Following the revolution in China, Nan later moved to
Taiwan in 1949 where he became a well-known university professor and author, teaching at
National Chengchi University,
Chinese Culture University, and
Fu Jen Catholic University. His first book,
The Sea of Chan (禪海蠡測), was published in 1955, and was the first in a line of over 40 books and related materials published in his name. Nan's books have achieved a great deal of popularity in mainland China and Taiwan. In total, more than 20 million copies of his books have been sold in Chinese-speaking countries. Some of his more popular works have gone to a 20th printing in Taiwan and his works on Confucianism such as Another Critical Review of Confucius Analect (論語別裁) are used as standard university references in the mainland and Taiwan. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Nan mediated secret
cross-strait communications between the mainland China and Taiwan. Two of Nan's students were close confidants of Taiwan's President
Lee Teng-hui, and Nan was approached by his student Jia Yibin about creating a communication channel between Lee Teng-hui and mainland China's President
Yang Shangkun. Both Jia and Nan mediated cross-strait negotiations, and successfully realized secret chamber meetings between special envoys. In the early 1990s, Nan changed his place of residence from Taiwan to
Hong Kong. Some secret cross-strait meetings were held at Nan's private residence in Hong Kong. In January 1992, Nan signed a contract with the Chinese government and invested 92 million RMB in the
Jinhua–Wenzhou Railway, which is the first joint-stock railway in China. In 2004, Nan returned to the mainland near Suzhou. Nan died at the age of 94 on September 29, 2012. == Taihu Great Learning Center ==