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Dr. Kuo Ping-Wen (Shanghai) 郭秉文博士(上海)
中文版在第 14-32頁 郭秉文博士 – 上海扶輪人教育家、學者、改革者、政治家 Dr. Kuo Ping-Wen Shanghai Rotarian Educator, Scholar, Reformer, Statesman By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 November 2016 Dr. Kuo Ping-Wen 郭秉文博士 Rotarian, Educator, Scholar, Reformer, Statesman Dr. Kuo Ping-Wen (郭秉文博士)(1880-1969), HonLL.D.(St. John’s), Ph.D.(Ed.)(Columbia), M.A.(Ed.)(Columbia), B.Sc.(Wooster), joined Shanghai Rotary Club (上海扶輪社) in 1923-1925 (Classification: Education – Universities) when…
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The Leprosy Concern by Hong Kong South Rotary Club in 2016
The Leprosy Concern by Hong Kong South Rotary Club in 2016 Butuo Water Project in Liangshan, Sichuan Today is the last Sunday of January—the World Leprosy Day. Many people believe that leprosy is just a disease of ancient times that was occasionally mentioned in the Bible. But the reality, for many millions, is that it…
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New Soil for Old China – by H. L. Richardson
《The Ice Age in West China》by H. L. Richardson (1943) Glossary (1) Dr. H. L. Richardson, PhD, MSc One of the 35 charter members of Chengtu Rotary Club (成都扶輪社) which was admitted to Rotary International on 9 January 1939, Charter No.4916, but was terminated on 21 December 1950. Richardson’s classification was “Agriculture – Soil Fertilization”…
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扶輪一詞在中國並沒有特許專利
This article examines the use and historical context of the term “Rotary” (扶轮, Fú lún) in China, emphasizing that it holds no registered trademark or patent rights within the People’s Republic of China as of 2013. The Rotary Club was first introduced in Shanghai in 1919 by American expatriates, with the Chinese name “Fú lún…
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Yōsuke Matsuoka – From Rotarian to War Criminal
Yōsuke Matsuoka – From Rotarian to War Criminal 3 September 2015 Yōsuke Matsuoka 松岡洋右 Today is the 70th anniversary of the war victory day. As the final official unconditional surrender of the Imperial Japan (日本帝國) was accepted aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945, concluding the Second World War, the…
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The Story of Lanchow Rotary Club (蘭州扶輪社)
The Story of Lanchow Rotary Club (蘭州扶輪社) the Club that had been Provisional for Seven Years 1 October 2016 Street scene of Lanchow in 1946 《The Good Samaritans at Lanchow, China》was an article published in the July 1947 Issue of 《The Rotarian》magazine (see the full text attached below on Pages 11-12). This two-page report gives…
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Calmly Facing Socialist Transformation – Kweiyang Rotary Club (貴陽扶輪社) Celebrated United Nations Week in October 1949
Kweiyang Rotary Club (貴陽扶輪社) Celebrated United Nations Week in October 1949 1 October 2014 Rotary International and the United Nations “The invitation to Rotary International to participate in the United Nations conference as consultant to the United States delegation was not merely a gesture of goodwill toward a great organization. It was a simple recognition…
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Communist China nominated an American Rotarian for the 1988 Nobel Peace Prize
Communist China nominated an American Rotarian for the 1988 Nobel Peace Prize 11 July 2017 The title of this article sounds somewhat fantastic. But, it is a true story in history. Since the late 1970s, Dr. Jordan M. Phillips, M.D., a member of the Rotary Club of Downey, California, U.S.A., had been sending medical books…
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The Birth of Shanghai West Rotary Club (滬西扶輪社) in 1948 and its final months
South or West “The Birth of Shanghai West Rotary Club (滬西扶輪社)” 1948 1 September 2014 Proposal of a Chinese-Speaking Shanghai South Rotary Club Soon after Dr. Chengting T. Wang (王正廷博士) was instrumental in establishing the 81st District in 1935, there were already plans to extend more new clubs in the nearby cities along with the…
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Hong Kong-Macao Rotarians served Rotary International Officers – 前任國際扶輪職員的香港-澳門扶輪社員
前任國際扶輪職員的香港/澳門扶輪社員 Hong Kong / Macao Rotarians served Rotary International Officers 1 July 2014 Dr. Chengting Thomas Wang 王正廷博士 HonLLD (Peking), HonLLD (St. John’s), M.A. (Yale), B.A. (Yale) (Hong Kong) Hong Kong Rotary Club (香港)香港扶輪社 (1950 – 1961.5.21) 1934.7.1 – 1935.9.30 RI Honorary Commissioner 國際扶輪名譽專員 1935.10.1 – 1936.7.31 81st District Governor 第81地區總監 1942.7.1 – 1946.6.30 RI…
