among the Guangzhou merchants. The subject of this portrait is probably Wu Bingjian (1769-1843), the richest man on earth during the Jiaqing and Daoguang periods, or possibly his fifth son, Wu Shaorong (1833-1856).

Nov 28, 2020 · 伍秉鉴（洪官Houqua，Howqua，1769-1843）是广州十三行之一怡和行的行主，与东印度公司的茶叶贸易使他成为当时世界首富。 他在广州有两处花园，一处伍氏花园，位于珠江南岸溪峡街；一处在花地，他在那里也有一个苗圃。

清末广东南海（治今广州）人，原名秉鉴，外人称伍浩官（Howqua），字成之、忠诚，号平湖。 鸦片战争前广东十三行怡和行行主。 怡和行初仅向英商出售丝茶，承销外货。

清末广东南海（治今广州）人，原名秉鉴，外人称伍浩官（Howqua），鸦片战争前广东十三行怡和行行主。 提到广东南海，中国近代历史上最著名的就是领导戊戌变法的 康有为 ，康南海了。

“ Howqua”这个名字是一种罗马化，他用他的祖国霍金语，其名称为“浩官”（ pe̍h-ōe-jī ： hō-koaⁿ ）。 在 第一次鸦片战争 期间，他对中国和大 英帝国 之间的贸易变得富有。