Feng Ming-chu

Feng Ming-chu
馮明珠
President of National Palace Museum
In office 18 September 2012 – 20 May 2016
Preceded by	Chou Kung-shin
Succeeded by	Lin Jeng-yi
Vice-President of National Palace Museum
In office May 2008 – September 2012
President	Zhou Gongxin
Personal details
Born	July 22, 1950 Tiu Keng Leng, British Hong Kong
Nationality	Republic of China
Residence	Taipei, Taiwan
Alma mater	National Taiwan University
Occupation	Scholar, writer, historian

Feng Ming-chu
Traditional Chinese	馮明珠
Simplified Chinese	冯明珠
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Féng Míngzhū

Feng Ming-chu (born July 22, 1950) is a Taiwanese scholar, writer and historian who had served as President of the National Palace Museum since September 2012 until 20 May 2016.^[1] She is also the director general of the Chinese Association of Museums and a researcher for the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission. She is an expert on the history of Qing Dynasty and Zang Studies.

Early life

Feng Ming-chu was born in Tiu Keng Leng in British Hong Kong in 1950, with her ancestral home in the Huangpi District of Hubei. In 1974 she was accepted to the National Taiwan University, where she studied history under Li Shouli.

Career

After graduation, she began working in National Palace Museum in 1978. She rose up through the ranks and served as its Vice-President from May 2008 to September 2012, after which she replaced Chou Kung-shin as President of the Museum.^[2]

Upon retirement from the position of the museum president, Feng announced her plan of accepting the position of an adviser for the Palace Museum in Beijing.^[3][4]

References

1. 冯明珠接任台北故宫博物院院长. 163.com (in Chinese). 2012-09-14.
2. 冯明珠被任命为台北故宫博物院院长 周功鑫届满. Chinanews (in Chinese). 2012-09-13.
3. http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201609100025.aspx
4. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2016/09/13/478315/DPP-lawmakers.htm

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