had about 300 members. The society met at Wu's residence for lectures on the dangers of alcohol, meat-eating and tobacco. Wu also established a vegetarian restaurant known as Micaili in Shanghai at Hotel des Colonies in the French Concession (now on East Yan'an Road). It was the first vegetarian restaurant in China to experiment with western vegetarian cuisine. His public lectures on dieting were influential. Wu and his Society argued for the public to eat more wheat. The Society introduced a Western-styled bakery to the Shanghainese that offered home-delivered wheat flour bread. Wu was an anti-smoking activist. An offshoot of the Rational Diet Society was the Anti-Cigarette Smoking Society that formed in June, 1911. The Society warned the public about the health dangers of cigarette smoking. Wu wrote about the subject in his book Yanshou xinfa (New Methods to Prolong Life), in 1914. Wu was an enthusiastic bicycle rider. Death Wu died on 23 June 1922 from pneumonia. Wu's tomb was moved to Yuexiu Hill in Guangzhou in 1988, where it forms an ensemble with the tomb of his son Wu Chaoshu and the memorial tablet bearing an inscription by Sun Yat-sen dedicated to Wu Tingfang. Selected publications How I Expect to Live Long (1909) America and the Americans: From a Chinese Point of View (1914) America: Through the Spectacles of an Oriental Diplomat (1914) American Manners (1915) References Notes Further reading Pomerantz-Zhang, Linda. (1992). Wu Tingfang (1842–1922): Reform and Modernisation in Modern Chinese History. . Pollard, S. (1921) In Unknown China: A Record of the Observations, Adventures and Experiences of a Pioneer Missionary During a Prolonged Sojourn Amongst the Wild and Unknown Nosu Tribe of Western China. London, Seeley, Service and Company Limited, 53-54. External links 1842 births 1922 deaths 19th-century Chinese calligraphers 19th-century Chinese lawyers Ng, Choy Ambassadors of China to Peru Ambassadors of China to Spain Ambassadors of China to the United States Anti-smoking activists Chinese non-fiction writers Chinese people of Malaysian descent Deaths from pneumonia in the People's Republic of China Diet food advocates Foreign Ministers of the Republic of China Ng, Choy Members of Lincoln's Inn Ng, Choy Qing dynasty diplomats People from Malacca Premiers of the Republic of China Progressive Party (China) politicians Republican Party (China) politicians Straits Settlements people Vegetarianism activists Wu family