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Shi Wen-long

Shi Wen-long is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Shi Wen-long rather than just read about it. In short: Shi Wen-long or Hsu Wen-lung (Chinese: 許文龍; pinyin: Xǔ Wénlóng; Wade–Giles: Hsü Wen-lung; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khó͘ bûn-liông; 25 February 1928 – 18 November 2023) was a Taiwanese businessman and the founder of Chi Mei Corporation, the largest maker of ABS resin in the world. He was ranked among Forbes' world's richest people.

Key takeaways

Shi Wen-long belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Shi Wen-long to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Shi Wen-long from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Shi Wen-long or Hsu Wen-lung (Chinese: 許文龍; pinyin: Xǔ Wénlóng; Wade–Giles: Hsü Wen-lung; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khó͘ bûn-liông; 25 February 1928 – 18 November 2023) was a Taiwanese businessman and the founder of Chi Mei Corporation, the largest maker of ABS resin in the world. He was ranked among Forbes' world's richest people. He was the chairman of Chi Mei until his resignation in 2004, although he still held significant stakes in the company and sat on its board. Shi was a senior advisor to Chen Shui-bian during his presidency and was known to support pro-Taiwan independence causes, a stance which made him unpopular with mainland China. He claimed that Taiwanese women who acted as comfort women during Japanese rule were not forced to do so, which created much controversy. Reportedly, Chi Mei Group faced pressure from the Chinese government, and after the Anti-Secession Law passed in 2005, Shi renounced Taiwan independence. In 1992, Shi founded the Chimei Museum, which collects valuable string instruments made by Antonio Stradivari, Guarneri del Gesù, and other famous artisans. The museum holds the world's largest collection of violins. Shi was an amateur performing concert violinist. Shi Wen-long died on 18 November 2023, at the age of 95.

References

External links Hsu's letter a timely lesson for everyone

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Shi Wen-long

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Shi Wen-long claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Shi Wen-long before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Shi Wen-long ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Shi Wen-long

In research: Shi Wen-long appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Shi Wen-long in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Shi Wen-long is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1928 births, 2023 deaths, 20th-century Taiwanese businesspeople, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Shi Wen-long outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Shi Wen-long in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Shi Wen-long means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Shi Wen-long out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Shi Wen-long in simple terms?

Why does Shi Wen-long matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Shi Wen-long?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Shi Wen-long.