Yuan Longping, the renowned and respected Chinese scientist often taken for a farmer, has found the world a way out of famine. Unde-terred by the prevailing ignorance of heterosis in rice and other self-pollinating plants, he has dedicated himself to research into hybrid rice since the 1960s, and his feats have won him the accolade "father of hybrid rice" and earned him the honor of being made foreign associate of the US National Academy of Sciences Why is Yuan so obsessed by hybrid rice research? How did he manage with such simple conditions, scarce aterials, backward technol-ogy and insufficient information? What global impacts will Yuan and his team have? This book may give the answers.
This book is not meant to be a general history of Tibet, nor a Tibetan adventureor folklore monograph. It focuses on the attempts being made today to solve the riddles and confusion surrounding Tibet, including contemplations, reflections, in-depth discussions, and plain narrations in a language of honesty and sincerity. It also expresses a feeling of fraternity towards Tibetan patriots and a longing for a beautiful tomorrow for Tibet. Careful readers may be inspired and moved by its content.
This book is not meant to be a general history of Tibet, nor a Tibetan adventureor folklore monograph. It focuses on the attempts being made today to solve the riddles and confusion surrounding Tibet, including contemplations, reflections, in-depth discussions, and plain narrations in a language of honesty and sincerity. It also expresses a feeling of fraternity towards Tibetan patriots and a longing for a beautiful tomorrow for Tibet. Careful readers may be inspired and moved by its content.
本书从《列异传》、《搜神记》、《幽明录》、《世说新语》等汉魏六朝(公元前206—公元589年)小说中遴选90篇，展示了中国古代小说童年期的大致面貌。汉魏六朝小说大致可分为三种，类是记叙神、仙、鬼、怪的志怪书，如《列异传》、《搜神记》等等，第二类记叙历史人物事件但掺杂了较多怪诞无稽的内容，有人称它们为杂史杂传，如《燕丹子》、《汉武故事》等等，第三类是记叙当时名士的卓然不群的举止言行的志人书，如《世说新语》等等。这些古小说除杂史杂传的篇幅较长之外，大都是丛残小语，故事粗陈梗概，有的还谈不上是故事。它们文字简古，但文约而事丰，用极简练的文字就可以叙说极复杂的事物。汉魏六朝小说很早就流传到国外。本书选用的英文译本，系中国著名的文学翻译家杨宪益、戴乃迭夫妇所译。这是当今众多英译本中的一种。
AConciseHistoryofChineseLiteratureconsistsoftechapters,eachofwhichrepresentsahistoricalperiodfromtheoriginsofwritingithePre-Qieratothepresentday,from"GuaJu"ofthethree-thousand-year-oldC/assicofPoetrytotheauthorMoYan,whoreceivedtheNobelPrizeforLiteraturei2012.TakingothevastnessofChineseliteratureithisoneshortvolume,wehavehadnochoicebuttooverlookmanyexcellentworksofliteratureifavorofthemostrepresentativeauthorsandworks.Wehopethatfromthesecarefullychosetextsyouwillbeabletodiscoverthebrevity,elegance,andcharmofliteratureiChinese,andthattheseshortwritingswillhelpyoutakethefirststepstounderstandinghowChinesepeopleexpresstheiremotionsandthoughtsthroughliterature.
