Xinhua News Agency, Hangzhou, December 3 (Reporter Cui Li) On the afternoon of December 2, strolling along the West Lake in Hangzhou, Kong Xiaowen, a young scholar from Poland, took out his mobile phone from time to time to take photos, communicated with young scholars from all over the world who came to China, and recorded their "immersion" cultural collection trip during the "Liangzhu Forum".
From December 1st to 3rd, the first "Liangzhu Forum" was held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. During the forum, Kong Xiaowen and more than 40 young scholars from more than 30 countries participated in the sub-forum on "Exchanges and Mutual Learning between Chinese and Foreign Civilizations in the Eyes of Young Sinologists in the New Era".
Born in Warsaw, Poland, the 29-year-old is currently pursuing a doctorate at the University of Warsaw, where he also works as a teaching assistant in the Department of Sinology. About seven years ago, XiChinese he discovered that Chinese was very different from the Polish language system, but there were also similarities in pronunciation, such as the pronunciation of j, q and x in Chinese was very similar to that in Polish. In his opinion, the grammar of Chinese is very concise, but very beautiful. "I increasingly want to better understand Chinese history through Chinese. He said.
He said: "In the process of studying Chinese culture and Chinese civilization, the biggest difficulty encountered by foreigners is their understanding of Chinese culture, history and philosophy. In my opinion, China is not only a country with a long history, but also a great civilization. ”
During the forum, Kong Xiaowen visited the Liangzhu Museum and said: "This trip to Liangzhu has given me the opportunity to truly touch ancient Chinese culture. China's history is very rich and continuous, and to study Chinese history, it is necessary to understand the history of China in different periods. ”
At present, Kong Xiaowen's main research direction is the cultural exchange between China and the West during the Ming and Qing dynasties. He believes that the cultural exchanges between China and the West during this period prove that Chinese civilization and European civilization once lived in peace, which is completely different from the actions of Western imperialism in the 19th century, and also different from Samuel Huntington's view of the "clash of civilizations" view, and the contact of civilizations in different parts of the world does not necessarily mean that there will be conflicts.
I was able to communicate with young scholars from all over the world, which was the most important thing I learned from this 'Liangzhu Forum', and I was very happy to meet so many outstanding scholars, understand their perspectives on Chinese culture and history, and have the opportunity to share my own research results with them. Kong Xiaowen said, "In the future, I hope to promote mutual understanding and cooperation between Chinese civilization and European civilization through my historical research." (ENDS).