Foresight of Collection - Feng Pingshan

The book is a Chinese translation of the biography of Mr. Feng Pingshan, a well-known entrepreneur, philanthropist and social activist in Hong Kong.When Mr. Feng was young, he left home to do business in Thailand, Sichuan, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, etc.. With his talents, foresight and personality, he has achieved remarkable business success.Also he is not encumbered by the chains of wealth and achievement, and holds the righteous and philanthropic noble character throughout his life, which has made extraordinary contributions to the Chinese communities in Hong Kong and the development of South China.Mr. Feng is particularly keen on education and he has established many schools and libraries in Hong Kong and Guangdong. Among them, the Feng Pingshan Chinese Library of University of Hong Kong is the most famous.Even to this day, institutions including this library still offer education opportunities for many students and help Chinese academic peers from all over the world. The book is divided into two parts, the first part about the Mr. Feng's life stories is written by his grandson's wife, Ms. Feng Meilian in combination with his self-recording chronicle and important archive data. The writing style is exquisite and realistic.The second part is written by the assistant curator of the Feng Pingshan Library, Dr. Yin Yaoquan, which carefully lists the construction process, development and change of the library.The history of this great library also concentrates the vicissitudes of Hong Kong.