Lin Family
	Jian-Zhong Lin (1883-1948), was educated in Lingnan College, Guangzhou of Guangdong province. He was the director of Baptist Primary School, later the principal of Jieyang Zhenli Middle School (Truth Middle School at Jieyang County). He was also the preacher of the local Christian church. Thus, all his children were baptized Christians. He was one of the early followers of Sun Yat-Sen, the founding father of Republic China. He was appointed by Sun Yat-Sen as the director of fund-raising committee in Shantou District of Guangdong for the revolutionary cause. His son, Chan, once told a story about how he raised money for Sun's cause. He traveled, bringing Chan with him, by foot or a cow-pulling carriage, with an umbrella in his hand. As long as he stepped in a potential donor's house, he would start chatting after greeting. He would chat for lengthy times or even sit silently until he received the confirmation of his requested donations. He told his son, there were two key elements for a successful fundraising. They were "Two Thickness", which were the thicknesses of lip skins and sole skins. The memory of Jian-Zhong Lin's dedication to the public cause that he believed in had powerful influence on his son. Sun Yat-Sen, once paid a visit to Zhenli Middle School, gave a speech and presented Jian-Zhong Lin his brash calligraphy of the phrases in Chinese "Bo Ai", and "Tian Xia Wei Gong", which stand for " The Boundaryless Love", and " Serving The People of Republic". The honorable recognition of Jian-Zhong Lin's contribution to the cause of founding a new Republic China by Sun Yat-Sen was documented in the history by the local government. Jian-Zhong Lin and his wife, Jing-Ci Huang had five sons: Chao, Yue, Chan, Qi, Tian-Eng, and two daughters: Hui-Zhen and Yin. The youngest son,Tian-Eng passed away in his early age of fifteen.
	Hui-Zhen Lin (1905 - 1960), was the eldest of her seven siblings. At the age of 25, she left home and spent the rest of her life of 30 years as a Christian nun. She had never married. Younger generations of Lin's family have always been curious about her life. Thanks to the article " My Aunt Hui-Zhen", based on the early memory of her niece, Yi-Hui Lin, we are able to have a precious glimpse of Hui-Zhen Lin's life. Hither, the deeds of Hui-Zhen in caring her parents, the steadfast devotion to her faith will not be forgotten. -Baxi Lin
	" Lin Chao, Professor of Peking University, was born in 1909 and died in 1991. He accomplished much during a long and exceptionally full career that spanned great and disruptive changes in China, and more than minor changes in his chosen discipline. He led the Chinese geographical community into the International Geographical Union in 1949. Chao, Director of Institute of Geography of China, chose to serve his country and Chinese geography when he had several attractive and lucrative options abroad, including an offer in 1949 from the University of Liverpool, where he had completed his doctorate." -- Ronald F. Abler, President of International Geographical Union, October 30, 2011 More
	Yue Lin (1911 - 1996), was born after Hui-Zhen and Chao. Yue had his college education in the College Of Agriculture in Jinlin University, Nanjing, where he studied under Wen-Cai Zhang, the founder of citrus development in China. Upon finishing his three years of college education, Yue returned to Guangdong in 1932, and became a middle school teacher in Zhong-Kai Middle School in Luoding. Later, he was the director of the Consulting Department of Agriculture Technology in Jieyang County. Starting in 1935, Yue replaced his father (Jian-Zhong Lin) as the principal of Zhenii Middle School until 1950. For the following two years, Yue was the vice director of the School of Agriculture technology in Kuitan, Guangdong. After 1952, for the next 30 years Yue was primarily focused on the development of citrus industry in Guangdong province. Prior to his retirement, Yue was the vice director of Citrus Research Institute, and Yangchuan Citrus Farm of Guangdong. Under his leadership, the Yangchuan Citrus Farm rose as the largest citrus farm in Asia. As an educator, Yue had vast knowledge of both Chinese and Western literatures. However, while Yue was the principal of Zhenli Middle School which was founded by his father, there was his inevitable attachment to Jian-Zhong Lin's business. Consequently, Yue suffered more frequent political persecutions by the new government than his other siblings. Regardless all those years of the suppressive political environment, Yue remained as a influential figure in citrus development in China. Yue and his wife, Yi-Zhen Chen had two daughters: Gu-Hui, Yi-Hui, and three sons: Ron-Hui, Shuo-Hui and He-Hui.
	Chan Lin (1914 - 2010), was the fourth among his siblings. Like his brothers and sisters, Chan attended Jieyang Zhenli Middle School. However, unlike his gentleman brothers, he was a muscle builder, a fearless street fighter, a head of the dual good Samaritans - gangsters. Fortunately, he worshiped his elder brother Chao, who kept him on track for his education. Following Chao, he also studied geography in the college of Sun Yat-Sen University in Guangzhou. In 1948, Chan traveled to U.S. and he completed his graduate study of geography for Master degree in 1951 in Columbia University, New York. Shortly afterward, Chan's wife, Dr. Liu, a gynecologist opened a clinic in the Chinatown in New York. Hence, Chan became the manager of the clinic... [Full Story] More
	Yin Lin (1919 - 2015), was the fifth child, the youngest daughter of Jian-Zhong Lin. Yin loved music. In the years of her middle and high schools, she played piano for the hymn choir of her church where her father preached. In 1938 she was accepted into the medical school of Zhiguang University in Shanghai. That was the second year of II Sino-Japan War. After Yin started her medical school, she had to follow her school in 1939 to evacuate to a south-western mountainous area near Kuangming, where she joined her three brothers, Chao, Chan, Qi, and acquitted her future husband Yi-Xian Lin, who were all college students except Chao, a professor. She was transferred to Sun Yat-Sen University (now ZhongShan University) during that period....[Full Story] More
	Mr. Chee Lin was the 6th of 7 siblings. Mr. Lin was born December 16, 1922 in Jieyang, Guangdong province, China. He died on January 16, 1983 in Hengyang, Hunan province. Mr. Lin served the people of Hengyang, as a medical doctor and department chair of the Radiology department, Hengyang Regional Hospital for 30 years, until the time of his passing. He was skilled and committed in his effort to bring relief to his patients from pain and illness. During the Cultural Revolution, he was persecuted as "counter-revolutionary", banished from his profession, and sent to the re-education camp to be "reformed". After the Cultural Revolution, he returned to the hospital to practice medicine. Mr. Lin loved his family: his wife, his children, and his extended family. That love had sustained him during very difficult times. Of the siblings, he was closest to his third brother Chan Lin. He worshiped his third brother, who sponsored and supported his children to study in the U.S.. His wife, children have settled in the U.S.. -Aiyi