1874年10月21日,陈嘉庚出生于福建省同安县一个叫集美的小渔村。这个小渔村在教育、文化上的落后状态,给他留下了非常深刻的印象,这个印象也是他日后决心办教育改变家乡面貌的最初动力。出身于华侨世家的陈嘉庚从17岁开始侨居新加坡,从1904年到1934年一直在新加坡经营工商业。由于他重视市场信息、重视信誉、重视培养经营管理人才,到1925年他在 October 21, 1874, Chen Jiageng was born in Tongan County, Fujian Province, a small fishing village called Jimei. This small fishing village left a very deep impression on him in terms of educational and cultural backwardness. This impression is also the initial impetus for his future determination of running education to change his hometown. Tan Kah Kee from overseas Chinese family began living in Singapore as a 17-year-old and has been trading business in Singapore from 1904 to 1934. Because of his emphasis on market information, attention to credibility, attention to the development of management personnel, by 1925 he was