In Wenzhou's modern economic history, there is an important figure, but few people know his achievements, because he was not published in the newly compiled Wenzhou annals. He is Wang, the first president of Wenzhou Chamber of Commerce.

Wang (1850— 1924), formerly known as Nailang, is a native of Ruian. In the 15th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1889), he was a scholar and once taught in Hua Kai. He served as a magistrate in Qian Shan, Wangjiang, Mengcheng and Huoqiu, with remarkable achievements. Later, he was dismissed under a pseudonym for offending the aristocratic family. After returning to his hometown, he devoted himself to local business, culture and education. Chen, He and Xiang Songzuo left his school and wrote "A Poem for Retiring from Si Zhai".

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To tell the truth, Huizhou merchants dominated in Ming and Qing Dynasties. At that time, Wenzhou businessmen were not very famous. After Huizhou merchants, Ningbo merchants dominated. Wenzhou people really rose in the period of reform and opening up.