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书 拿督陈振南
写传
Dato Tan Chin Nam
奇
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上世纪的马来西亚诞生了许多大亨，而大亨之中 In the past century, Malaysia nurtured
绝大部份是靠房地产起家的，拿督陈振南是其中 many tycoons; among them there are
之一。但若说在商场以外，还能跨界书写出另一 many who made their fortunes in the
篇传奇事迹的大亨，恐怕不多；在西方赛马世界 real estate industry. Dato Tan Chin Nam
中，身为全球第一位华裔拿下举足轻重的墨尔本 is such a man. In the thoroughbred racing
杯冠军，同时还创下唯一获得四次冠军的马主， world, which is dominated by the West,
除了拿督陈振南，绝对无人能出其右。 Tan is the first Malaysian-Chinese horse
owner to win the heavyweight Melbourne
文 / 李红莲 访问 / 温丽琴 Cup, as well as the only person who has
TRANSLATION / EDITORIAL claimed the championship title four
times.

Tan was born and raised in Malaysia; his
ancestors came from Yongchun County,
China’s southeast Fujian Province. He
was a peddler selling chicken, but quickly
transformed into a dynamic real estate
developer due to his unique insight and
courage. People always talk about his
decisive move to buy a piece of land in

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