Ding Baozhen
Ding Baozhen | |
|---|---|
| Governor General (Viceroy) of Sichuan Province | |
| In office 1876–1886 | |
| Preceded by | Li Hanzhang |
| Succeeded by | Liu Bingzhang |
| Head of Shandong Province | |
| In office 1866–1876 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1820 Pingyuan, Guizhou Province |
| Died | 1886 Chengdu, Sichuan Province |
Ding Baozhen (simplified Chinese: 丁宝桢; traditional Chinese: 丁寶楨; pinyin: Dīng Bǎozhēn; Wade–Giles: Ting Pao-chen) (1820–1886), courtesy name Weihuang (稚璜), was a Chinese official who lived in the late Qing dynasty and served as the governor of Sichuan Province.
The Sichuan dish Kung Pao chicken (or Gongbao chicken) was named after his nickname, "Ding Gongbao" (丁宮保). "Gongbao" was the short form of an appointment he held, "Taizi Shaobao" (太子少保; roughly translates to "Crown Prince's Tutor"), while "Ding" was his family name.