Du Yuesheng (Tu Y黣h-sheng); commonly known as 'Big-Ears Du' (1887-1951) was a Chinese gangster 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. According to a contemporaneous description:

Du Yuesheng is short and slender; with long arms; a shaven head; large yellow teeth and large ears that stick out. He is always accompanied by armed bodyguards; and his home is a fortified drug depot; well stocked with guns and ammunition. Upon entering; the visitor finds the entrance hall lined on both sides with stacks of rifles and sub-machine guns. The house has three floors - on each floor he keeps one of his three wives. He speaks no foreign languages; yet is always keen to meet people of all nationalities; for he gleefully collects gossip and information; no matter how seemingly trivial.

Du employs four bodyguards: an ill-tempered blacksmith called Fiery Old Crow; a gardener; a former waiter from the Shanghai Club who speaks English and a former chauffeur from the American consulate called Stars & Stripes. Du never goes anywhere without being accompanied by two carloads of armed men. If going out on the town to teahouses and nightclubs; one car always goes ahead to check the place out first. Du follows in his bullet proof car with a second car full of his enforcers. Only when his men have surrounded the car door does he get out. Once inside the club; his guards all sit around him with their guns in plain sight to everyone.

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