Shi Baoyuan

Shi Baoyuan
Native name
石寶源
Born(1937-05-01)1 May 1937
Huoxian village, Tongxian County, Hebei, China (now Huoxian, Beijing)
Died25 July 2026(2026-07-25) (aged 89)
Beijing, China
Allegiance China
Branch
 People's Liberation Army
Rank
Lieutenant General (中将)
CommandsDeputy Commander of the Shenyang Military Region
Deputy Commander of the 16th Group Army
AwardsSecond-Class Merit Medal

Shi Baoyuan (Chinese: 石宝源; 1 May 1937 – 25 July 2026) was a Chinese lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army. He served as the deputy commander of the Shenyang Military Region. He was also a veteran of the 1969 Sino-Soviet border conflict at Zhenbao Island.[1]

Early life and military career

Shi Baoyuan was born on 1 May 1937, in Houxian Village, Tongxian County, Hebei, China (now Huoxian, Beijing). In 1946, he studied in the Beijing Tongzhou District Huoxian Town Central Primary School, and in 1951, he studied at Luhe High School in Tongxian County. In 1954, he entered the First Tank School of the University of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1955. During his time at the school, he served as a class monitor.[2][3]

Shi served as a staff officer in the 1st Independent Tank Regiment and as a staff officer and deputy director in the training department of the Shenyang Military Region Armored Corps. He then commanded the 3rd Independent Tank Regiment, the Tank Regiment of the 64th Army, served as chief of staff of the 190th Motorized Division, and was deputy commander and commander of the 4th Tank Division of the 16th Group Army during the 1969 Sino-Soviet border conflict at Zhenbao Island.[4]

He led the operation that captured a Soviet T-62. He earned a Second-Class Merit from the operation. He became deputy commander of the 16th Army in 1984 and deputy commander of the Shenyang Military Region in 1985, serving until his retirement in 1999. He was promoted to major general on 1 September 1988 and lieutenant general on 24 July 1993, he was also a delegate to the 13th CCP National Congress and a deputy to the 8th and 9th National People's Congress.[5]

Death

Shi died in Beijing on 25 July 2026, at the age of 89.[2][6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ 通州区漷县镇漷县村文史馆 (6 August 2026). "石宝源简介". Wayback Machine (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 "新华社8月5日消息，副大军区职退休干部、原沈阳军区副司令员石宝源同志，因病医治无效，于7月25日在北京逝世，享年90岁。". Sina Corporation (in Chinese). 5 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  3. ↑ 通州区文化和旅游局 (4 August 2020). "往事越千年，今朝看漷县，大槐树旁的村史馆凝聚着千百年的变迁记住乡愁". weixin (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  4. ↑ 《北京市通州区军事志》编纂委员会 (2010). "中国人民解放军通州籍将军谱". 北京市通州区军事志. 北京出版社. p. 595. ISBN 9787200082234.
  5. ↑ "中苏两军争夺T-62主战坦克(附图)". Sina Corporation (in Chinese). 30 January 2006. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "石宝源同志逝世". Chinese Communist Party (in Chinese). 7 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "石宝源同志逝世". people.cn (in Chinese). 7 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "原沈阳军区副司令员石宝源逝世，享年90岁". The Paper (in Chinese). 5 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
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