Feng Ming-chu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Feng.

Feng Ming-chu (born 22 July 1950) is a Taiwanese historian who served as Director of National Palace Museum from September 2012 to 20 May 2016.^[1] She is also the director general of the Chinese Association of Museums and a researcher for the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission. She is an expert on the history of the Qing dynasty and Tibet.

Feng Ming-chu
馮明珠
Director of National Palace Museum
In office 18 September 2012 – 20 May 2016
Preceded by	Chou Kung-shin
Succeeded by	Lin Jeng-yi
Personal details
Born	(1950-07-22) 22 July 1950 (age 75) Tiu Keng Leng, British Hong Kong
Nationality	Republic of China
Education	National Taiwan University (BA)
Occupation	Historian
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	馮明珠
Simplified Chinese	冯明珠
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Féng Míngzhū

Early life and education

Feng was born in Tiu Keng Leng in British Hong Kong in 1950, with her ancestral home in Huangpi, Hubei. She graduated in 1974 from National Taiwan University, where she studied history under Li Shouli.

Career

After graduation, she began working in National Palace Museum in 1978. She rose up through the ranks and served as its deputy director from May 2008 to September 2012, after which she replaced Chou Kung-shin as Director of the Museum.^[2][3]

Upon retirement from the position of the museum director, Feng announced her plan of accepting the position of an adviser for the Palace Museum in Beijing.^[4][5]