2010年12月8日凌晨,许老走了!他走得那么仓促,又那么平静。去世前夜,他留下一封催促美术分类全集尽快收尾的信就悄悄走了,他没有惊动任何人。中国出版界一颗闪亮的巨星划过长空悄然西沉。我们无比悲痛!许老早在改革开放初期即担任中共中央宣传部出版局局长,国家出版局副局长。他 In the early hours of December 8, 2010, Xu Lao was gone! He walked so hasty and so calm. On the eve of his death, he left a letter urging the closing of the complete collection of fine arts to be quietly gone without disturbing anyone. A glittering superstar in the Chinese publishing world walks across the sky quietly. We are extremely sad! Xu as early as the beginning of reform and opening up the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee Publications Department, deputy director of the State Bureau of publishing. he