In the afternoon of November 27, 2012, Deputy Director Feng Jia and Division Chief of Project Management Yutao Hua from China National Center for Biotechnology Development (CNCBD), Ministry of Science and Technology visited the Chinese National Compound Library (CNCL). They were accompanied by Professor Meiyu Geng, Deputy Director of Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences and given a warm reception by Professor Fajun Nan and Professor Jianmin Yue (Deputy Directors of CNCL). The honorable guests were deeply impressed by the unusual history and future plan of CNCL and highly appreciated the exquisite environment, advanced instrumentation and rich culture in this state-of-the-art facility.