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When it comes to a booming economy, prospering trade and an open society, today’s China is at her historical best. However, there is still much to be done for the revival of social ethics. How to Preserve Wealth , although written in the late years of China’s Republican era, nonetheless provides inspiration on building social ethics in our age with its deliberation on retaining wealth, defense of moral standards, and warning to the people against harmful conduct. Nie Yuntai (聂云台) (1880-1953), given name Qijie (其杰), penname Yuntai, Dharma name Huijie (慧杰), was a Hunan native and the author of How to Preserve Wealth (保富法). His mother was Zeng Jifen (曾纪芬), the younger daughter of Zeng Guofan (曾国藩). Nie was a famous Chinese industrialist who had done business in banking, shipping, mining, and textile manufacturing. He was the general manager of Hengfeng Cotton Mill, Chairman of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, and councilor of the Shanghai Municipal Council. Nie devoted himself to Buddhist learning in his middle age, and studied Mahayana Buddhism with Master Yinguang. During the 1930’s and 40’s, traditional values in Chinese society were challenged by the influx of Western culture. At the time people took pride
The China Nonprofit Review – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2012
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