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If you ever have a
chance to go to China, you should pay a visit to Xiamen, a coastal
city in Fujian Provice. When you are in Xiamen, people will
all direct you to Gulangyu, a small island by itself. You
should also pay a visit to Xiamen University, the place where
I spent about ten years.
The city, the island, and the campus are all
beautiful. You would see big palm trees around red brick
buildings. Beach is just 10 to 30 minutes' walk. You
can wade or swim, in the sea, even in winter if you are
brave enough. There used to be a time when you could hear
rumbling loudspeakers from the military barracks across the seas.
They talked the same language, but attacking each other most of
the time, one side being the Communist, while the other being
Guomintang, or Nationalist. Briefly in 1958, words turned
into artillery.
Neither side shells each other now. Instead,
talks are going on, and communication and trasportation are slowly
taking place. May we wish that people on both sides are
wise enough to learn to live peacefully and happily forever.
Becoming
a graduate student
Days as
a graduate student
Days as a teacher
Homepage
of Xiamen University
Xiamen
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虽然厦门不是我的出生地，但那向往之心是从小就有的。从1978年去厦门大学当研究生并留校任教，到1988年来美，也住了十年了。
记得曾天蒙蒙亮时就起床去晨练。400米的跑道跑到五圈，单杆引体向上九下。记得跨过有炮弹孔的水泥路到校图书馆去查资料，从藏书室的一个接一个的不见阳光的内室走进去，可以找到尘封多年的外文书
，大都是二十年代和三十年代出版的。记得带两个孩子周末去大礼堂看电影。他们还小，就坐在座位间的扶手上。还记得“特区班”毕业了，设宴招待教他们的老师们。班上的同学一个个特别热情地来跟我干杯。事后才承认他们本来是想把我灌醉的。
当研究生的日子
当先生的日子
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