Think of the "Qian of the question,"

- Reading "bemoans those people and things"



Xie Xi Zhang



The last century, several decades ago, the Chinese academic talent, the stars brilliant, quite similar to the Spring and Autumn Period some grand occasion of lively debate. The last few decades, the world spinning, Yunshan barrier, although the heart and desire, but the situation at that time, we looked at had some blurred. In recent years, this is quite hard Yuenan Jun, he thing of the past in Pishajianjin, feed hook Yuen, received many, first, "Chen Yinke and Fu," appeared recently launched "from Cai to Hu Shi - Academia Sinica who people and things, "a book so the reader so that my generation can get a glimpse of that era and the academic elite of the voice and face moral cultivation.







Not long ago, there was the so-called "Qian of the question," widely circulated in the community. It is said that Mr. Qian Xuesen had left before the death of a question: "Why are our schools not always train talented people?" And thus lamented: Looking back, the students trained for so many years, yet not a single academic achievement trophies with a master of the Republic of culture compared to! Read Yuenan those people and events described by the Academia Sinica, Qian always think of this question. That really makes them feel puzzled, is one such turbulent times, the state vulnerable unbearable, warlords Daobing rest, Waikou times more than aggression, but in almost all areas erected a peaks, is still impassable of.



While writing this book did not give Yuenan "Qian of the question," the meaning of an answer, but his talk was to inspire readers to bring a lot of association and so we really feel and promote the inherent strength of these peaks rise; Maybe we can not accurately and fully describe what this power, but we have felt its presence. As the name suggests, this book was written to those people and things that Academia Sinica, they Cai to Hu in the two-term president from among the roughly 30 years long history. Academia Sinica, founded in 1928, Cai was the first dean; and President Hu also died in office on time in 1962. If that is the Chinese people, then the long night, but was studded night sky on a brilliant stars.



Academia Sinica of those people and things to write, can not but learn from their predecessors were starting to write. It was not because of Cai and Hu She also served as president of the hospital and, more importantly, only learn from older people, and we can find those people and things of the spirit of the Academia Sinica's blood, so as to understand the mountain peaks, the stars So the reason for the stars. Therefore, he not only writes from the Cai Hu Shih, and must write Wang Guowei, Liang, Chao, Chen Yin Ke, must write Li Chi, Tao Meng, Ye Qi Sun, Fu. While people behind this group belong to the Academia Sinica, but modern scholars in the school of the inheritance chain, it is indispensable, the past and a part of.











Here, the author wrote more Liang Siyong, Wu Jinding, Xia Nai, Dong Zuobin the backbone of the young, to write their growth, maturity and dying. I guess there is a history of the complex language of it, and, in particular, the archaeological group preference, Academia Sinica those people and things so much better to say that the archaeological group of History and Philology, or those people and things, the other 13 institutes people and events divisions lacking. But this does not matter, the saying goes, a drop of water can also shone bright sun, why should we care too much about it in the sun and the sea. I am here only to one person, that Liang Siyong, for example, made a little on the "Qian of the question," little emotion.







Liang Liang Siyong is the second son, the eldest son of Liang smaller than 4 years old. Liang 1915, he entered Beijing with Tsinghua school, the summer of 1923, graduated from Tsinghua University, obtaining the Harvard University with a focus Archaeology and Anthropology. Liang Siyong choose this profession as a life-long academic orientation, first by the subtle influence of his father. Liang even had such thoughts, I hope Liang Siyong After you finish it to stay around to do his aides, because, "I do non-Chinese history can become a handedly", in this case, he needs son Help. However, Liang was not a "selfish" father, for his son's future to consider, also for the Archaeology of China's future consideration, he is positive to help Liang Siyong carving their own academic path, the opportunity, as He had devoted to actively fight. Liang Siyong and coming back into the Academia Sinica's Institute of History and Philology, thanks to Liang on the recommendation of the Li Chi.







This is certainly not the most important. Liang Siyong reason for the Liang Siyong that he had been as a academic giant, a unique archaeologist, not Mr. Guo title tombstones in the line character: Deputy Director of Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - which was respect, and it is inseparable from Liang's tutor. The tutor must differ from the current Liang been flooded, and so let their children lose at the starting line of the tutors, he did not so utilitarian and short-sighted, but adhering to the traditional Chinese education, Dao Shuren more lofty and Broad and pursuit. Therefore, he will not be satisfied with merely see their children academic success, he said: "It is true that the status of the knowledge in life, is very critical, I never did not to underestimate him. However, if the emphasis on knowledge, but neglect other life important department, is impossible. "he reminded us:" Recently, the young country was learning industry news of the sentence is 'intellectual famine', but do not know there is a very important in the 'spirit of the famine' is over there. "the harm which has greatly exceeds the former, but more frightening is that, for such damage, people" not knowing more. " People "do not know spiritual life completely, then the knowledge is more useful, Gou no spiritual life of people, for the community into account, for the individual design, are less loaded a little knowledge is better." He does not want their children to school as a stepping stone, once the door was knocked, and brick will become useless. Liang had asked him "useful" and "useless" to distinguish him with Li Bai, Du Fu and Yao Chong, Song Jing examples to compare and asked: Who is their contribution to the country's more to do so? He said: "The Cultural History of China's cultural history and the sake of all mankind, Yao, Song and have a lot of money what to do. If there is no Li, Du, how much history subtractive? I also do not want to Everyone Li, Du, makes Yao, Song. to the, to each his own review of the recent sex ru, play all of their individual strengths, to Jing Xian on social, economic talent than this. "Here, I think we first need to explore further, we were beyond the capacity of higher education or the education system, only our own, it should be how to answer, "Qian of asking" what? This is everyone should seriously think about. While each of us has by no means an independent individual, and always live in the political system.