Chou Hsüeh-hsi (Jan 12, 1866 Jinling – Sept 26, 1947 Beijing), the fourth son of Zhou Fu, born in Nanjing, was an industrialist of northern China. He served as the Minister of Finance for the Republic of China twice, from July 1912 to May 1913, and from January 1915 to March 1916. Closely associated with Yuan Shikai and by Yuan’s death in 1916, he was the most important financier and industrialist in northern China.
Over his life time, he had created many ventures, with Chee Hsin Cement as his cornerstone.
Timeline of Zhou Xuexi • 周学熙大事表
| Year 年 | Major events | 主要大事 |
| 1866 | Born in Jingling Nanjing | 出生金陵 南京 |
| 1880 | entry level imperial exam | 童子试 – 科举 |
| 1889 | Ministry of Works | 工部员司 |
| 1897 | Kaiping Mines, Shanghai | 开平矿务局, 上海 |
| 1898 | Kaiping Mines, GM | 开平矿务局, 总办 |
| 1901 | Shandong University, GM | 山东大学堂, 总办 |
| 1902 | Government Mint, GM | 银元局,总办 |
| 1903 | Industrial & Ed Bureau of Zhili, DG | 直隶工艺总局, 督办 |
| 1905 | Tianjing Mint, DG | 天津官银号, 督办 |
| 1906 | Park and Plantation | 官种植园 |
| 1906 | Chee Hsin (Qixin) Cement Co., Ltd. | 启新洋灰有限公司 |
| 1907 | Luanzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | 滦州矿务公司 |
| 1908 | Beijing Water Works Co., Ltd. | 京师自来水公司 |
| 1912 | Kailuan Mining Administration | 开滦矿业局 |
| 1912 | Minister of Finance | 财政总长 |
| 1913 | Took over Hubei Cement | 启新接管湖北水泥厂 |
| 1915 | Minister of Finance | 财政总长 |
| 1916 | Huaxin Textile Co., Tianjin | 华新 棉纺织公司, 天津 |
| 1917 | Wuxi Guangqin Cotton Mill, Chairman | 无锡广勤纺织公司, 董事长 |
| 1918 | Huaxing Textile, Qingdao | 华新青岛厂 |
| 1918 | Xinghua Capital Group | 兴华资本团 |
| 1919 | Industrial Bank of China | 中国实业银行 |
| 1920 | Puyu Machinery Co., Ltd. | 普育铁工厂 |
| 1921 | Yaohua Glass Factory | 耀华玻璃公司 |
| 1922 | Qiupu Electric Light Co. | 秋浦电灯厂 |
| 1923 | Huaxin Bank; Qixin Machinery | 华新银行; 启新机器厂 |
| 1924 | Retired | 退休 |
| 1930 | Shigu Hall Book Engraving Co. | 师古堂刻书局 |
| 1935 | Guangci Charitable Hall | 广慈善堂 |
| 1947 | died in Beijing | 过世 于北京 |