Du Yuesheng

Du Yuesheng (Chinese: 杜月笙; Wade–Giles: Tu Yüeh-sheng; Cantonese Yale: Dou Yut-sang), commonly known as "Big-Eared Du", (22 August 1888 - 16 August 1951) was a Chinese Triad who spent much of his life in Shanghai. He was a key supporter of the Kuomintang (KMT; aka Nationalists) and Chiang Kai-shek in their battle against the Communists during the 1920s, and was a figure of some importance during the Second Sino-Japanese War. After the Chinese Civil War and the KMT's retreat to Taiwan, Du went into exile in Hong Kong and remained there until his death in 1951.