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Who is the owner of Peace Hotel?

Who is the owner of the Peace Hotel?

Victor Sassoon, this is the real owner of the Peace Hotel, a tycoon in troubled times, and the Peace Hotel is the most magnificent on the Bund. The hotel has become his most important legacy in Shanghai.

Sir Sassoon was born into a Jewish aristocratic family in England. He went to Harrow School for high school and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was injured in the Royal Air Force in World War I and left his left foot disabled. He came to the Eastern Colonies, first to Bombay and then to Shanghai, to take over the Sassoon family business, and in 1924 he inherited and became the helmsman of the family company. Finally, he officially moved to Shanghai in 1931 and established the foundation of the business.

Sir Sassoon was born into a Jewish aristocratic family in England. He went to Harrow School for high school and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was injured in the Royal Air Force in World War I and left his left foot disabled. He came to the Eastern Colonies, first to Bombay and then to Shanghai, to take over the Sassoon family business, and in 1924 he inherited and became the helmsman of the family company. Finally, he officially moved to Shanghai in 1931 and established the foundation of the business.

In 1956, the Chinachem Hotel was renamed the Peace Hotel. Two years later, all his businesses in Shanghai were confiscated by the government in the name of tax arrears. After that, he, who had no heirs, had no contact with China.