Yang Shanglun

Yang Shanglun (1910–1963), also known as Dianru, was born in Tongnan County, Sichuan Province (now Tongnan District, Chongqing City). He was the brother of former President Yang Shangkun and the elder brother of Yang Baibing, former Secretary-General of the Central Military Commission. Yang Shanglun attended Chengdu Chengshu United Middle School (now Shishi Middle School) in his early years, and in 1927, he entered the Sixth Term of the Whampoa Military Academy. In 1928, he joined the Communist Party of China in Chengdu and served as the secretary of the CPC Shaocheng Branch.

In 1930, Yang Shanglun went to study at the Law and Political Science University in Shanghai. In 1937, he went to Yan'an and was later sent back to Sichuan. During his military and administrative career, he served as the director of the military law department of the 127th Division of the 45th Army of the National Revolutionary Army, deputy director and director of the grain administration departments in Guangyuan, Dayi, and Guang'an, as well as director of the Chengdu Anti-Smoking Committee. He played an important role in the liberation of Chengdu.

After liberation, Yang Shanglun served as a senior advisor to the Chengdu Military Control Commission. Subsequently, he worked in the Sichuan provincial government, holding positions as deputy director of the Finance Department of the Western Sichuan Administrative Office and deputy director of the Sichuan Provincial Civil Affairs Department. Throughout his career, he actively participated in the management and organization of local political and military affairs.

He passed away on February 26, 1963. Before his death, he provided oral records for Comrade Liu Bocheng’s “Liu Bocheng Memoirs,” preserving valuable historical materials for future generations. Yang Shanglun's life spanned military, administrative, and party work, and he devoted his entire life to managing state and local affairs, leaving a mark on the development of modern Chinese history.