Yen Chia-lin

Yen Chia-lin (Chinese: 嚴家麟; pinyin: Yán Jiālín) (1890-1949) was the founder of Scouting in China.[1]

Following the birth of the Republic of China, the first Scout troop was organized by Yen Chia-lin in Wuchang, Hubei on February 25, 1912 and the Scouting movement spread rapidly all over the country.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 郭廷銘 (2006-05-15). "中國童子軍創始紀念日" (in Chinese). 中國童子軍協會. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  2. ↑ "SCOUTING IN CHINA-SCOUTS OF CHINA". N2ZGU. Retrieved 2008-10-24.

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