From August 5 to December 31, the National Central Library will be hosting the Academician Chang Hao Book Donation Exhibition on the sixth floor and the Matteo Ricci & Pacific Studies Reading Room. On February 9, 2022 (5 pm on the 8th US time), NCL received a book donation from Academician Chang Hao at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco. Academician Chang and his family were in attendance. That NCL would be the recipient of Academician Chang’s collection he has spent his entire life acquiring was in part because of the support of his two daughters Hsiao-jung and You-ting, as well as assistance from Fan-sen Wang at Academia Sinica. As a way to express NCL’s sincere thanks and to remember Academician Chang’s amazing donation, we invited his two daughters, their families, and friends from academia to NCL to witness the opening ceremony for the exhibition of this significant donation.
Academician Chang’s good friend, Academician Fan-sen Wang, former National Palace Museum Deputy Director Lin-sheng Chang, Prof. Chao-duan Chou, and Dr. Kung-fang Chen, McGill University’s School of Religious Studies Numata Visiting Professor Lawrence Y.K. Lau, and his family members were all in attendance at the unveiling ceremony. For academic institutions in Taiwan, being able to receive this donation not only enriches the overall collection of Chinese studies books but also aids scholars in exploring the essence of Chang’s research.
To help academics and readers in Taiwan understand somewhat the ways of an intellectual, to see the research charm of an international pillar of Chinese studies, and to step into the research world of Academician Chang, the exhibition highlighted his research manuscripts and notes. The public is invited to come to the National Central Library to enjoy the exhibition and see the elegance and charm of an outstanding scholar.
