Huang Pilie (; 1763-1825) was a

Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of va ...

bibliophile 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

pornography Pornography (often shortened to porn or porno) is the portrayal of sexual subject matter for the exclusive purpose of sexual arousal. Primarily intended for adults,

to academic works. Huang annotated the books in his own collection. Books from his collection are held in the National Central Library.

References

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