Zhou Shutao
Zhou Shutao (Chinese:
His names
Zhou was born Zhou Mingyang (
Early life
Zhou was home schooled since 5 years-old in Yangzhou, and collected books from 1912 until 1984.[1]: 4
Private life
He was the major figure and shareholder in his uncle Zhou Xuexi's empire. A successful industrialist in his own right, he managed Huzxin Textile Co. (华新纺织
Public life
Due to his favorable view of the communist party and cooperation, he was appointed the first deputy mayor of Tianjin in 1950. Since then, he was elected or appointed to numerous organizations that included:[1]: 61
- Vice-Chairman of the CPPCC Committee (
政 协委员会副 主席 )[3] - Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (
全国 人民 代表 大会 常 务委员会委 员) - Vice-Chairman of the National Federation of Industry (
全国 工 商 业联合 会 副 主席 ) - Director of CITIC Group Tianjin (
天津 市 国 际信托 投 资公司 董 事 )
Book collection
He began to collect books in 1912 and to donate in 1949.[1]: 74 He accumulated more than 37,000 books, of which 2,672 were rare. He collected Chinese and foreign, dating back to Song dynasty.[1]: 95 He donated the entire rare book collection (
Publications
- 1984, Selected donated seals of Zhou Shutao, Zhou Shutao xian sheng juan xian xi yin xuan (
周 叔弢先生 捐献玺印选; Tianjin yi shu bo wu guan) - 1985, Index of his rare book Zi zhuang yan kan shanben shumu (
自 庄 严堪善本 书目) Tianjin: Guji Chubanshe; #17330.1
Family
Zhou had three wives and ten children. He's the younger brother of M. D. Chow.
References
- ^ a b c d Zhou, Weizeng (1994). Biography of Zhou Shutao. Beijing: Beijing Normal University Press. ISBN 7-303-03583-4
- ^ Feuerwerker, Albert (1967). Industrial Enterprise in Twentieth-Century China. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. LCCN 67-15640. p. 304
- ^ China Vitae; retrieved 2015.09.24
- ^ Postscript of Index of Zhou Shutao's Rare Books (
自 庄 严堪善本 书目) Tianjin: Guji Chubanshe (1985); #17330.1
Further reading
Collection of essays celebrating his 60th birthday Shutao Zhou (1967). Zhou Shutao xian sheng liu shi sheng ri ji nian lun wen ji (in Chinese).
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- 1891 births
- 1984 deaths
- Politicians from Yangzhou
- Mayors of Tianjin
- Businesspeople from Jiangsu
- Chinese book and manuscript collectors
- People's Republic of China politicians from Jiangsu
- Vice Chairpersons of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference