Tag: Remarkable Events

Journey Between Two Chinas One China is that of 1946-49, during the Chinese Civil War. The second China is that of the Communist mainland today. An overview by a China observer: by Seymoun Topping THE AVERAGE MAN probably knows more about the surface of the moon than he does about the mass of land and…

Rotary’s Wheel of Misfortune (Hong Kong) South China Morning Post Staff Reporter Tuesday, 21 September 1999 The international service movement Rotary has run into an incomprehensible wall of official opposition in Shanghai. Hopeful organisers of a local chapter of the non-political businessmen’s association have been warned not to proceed with plans to formally establish a…

中文版在第 26-30 頁 扶輪社員費吳生見證南京大屠殺 193738 Rotarian George Ashmore Fitch — Eyewitness of Nanking Massacre 1937-38 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 28 December 2017 George Ashmore Fitch ( 費 吳 生 ) (1883-1979), American missionary, was born in Soochow, Kiangsu Province of the Ch’ing Empire (大清帝國江蘇省吳縣) in 1883, the son of American Presbyterian…

Pink colour on the Map of the Republic of China indicates the territories aggressed and occupied by the Imperial Japanese military forces as in 1940, since 1931. All Rotary Clubs within these areas were suspended. Glossary  Sinkiang = Xinjiang = 新疆  Tun-Huang = Dunhuang = 敦煌  The Caves of the Thousand Buddhas…

President Tom J. Davis requested that each Club in the United States and Canada hold a meeting featuring a program devoted to the interests of China in February 1942. China became one of the Allied Powers during the Pacific War. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek was named the “Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in the China Theatre…

Wuchow Rotarian (1948)* Bulletin ## 🏛️ Overview This publication is a **1948 commemorative bulletin** of the **Rotary Club of Wuchow (梧州扶輪社)**, also referred to as the *Wuchow Rotarian*. It presents the club’s: * Mission and philosophy * Activities and achievements * Role in local society in **Wuchow (梧州 / Wuzhou, Guangxi, China)** * Connection to…

Birth of Foochow Rotary Club (福州扶輪社) in 1933 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 April 2016 The Rotary Club of Foochow (福州扶輪社) was the 8th Rotary Club formed in the Republic of China (中華民國), and was also the first Club formed in the provincial capital of Fukien (Fujian) Province (福建省). As early…

BEGINNING OF THE WUHU ROTARY CLUB. More than ten years ago while on home leave some friends invited me to go with them to their Rotary luncheon. The clean group of business and professional men, the fine fellowship manifested and the business like management of the program, greatly impressed me. The value of such a…

Birth of the first ever Rotary District in China The 81st District of Rotary International in 1935 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 October 2015 Today is the 80 years since the first Rotary District established in China on 1 October 1935. The first Rotary Club formed in Asia was the Rotary…

2nd Conference of the 81st District of Rotary International Nanking, Republic of China – 11-13 April 1937 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 April 2014 The purpose of the District Conference is to provide opportunities for networking, inspirational addresses, and discussions of Rotary-related matters. The event should recognize the service programs, projects,…

The love of high strategy has fascinated the Chinese for centuries. To the Chinese mind, planning complex manoeuvres and executing intricate plans harmoniously are among the most treasured human qualities. In June 1994, a monumental puzzle was posed to Taiwan’s Rotary leaders, as well as to the members of the 1994 R.I. Convention Committee: how…

史上第一家華語扶輪社 – 杭州扶輪社(1931) Hangchow Rotary Club (1931) The First Mandarin Speaking Club in History By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 May 2014 Hangchow Rotary Club (杭州扶輪社), chartered on 23 June 1932, was the first Mandarin speaking Club in history, located in Hangchow (Hangzhou), capital city of Chekiang (Zhejiang) Province of the Republic…

THE ROTARIAN September, I 926 Mr_ Yu ChenCliou, Manager of the College Farms, the first Chinese student to he graduated in agriculture under Walu’r E. Chamberlain. Goals are widely raised throughout China as milk animals. The one in the picture, however, is un importation from Switzerland. Waller E. Chamberlain, head of the Department of Agriculture,…

Rotary in China A look back Rtn Gilbert – Rotary Club of Beijing Beijing – 10 March 2018 Rotary in China Acknowledgments • Herbert K. Lau • Hermann G. Heid • And all who provided the pieces of the history puzzle 2 Remark: this is only a glimpse of the many historical records we have.…

Rotary International President 2014-2015 (District 345 Governor 1986-1987) Dr. Gary C. K. Huang & Mrs. Corinna Huang Global Visits Photo Album Vol. 7/12 國際扶輪社長黃其光博士伉儷 2014-2015 環球訪問圖片集第七輯 This album was edited by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) on 1o Oct. 2018 RI President Gary C.K. Huang with young persons of the Rotary Day UNESCO…

Rotary International President 2014-2015 (District 345 Governor 1986-1987) Dr. Gary C. K. Huang & Mrs. Corinna Huang Global Visits Photo Album Vol. 10/12 國際扶輪社長黃其光博士伉儷 2014-2015 環球訪問圖片集第十輯 This album was edited by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) on 1o Oct. 2018 19 May 2016 – Gary C. K. Huang was decorated The Order of…

AUGUST 2006 | THE ROTARIAN 57 Stenhammar applauds service in China IMMEDIATE PAST RI PRESIDENT CARL WILHELM STENHAMMAR celebrated the growth of service opportunities in mainland China 21-23 May with the Rotary clubs of Beijing and Shanghai. – At the Board’s request, Stenhammar appointed a special representative to China in November. Christopher Bo Bramsen of…

by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) on 10 October 2015. Formosa = Taiwan = 臺灣 The name “Formosa” dates from 1542 when Portuguese sailors sighted an uncharted island located at the western Pacific rim and noted it on their maps as Ilha Formosa (“beautiful island”). The name “Formosa” eventually “replaced all others in…

Meet Taiwan-ICCA Bidding Workshop Taiwan’s Journey to Host the Rotary International Convention 2021 國際扶輪 前理事 謝三連 Jackson Hsieh 24 May, 2016 2021 Rotary International Convention in Taipei  1991-1993 Charter President of the RC of Taipei Sunrise  1998-1999 District Governor of District 3520  2008-2010 Director, Rotary International  2011-2015 Trustee, The Rotary Foundation…