Professor Xiangdong Fu from University of California, San Diego (UCSD) visited the Chinese National Compound Library (CNCL) in the afternoon of April 14, 2012. He was accompanied by Dr. Jia Li, Assistant Director of Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Professor Ming-Wei Wang briefly introduced the history and development plan of the library. This state-of-the-art research facility and its cultural environment greatly impressed the guest.