Huang Pilie (; 1763-1825) was a

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from

Suzhou Suzhou (; ; Suzhounese: ''sou¹ tseu¹'' , Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Soochow, is a major city in southern Jiangsu province, East China. Suzhou is the largest city in Jiangsu, and a major economic center and focal point of trade ...

. He collected and sold books for over 40 years. 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

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to academic works. Huang

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the books in his own collection. Books from his collection are held in the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Huang, Pilie 1763 births 1825 deaths Bibliophiles Businesspeople from Suzhou