Taichung Charity Auction Raised Over NT$40 Million, Patek Philippe Hunting Watch Starting at NT$4.5 Million, "She" Takes the Lead in Bidding

Our Merit Association held the "Action for Love" art charity auction tonight. There were 118 tables at the Lin Hotel. A total of 34 works were sold for charity, with a total donation of more than 40 million yuan. The finale was an extremely rare Patek Philippe hunting watch. The starting price was NT$4.5 million. He Xinchun, candidate for Taichung City of the Democratic Progressive Party, took the lead in bidding enthusiastically. Lin Changwen, managing director of Qunyuan Institution, happily won the bid with NT$5 million. All donations will be used for public welfare purposes such as the education of disadvantaged school children.

In addition to the Patek Philippe Hunting Watch, with a starting price of 5 million, there is also a bottle of "The Balvenie 50 Years Marriage 0197" whiskey, with a starting price of 1.3 million. Other items included in the auction include "African Blue Pheasant Meeting" created by the well-known anthropologist Liu Qiwei, "One Sweep to the Sky" by the architectural and aesthetic master Han Baode, and Cai Weicheng's sculpture "After Burning".

This charity auction consisted of a "love auction group" composed of county and city candidates and legislators regardless of party affiliation. Taichung City candidates Jiang Qichen and He Xinchun of the blue and green parties, Chen Suyue, Changhua County Mayor candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party, as well as legislators Huang Jianhao, Liao Weixiang, Huang Xiufang, Yan Kuanheng, Yang Qiongying, Luo Tingwei, Chen Xiubao and others attended the event to participate in the event.

This charity event was attended by high-profile guests, including Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Education Zhang Liuwanjian, founder of Qunyuan Foundation Lu Chongmin, chairman of Dajia Zhenlan Palace Yan Qingbiao, Taichung Rongzhong Dean Fu Yunqing, Ivy High School Chairman Qiu Jicheng and representatives of all levels of society.

Those who responded to the event included Chen Chongxi, chairman of Taiwan Strong Development Corporation, who donated 1.6 million yuan, Yuan Changping, the founder of Weige Education System, and the kindhearted person Jiang Junlong donated 2 million yuan, and the kindhearted person Chen Zongjie donated 2.4 million yuan.

This charity auction includes Cai Yuye's acrylic painting "Spring Morning", Shi Dejin's watercolor "Bauhinia", American contemporary artist KAWS's "Ankle Bracelet", Japanese contemporary painter Takano Manabu's oil painting "Moon, Sun and Stacked Rabbits", Wu Jianmin's wood sculpture "Auspicious Qi Yingmen", and Liang Yifen's oil painting "Women".

We Merit Association also invited students from 10 primary and secondary schools in Zhongzhangtou who have received the "Dream+" education assistance program to have a meal together. Chairman Liao Jiyou of the Everyone Merit Association said that the association has long been assisting the education of disadvantaged students and poor families in Zhongzhang, Changtou, and Tou areas. It also plans dream-realization projects such as "Building Dream School Fields" for students to become a support for young people.

Wang Kaihong, CEO of the Everyone Merit Association, said that many of the children sponsored by the association have to overcome family financial or physical obstacles. Zhou Xuanwei, a student from Qiming High School who was sponsored by the association, was blind since birth, but worked hard to pursue a musical life. He was funded by the association's "Building Dream School" project. He also sang "Thank You for Your Love" with Wu Xikun, chairman of "Fuhua Innovation" at the party this time, which was touching.

In order to save auction time, 34 items were auctioned. In addition to 11 items being auctioned on site, another 23 items were pre-auctioned and subscribed online in advance.