This is a portrait photograph of Hui Man Fai (Minhui Xu). It was attached to his application for admissions to Springfield College, then known as the International YMCA College, dated June 14, 1923.
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Minhui Xu, or Man Fai Hui as he was knonw when he was at Springfield College, is recognized the pioneer of development of Chinese soccer and volleyball. Xu is a very famous professor in sport and physical education field and made a great of contribution in Chinese volleyball and swimming. Therefore, during the 1920s-1930s, there was a common saying, “the Northern China has Ma Yuehan, and the Southern China has Xu Minhui”. Minhui Xu was born in April 18th, 1890 in Kaiping, Guangdong province. In his young age, Xu was very lively and active and liked to play sports, especially track and soccer. While Xu studied in Nan Wu (Private) Middle School (1904- 1913), he represented the school win the Group Champion in the Guangdong Province Games twice. In 1910, Xu represented the Southern China to compete in the First National Games and started to be well-known in Chinese sport world. In 1913, Xu was selected to the national track and soccer team in the First Far East Asian Games. Xu won the t
