Scholar gives back through donations

Retired professor is "very grateful" to Nankai University for allowing her to repay the country in this way

On May 12, renowned Chinese cultural scholar Florence Chia-ying Yeh announced a donation of 17.11 million yuan ($2.49 million) to support ancient Chinese cultural research at Nankai University.

She made the donation at the sixth Nankai University Alumni Association Forum held in Shaoxing, East China's Zhejiang province. Yeh, 95, rarely makes public appearances and was not present at the event.