庚寅年仲春,一位在中国文物收藏界耳熟能详的大收藏家徐展堂因突发疾病,经多方抢救无效,于4月2日上午11时在北京病逝,终年69岁。徐展堂先生生前是全国政协常委、香港北海集团名誉主席及执行董事、《收藏》杂志社名誉社长、世界十大中国文物收藏家之一。他的不幸逝世,是中国文博界、收藏界的一大损失,我们深表痛惜。本刊特将所发唁电及杨才玉总编新年致徐展堂先生的慰问信全文刊发,以示怀念。 Gengyin Chung Chun, a well-known Chinese collectors in the collection of Chinese collectors Xu Zhantang due to sudden illness, after multi-rescued invalid, at 11 o’clock on the April 2 died in Beijing, at the age of 69. Mr. Xu Zhantang was a member of CPPCC Standing Committee, Honorary Chairman and Executive Director of Hong Kong Beihai Group, honorary president of “Collectible” magazine and one of the world’s top ten collectors of Chinese cultural relics. His unfortunate death is a huge loss to the Chinese literary community and the collecting community. We deeply deplore it. The full text of the letter of condolences sent by Mr. Xu Zhaitang and editor-in-chief at the eve of the launch of the essay by the Chief Executive Yang Caoyu was published in full display in memory of miss.