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The Birth of District 345 Rotary International
The Birth of District 345 Rotary International China, Hong Kong and Macao “Non-districted clubs in China, Hong Kong (Crown Colony) and Macao have been constituted into a new district, No. 345.” — This is quoted from the Annual Report 1959- 1960 by the Rotary International General Secretary George R. Means. Hence, on 1 July…
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Cosmopolitan Shanghai~by Mrs. Lillian Dow Davidson
MARCH, 1932 Shanghai’s famous Band, with its large banks and mercantile establishments, thrauglx which flows much of the Orient’s commerce. Cosmopolitan Shanghai By lillian Dow Davidson “AN interesting and astounding demonstration of international cooperation,” are the words my husband uses in describing Shanghai, a city without a parallel in the world’s history. I feel he…
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2,000 Rotary Clubs in China at the Hub of the Orient
2,000 Rotary Clubs in China at the Hub of the Orient Service clubs are voluntary non-profit organizations whose members meet regularly not only for the purpose of engaging in service or charitable work, but also in part for networking purposes and the benefits of fellowship. Some of the largest and best known service club organizations…
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Dr. The Hon. Lim Boon-Keng (Amoy) 林文慶博士 (廈門)
中文版在第 21-31 頁 林文慶博士 — 廈門大學校長當了扶輪社社長 Dr. Lim Boon-Keng, OBE, LLD, FRCS, MB, CM, JP Amoy University President served Rotary Club President By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 December 2014 Healer educator and social reformer in China and Singapore Dr. the Honourable Lim Boon-Keng ( 林 文 慶 博 士 ), OBE,…
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Dr. J. Heng Liu (Nanking) 劉瑞恒醫學博士 (南京)
中文版在第 9-12頁 中國近代公共衛生的開拓者–劉瑞恒醫學博士 Nanking Rotarian Dr. J. Heng Liu China’s Chief of Health Administration Dr. J. Heng Liu (Dr. Liu Jui-Heng 劉瑞恒醫學博士) M.D.(Harvard), B.Sc.(Harvard), was a Charter Member of Nanking Rotary Club (南京扶輪社) in 1933 (Classification: Public Health Service), and later served as its Club President in 1936-1937, when he was the Director of National…
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Dr. Chengting Thomas Wang #6 王正廷博士 #6
THE ROTARIAN Changing and Yet Unchanged By C. T. Wang Underwood bLUnduwood. ~ Wide World. Lm Seng, President of the Republic of China China- Chiang Kai-Shah, Chinese Commander -in-ehxef Ex—Minister of Foreign A flair: IO THE world th岫 L~n、 L ⼘ lrw 仙魔Ln…们 int-it _岫ǁ G…川叮 … 、 at 4 large, China has always 20…
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Dr. Robert Ferris Fitch (Hangchow) 費佩德博士(杭州)
中文版在第 10-14頁 杭州扶輪社(1931)創社社員–費佩德博士 基督教牧師、宗教學者、教育家、之江大學校長、講師、作家、攝影師 Hangchow Rotarian Dr. Robert Ferris Fitch Pastor, Religious Scholar, Educator, College President, Lecturer, Writer, Photographer By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 September 2016 費佩德博士伉儷 — 1917年在杭州 Dr. Robert Ferris Fitch and wife Isadora “Isa” Kloss, Hangchow 1917 Dr. Robert Ferris Fitch (費佩德博士), D.D. (1873-1954) was Christian pastor, religious…
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Dr. Chen Yu-Gwan (Nanking) 陳裕光博士 (南京)
中文版在第 9-15頁 南京扶輪社(1934)創社社員 – 教育家陳裕光博士 Nanking Rotarian Educator Dr. Chen Yu-Gwan By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 January 2015 陳裕光博士 — 金陵大學校長 （ 1927-1950 ） Dr. Chen Yu-Gwan, President of Nanking University （ 1927-1950） Dr. Chen Yu-Gwan (陳裕光博士), HonEdD (California), PhD (Columbia), MA (Columbia), BSc (Nanking) （1893-1989）, was an educator, a chemist,…
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Bien Zue-Sun (Tientsin) 卞壽孫(天津)
中文版在第 14-22 頁 卞壽孫 — 簽發鈔票的天津扶輪人 Bien Zue-Sun The Tientsin Rotarian Who Issued Banknotes By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 November 2014 卞壽孫（白眉） Bien Zue-Sun Bien Zue-Sun – The Career Banker Bien Zue-Sun (卞壽孫) (1884-1968) was the Tientsin Rotary Club (天津扶輪社) President 1930-1931 when he was a director of the Bank of…
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The 13th Annual Conference of District 345 Rotary International
The 13th Annual Conference of Rotary International District 345 was held in 1973 under the chairmanship of District Governor Wang Mu-Fa, known as “Diamond,” from the Taipei Northwest Rotary Club. The event officially opened on the morning of April 21 at the National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, and lasted for two…
