Huang Pilie Explained

Huang Pilie (; 1763-1825^[1]) was a Chinese bibliophile from Suzhou. He collected and sold books for over 40 years.^[2] He owned a bookstore called Pangxi Yuan (English: the Garden of Rushing Happiness). The bookstore opened in 1825 and he died the same year. His store sold many genres of books, ranging from pornography to academic works. Huang annotated the books in his own collection.^[3] Books from his collection are held in the National Central Library.^[1]

References

• Huang P'ei-lieh.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Supplement to the Local Gazetteer of Wu Prefecture . . 1134 . 2013-09-06 .
2. Book: Joseph Peter McDermott. A Social History of the Chinese Book: Books and Literati Culture in Late Imperial China. 5 September 2013. 2006. Hong Kong University Press. 978-962-209-782-7. 169.
3. Book: William Joseph Haas. China Voyager: Gist Gee's Life in Science. 5 September 2013. 1996. M.E. Sharpe. 978-1-56324-674-6. 85.