Passing on the torch – Hope for disadvantaged kids

What do second-hand bookstores make you think of? Selling books others don't want? Cheap prices? Mr. Huang Jin-shan, who worked at the World Trade Center in Taichung before retiring, is the proprietor of Xinchuang, a small second-hand bookstore in Chiayi near Minxiong Station. For Mr. Huang, opening Xinchuang Bookshop was never about making money, but to give kids the opportunity of changing their fortunes in life.

For many people, Xinchuang Bookshop is probably just an ordinary second-hand bookstore, but for the children, it’s like a second home, where they can study with peace of mind. In Mr. Huang's eyes, every underprivileged kid is like a fallen angel. No matter what challenges lie along the way, Mr. Huang is determined to overcome any obstacles and give such kids a helping hand so they can blossom, spread their wings, and pursue their dreams in life.

以下為中文對照

提到二手書店，你會想到什麼呢?賣著別人不要的書?價格很便宜?你可曾經想過，在嘉義縣民雄車站附近，一間不起眼的二手書店裡，一位曾在世貿二館工作的退休館長，黃金山先生，開薪傳二手書店並不是為了要賺錢，而是想幫助更多的清寒孩子，讓這些孩子得以扭轉他們的命運。

薪傳對於許多人來說或許只是一家普通的二手書店，但對於這裡的小朋友來說，薪傳就像是第二個家，一個可以讓他們安心學習的地方。每個清寒孩子就像是一個落難天使，而館長，為了將他們拉拔起來，就算前方困難重重也在所不惜，讓這些落難天使有機會綻放他們的翅膀，持續追尋他們的夢想。

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