"The Biographical Account of Bai Longshan Ren: Wang Yiting" is the most comprehensive biography of Mr. Wang Yiting to date, presented in a hardcover edition with numerous illustrations, making it exceptionally thorough. Wang Yiting (1867—1938), also known as Bai Longshan Ren, hailed from Wuxing, Zhejiang (now Huzhou). At the age of 13, he became an apprentice at the Shenyu Bank in Shanghai and pursued foreign language studies in his spare time at the Guang Fang Yan Hall.

In the 13th year of the Guangxu reign (1887), he started working on the "Tian Yu" sandboat engaged in maritime trade. He eventually rose to the position of manager for the vessel. In the 33rd year of the Guangxu reign (1907), he was appointed as a buyer for the Japanese Nichi-Sei Steamship Company in Shanghai, concurrently holding a similar position with the Osaka Shosen Kaisha Company.

During the periods of the Xinhai Revolution and the "Second Revolution," he supported and funded the revolutionary cause. He successively held positions such as Minister of Agriculture, Industry, and Commerce of the Shanghai Military Government, director of the China Electric Corporation, director of the Bank of China Commercial Savings, director of the Dada Inland Navigation Company, and chairman of the Huzhou Electric Light Company.

From the 1st to the 3rd year of the Xuantong reign (1909—1911), he served as the director of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce and Industry for three consecutive terms. In the 1st year of the Republic of China (1912), he was elected as an associate director of the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce. He was elected twice as a director of the chamber during the 5th and 7th years of the Republic of China.

Later, he became the chairman of the Central Relief Preparation Fund. Wang Yiting was a devout Buddhist, holding various positions including executive committee member and executive chairman of the Chinese Buddhist Association, chairman of the Buddhist Publication Society, and chief of the World Buddhist Laity Association.

In his later years, he devoted himself to painting and various charitable endeavors. He co-founded the Chinese and Foreign Aid Society, orphanages, disability centers, the Chinese Relief Fund for Women and Children, Tongren Fuyuan Tang, and Pushan Shanzhuang. After the August 13th Incident, he initiated the establishment of a refugee relief organization and the creation of refugee shelters."

《白龙山人:王一亭传》是至今为止最为全面的一部王一亭先生传记，精装附大量插图，非常完备。王一亭(1867—1938)，名震，别号白龙山人，浙江吴兴(今湖州)人。13岁时进上海慎余钱庄当学徒，业余时间在广方言馆学外语。清光绪十三年(1887年)，他做经营海运业务的“天余号”沙船跑街，後升任该号经理。光绪三十三年(1907年)，被聘为日本日清汽船株式会社在沪买办，同时兼任日本大阪商船会社的买办。辛亥革命和“二次革命：’时期，他拥护和资助革命，先後出任上海军政府农工商务总长、华商电气公司董事、中华商业储蓄银行董事、大达内河轮船公司董事、湖州电灯公司董事长等职。宣统元年至三年(1909—1911)，三次连任上海商务总会议董。民国元年(1912年)当选上海总商会协理。民国五年、民国七年两次连任上海总商会会董。後任中央救灾准备金保管委员会委员长。王一亭信奉佛教，担任过中国佛教会执行委员、常务委员，佛学书局董事长，世界佛教居士林林长等职。晚年，潜心作画并致力於各种慈善事业，与他人共办华洋义赈会、孤儿院、残疾院、中国救济妇孺会、同仁辅元堂、普善山庄等。八一三事变後，他发起组织难民救济会，筹设难民收容所。

The book takes Shanghai and Beijing as its research subjects, exploring the similarities and differences between 'Jingpai culture' and 'Haipai culture' from three dimensions: urban, cultural, and human, primarily in the contemporary context, over a span of approximately a century

本书以上海和北京这两个城市的研究对象,从城市、文化、人三个维度,在大约一个世纪的时间跨度内,以当代为主,探讨了“京派文化”和“海派文化”的异同。