Shantou University is a provincial university co-built by the Ministry of Education, Guangdong Province and Li Ka Shing Foundation, and the only public university in the world that is continuously funded by the private foundation Li Ka Shing Foundation. The library was built by Mr. Li Ka-shing, and designed by Chen Ruixian, a famous Taiwanese architect named by Mr. Li Ka-shing. It is known as the "most beautiful library in Asia". The appearance is general and the interior is not seen because it cannot be entered. The entrance sculpture "Building Yourself • Pursuit of Nothing" was created by the famous British master of art Zadok Ben – David.