Go back to the valley to farm

Chapter 961
Chapter 960 The Great Book of Huanghuang

A group of children nodded their heads, especially Wang Meixian, a gifted schoolmaster whose teacher would find it troublesome to look up a dictionary on weekdays, but today was a real eye-opening education. Grandpa Siyuan's skills are so meticulous!
Leading the children into the research room, Shirly introduced to everyone: "On weekdays, there are requirements for book protection, lighting, and indoor gas. Today is because of everyone's arrival and grandpa's contribution to this set of books. It is really huge, so the school gave special permission to let the children in Lijiagou see the true appearance of the full set of book showrooms. Ordinary tourists will never come here."

"This is the real research room. Books are taken out from the showroom just now, and research is carried out here. The scanning of the text content was completed by my grandfather during his school days. Using the most advanced scanning technology at that time, we strived to maximize the The amount of information stored in the scanned data.”

"In addition to writing work, peripheral research also includes projects such as paper, ink, lithographic engraving, and binding methods, which are completed in this laboratory."

After speaking, he opened a book next to the researcher with his gloved hand: "The biggest and most important difference between "The Collection of Ancient and Modern Books" and other Chinese classical books is that it contains a large number of illustrations."

"Look, everyone, for example, this book is about water conservancy projects in ancient China. It's an article in the "Complete Book of Agricultural Administration" called "Shui Zha Tu Shuo."

"Water fence is also used to block the water by rowing wood. If the bank of the stream is a little deeper and the field is at a high place, and the water cannot reach it, then a fence is made on the upper stream to contain the water, so that it can flow out from the side to irrigate and reach the field."

"Its system: vertical piles should be planted in a row, and the piles should be rested with cows, and the poles should be lumber, and the stones are still used for high barriers. The poles are tilted to invite the water, and the fence is the smallest."

"For example, in the land of Qin and Yong Dynasties, huge gates were used to reject the river and water. The Mengli House, the age and ability, can identify the required artifacts. It is deeply planted with piles of wood and lined with stones. It can be as long as a hundred steps, and the height can be found. Zhang, to cut across the middle stream, so that it enters the ditch port, and the number of acres irrigated is tens of millions, and it is called Luhai."

"Children, next is the most important part of this set of books: it is now specially listed in the map to show the size regulation, and the other side will follow it. The water is useful water, and the field is not dry, so it is fenced. The painting next to it is the legend of the water fence."

"Atlases were very difficult in ancient China. Unlike writing, words can be printed using movable type, while atlases must be carved into wood or stone blocks before they can be printed."

"This set of books is equipped with a large number of illustrations, and the illustrations are exquisite. They are not only scientific and practical illustrations, but can even be said to be exquisite print art works."

"Everyone, read this book, "Museum Quantity Weaving of Herbs and Woods". Is this picture of a camellia a good line drawing? If you add color, is it a perfect meticulous painting?"

After the explanation, not only the children benefited a lot and nodded, even the adults like Ayin and Li Junge felt it was an eye-opener.

The boys are being honest now. After knowing the background of the top ten universities in the world, they finally have a little bit of clues.

After coming out of the Butler Library, I went to St. Paul's Church where the Divinity School is located, the School of Architecture, and the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Continuing to the south, between the Business School and the Department of Mathematics, there is the famous iconic statue of Columbia University. The children opened their eyes wide: "Wow - the big lion."

Alice said: "Columbia's mascot is a lion, and our school badge is a shield and a lion. This Columbia lion is a gift from alumnus and author Greg Wyatt at the 250th anniversary celebration. The lion's body is carved in bronze. It has The name is called Scholar Lion. It expresses the strong enterprising spirit of this Columbia University scholar."

Li Junge folded his palms together and said, "Forge ahead bravely and tirelessly. Amitabha, so good."

Alice wondered, "What are you doing, Erpi?"

Li Junge said with a smile: "Your methods of learning have a lot in common with Buddhist practice."

After speaking, I caught a glimpse of Shirly and Wang Meixian muttering something aside, and from time to time pointed at the bronze lion and asked, "What are you trying to do?"

Wang Meixian said: "Sister Shirly said that we can secretly ride a lion to take pictures at night. She said she did this when she first entered school."

Looking at the giggling Shirly and Alice, Li Junge had no choice but to praise: "I think you two are the real two skins. Which eye of mine sees you as if you are studying for a PhD?"

There are many activities on the lawn of the campus. Many students are playing games and playing football. Some are sitting in twos and threes, chatting and reading. There is also a group of black people dancing street dances with drums and loud music.

Let the children go to have fun, and they found a lawn to sit down and rest.

Li Junge noticed that there were a lot of Chinese people coming and going around him, and most of them spoke mainland Mandarin. He couldn't help asking, "Are there many Chinese students in Columbia University?"

Alice said: "There are quite a lot of them, and there are also many tourists. Columbia University should be the most friendly American university for Chinese students."

Shirly said: "This is not only related to the traditional origin of Columbia University and China, but also to the countless outstanding figures who have emerged among Chinese overseas students."

