Jin Yuzhang

Jin was born in Beijing on 3 May 1942. His father Prince Puren was the youngest brother of Puyi. Puyi was the last emperor of the Qing dynasty and who later became emperor of Manchukuo, a Japanese puppet state in northeastern China.

Jin was educated at China University of Geosciences. He usually likes to tinker and engaged in topics of science and engineering. In his explanation, Jin attributes this inclination to his father's profound influence, who consistently emphasized the acquisition of specific skills to both contribute to the nation and secure a livelihood. Jin expressed his father's desire for him to avoid the fate of idleness suffered by the privileged nobles of the late Qing dynasty, who were disregarded by society.[2] After graduation he worked at the Qinghai Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources from 1968 to 1985, before returning to Beijing to work at the Chongwen district Bureau of Environmental Protection.[2]

Jin is not a member of the Chinese Communist Party, but has served on various elected assemblies as a non-partisan member.[3] In 1999, he was elected to the Beijing People's Political Consultative Conference. He retired as vice-director of the Chongwen district government in Beijing in 2008.[1]

Jin married an ethnic Han Chinese woman in 1974.[2] The couple has a daughter named Jin Xin (金鑫; b. 1979), born Aisin-Gioro Hengxin. Jin's daughter graduated from university with a major in computer science and now works for Motorola China Electronics Co. Ltd. and adopted the English name Jessica. She is a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Dongcheng District, Beijing and a famous painter.[4]

In his daily life, Jin finds happiness in playing with his pet cat and looking after the flowering plants he has cultivated. During his free time, he enjoys going to watch Peking Opera and on holidays he and his family usually go to the outskirts of Beijing to go mountain climbing together. Jin also likes to unwind by watching TV and occasionally going to the cinema. He finds it entertaining to watch TV shows and movies set in the Qing Dynasty, although he acknowledges that it's purely for fun and different from conducting historical research. Recently, Jin has taken an interest in learning how to use a computer and the Internet with the help of his daughter.[2]

In December 2022, Jin won the "Jinghua Concentric Award" as a member of the 13th CPPCC.[5]