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Honours and Recognition Conferred

:: Madam Tsar Teh-yun's (蔡德允女士) contribution to the advancement of Guqin music and promotion of Chinese culture in education had gained her recognition and honour. In 2001, she set up the Tsar Teh-yun Endowment Scholarship Fund to promote Classical Chinese literature education and research. ::


Madam Tsar was born in 1905. She was the last of the older generation of qin masters born in China. She was a member of the Fan Chuan School and her teacher was Shen Caonong. Madam Tsar had nurtured many of today's fine qin players, scholars and teachers.
Madam Tsar Teh-yun passed away peacefully on June 10th, 2007 at the age of 102. Her funeral service was held on June 17th, 2007 at North Point Methodist Church in Hong Kong.