Alice said: "In terms of liberal arts, Hu Shi, Feng Youlan, Ma Yinchu, Tao Xingzhi, Xu Zhimo, Wen Yiduo, Liang Shiqiu and many other pioneers of modern Chinese thought and culture are Columbia alumni."

"In terms of science, there are Chinese-American physicist and Nobel Prize winner Li Zhengdao; Chinese-American physicist and Wolf Prize winner, Wu Jianxiong, the 'Madame Curie of China'; Kai-fu Lee, an official and computer science researcher."

Shirly said: "There are also many people who are active in the Chinese entertainment industry and are also Columbia alumni."

Not counting those in the entertainment circle, the big bosses in front, especially the ideological and cultural bosses, are all like thunder, and anyone who picks them up will make Li Junge look up.

Alice said: "With such a relationship, there are quite a lot of Chinese students in the school. For example, the Department of Statistics almost all pays for Chinese students."

By the time the children were called back, it was almost two o'clock in the afternoon, and the group was about to speed up and leave the campus through the south gate.

Visitors like them can be seen everywhere along the way, as well as students who are studying, discussing, and playing.

Along the way, there are many foraging pigeons and little squirrels jumping around, which also attract children's strong interest.

On the gable wall of Columbia University’s School of Journalism on the south side of the “College Walkway”, Li Junge discovered that there was a portrait of a great Chinese figure hanging there. Then he recalled that Snow, the author of “Red Stars Shine on China”, was a graduate of Columbia University’s School of Journalism.

I saw a familiar scene on the road, and many Chinese students went in with their lunch boxes.

Alice was going to take Li Junge and his party to eat Chinese food on campus. Li Junge pointed to those Chinese students: "Where did the lunch boxes in their hands come from?"

Alice said, "That's takeaway from the off-campus pickup truck."

Li Junge said with a smile: "There is nothing new in the world. The canteen inside the school must not taste as good as the small stalls outside the school."

Shirly laughed loudly: "Then shall we eat that too?"

A group of people ran out of the campus laughing and joking, and sure enough, they saw a small truck lined up in front of it. The truck was covered with small pictures of various dishes. At first glance, it was standard Chinese food. There was a sign on the front of the truck—— "Kaifeng snacks".

Everyone lined up, the two sisters really knew each other all the way on this campus, and from time to time someone would come over to say hello to them.

Li Junge chatted with the young man in front of the queue, and learned that this young man came to graduate school from Chengdu Electronics University.

Here, a person from the province is regarded as a fellow villager. When he heard that Li Junge came from Lijiagou, the boy in front couldn't help being very enthusiastic.

On the contrary, Li Junge was a little surprised. At first glance, this kid looked like he didn't listen to anything outside the window, and he only studied mathematics, physics and chemistry.

After inquiring about it, I found out that one of the engineering dogs of Columbia University was originally a local product of Lijiagou.

Zhao Huaqiang is the new idol of these people.

Then the kid started to talk with Li Junge about Zhao Huaqiang, a bunch of information science terms, mathematics terms, statistics terms, so that Li Junge seemed to be listening to heaven, and kept patting the boy's shoulder: "Student, classmate, we are here, it's your turn It's time for dinner..."

After waving goodbye to the enthusiastic students from the Electrical Engineering Department, Li Junge began to invite the children to come and order food.

The box lunch is six dollars a piece, with braised pork, crispy fish, shredded pork with green peppers, sweet and sour lotus root... a lot of hometown dishes.

A group of people returned to the campus lawn to eat lunch in a posture, and each other picked out the food in each other's lunch boxes, which made it a lively scene.

Li Junge said to A Yin: "I can definitely get this taste out, six dollars a lunch box, I think it looks like there are at least five hundred a day, that's a solid three thousand dollars, it's really not old or young after a year..."

Ayin smiled and said, "I think you seem to be making money faster by fishing. You only came a few days earlier than us, and you earned 60 US dollars."

Liang Huili said with a smile: "Ayin really found a wealthy son-in-law, he is simply a living God of Wealth, and he must make a good offering when he returns home."

Ayin laughed and refused to follow, and bumped Liang Huili with her shoulder.

A soil turtle is surrounded by four beauties, and a group of children, big and small, are running around. They are still so happy, and the people passing by are acting stupid. This is... the ancient Chinese family has crossed?
Ayin ate ginger and shredded pork, and said with a smile, "I don't know if I don't come out. It turns out that Alice and Shirly, as well as rice dumplings and taro, even Huaqiang's influence on the campus of Columbia University is so great."

Li Junge was a little unbelievable: "The main reason is that there are often big fish in Lijiagou. We juniors are in front of them, so we really can't handle it. When we return to Lijiagou, we are as good as cats. There is a piece of sky outside..."

Liang Huili pointed her chopsticks at a group of eating children around her: "When this group grows up and spreads out, then our Lijiagou will be as stable as Mount Tai."

Li Junge said with a smile: "Actually, it is similar to the old way of Mr. Shenqing and Shenqin. There is nothing new under the sun, but the cultivation of family talents has become the cultivation of local talents."

(End of this chapter)