"Remembering Centenary of Lei Shide" activity, the Shanghai European and American Alumni Association held a "visit to medical and educational historical sites"
On May 28, the Shanghai European and American Alumni Association held an event for Chinese and foreign friends to remember Lei Shide, "Visit medical and educational historical sites and remember a century of Lei Shide."
Henry Lester was one of the first foreign architects to enter Shanghai. He worked hard in Shanghai for decades and became a real estate tycoon. He donated almost all of his inheritance to Shanghai and established education, medical care and charity.
This event was jointly organized by the Shanghai European and American Alumni Association's English-speaking Countries Branch, Pudong Branch, and Hongkou Branch. The historical buildings visited such as the Western Branch of Renji Hospital and the Leishide Institute of Technology were all left to the city of Shanghai by Leishide. heritage.
Zou Fang, full-time vice president and secretary-general of the Shanghai European and American Alumni Association, said that looking back at history, Leicester Institute of Technology has witnessed the development and exchanges of friendship between the Chinese and British people. Today, we value the friendly people-to-people exchanges between China and the UK even more. I hope that friends at home and abroad will inherit and carry forward the ice-breaking spirit, actively participate in friendly people-to-people exchanges between China and the UK, and use their wisdom and strength to make new contributions to enhancing the friendship between the two peoples, promoting friendly cooperation between China and the UK, and achieving a higher level of mutual benefit and win-win results.
Xin Qiong, Director of East China Region of the British Council, said that the architectural heritage of Lei Shide is a testament to the friendly relations between friends in Shanghai and the UK. Through more exchanges, deeper understanding and connections, it can bring more trust, creativity and innovation to the world. .
Fang Yunfang, Director of the Xuhui District Library, Ph.D. in History, and Research Librarian, has long-term and in-depth research on Henry Lester. She is the author of "Heritage and Memory - Lester, Lester College and Her Life" students". During this event, she used a large amount of detailed information and pictures to detail the precious legacy left to Shanghai by Lei Shide, once again revealing this long-standing history.
Lester loved charity throughout his life. According to his will, all the property in his name was used to establish the Lester Foundation. According to incomplete statistics, since the reform and opening up, the cumulative number of Chinese scholars funded by the Lei Shide Fund has reached thousands. In 1988, Jiang Ming, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a professor at Fudan University, received funding from the Lei Shide Fund and went to the University of York in the UK to conduct collaborative research. During the roundtable forum, Academician Jiang Ming shared his experience of benefiting from the Lei Shide Fund and returning to serve his country after completing his studies.
