Bing Liu of Evergreen Books Endowed Collection in Chinese Culture 劉冰中國文化圖書基金

In 1978, after receiving extensive educational training and professional experience in China, Taiwan and the United States, Bing Liu established Evergreen Publishing and Stationery in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park, building it into one of the leading Chinese book publishers, suppliers and distributors in North America. With Mr. Liu at its helm, Evergreen Books has continued to serve the Chinese American community through a deep commitment to importing and selling Chinese literature and to promoting cultural programs, gallery exhibitions and publishing books about America to help newly arrived Chinese immigrants settle into their adopted country.

Mr. Liu's deep commitment to Chinese culture in Southern California is evident in his relationship with the Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library. A longtime supporter of the library through gifts-in-kind, Mr. Liu has augmented his generosity by establishing the Bing Liu of Evergreen Books Endowed Collection in Chinese Culture to support all areas of Chinese culture, encompassing history, art, literature and other disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Considering the broad impact of Chinese culture and the many ways in which it has been documented, this fund helps the East Asian Library provide important resources to students and faculty in books, journals, photographs, maps, manuscripts, digital or other formats.

劉冰在中國大陸、台灣和美國有著相當的教育與時間經驗，1978年，劉冰在洛杉磯郊區蒙特利公園市成立了常青文化書店，隨即將之建設成北美首屈一指的中國圖書出版、供應和發行機構。在劉先生的帶領下，常青書書局常年為當地華裔社區供應中國出版物，舉行文化推廣活動，開辦畫展，出版介紹美國的相關讀物，以幫助新移民更快地融入美國生活。

多年來，劉先生向魯德福東亞圖書館捐贈了大量書籍，從這一行動中可以感知他對中華文化的熱愛。同時，他在東亞圖書館建立了劉冰中國文化圖書基金，這一慷慨的捐贈用以幫助收藏與中華文化相關所有資料，歷史、藝術、文學、人文與社會學均包括在內。中華文化影響廣泛，與之相關的資料亦趨多樣。目前，該基金已被廣泛地用於書籍、期刊、照片、地圖、手稿、電子資料等的搜集、採購和整理，並使廣大師生得以從中受益。

Translated into Chinese by Yinglei Yang 楊英蕾