Author: Bai Feng (Vice Chairman of Shaanxi Provincial Literary and Art Critics Association, Chairman of Weinan Municipal Literary and Art Critics Association)
Leave the east gate of Weinan City, walk about 20 kilometers along the national highway on the south bank of the Wei River, and arrive at Longtanbao Village in Huazhou District. Longtan Fort is a place with a very beautiful scenery. In the south of the village, the Qinling Mountains are in the north of the village, and in the north of the village, there is a densely populated county town and a village on the Guanzhong Plain. A clear stream passes through the houses covered with green trees, quietly flows through the stone channel, and disappears at the entrance of the village... In the bamboo forest on the east side of the village, there is a decaying courtyard, covered with weeds and logs, which is like a small building built with the solemnity of the past. On the wall outside the house, a stone tablet is inlaid with the words "Yang Shuji, Yang Zhongjian's former residence". This was carved by the Yang family of Longtan Fort to commemorate the uncle and nephew.
geologist and paleontologist Yang Zhongjian (1897-1979) is the pioneer and founder of Chinese vertebrate paleontology and is respected by the industry as the "father of Chinese dinosaurs". In addition to professional research, he has a rich background in many languages, and loves poetry and prose writing. When he was studying abroad, he wrote many poems about homesickness and patrioticism. After returning to China, during his long field inspection, he recorded his actions, seeing, thinking and thinking from time to time, and created many travel notes, which can be called a writer among scientists.
1941, the "Xu Lufenglong" named by Yang Zhongjian was in the formation site in Chongqing. Data picture
Longtan Fort is the hometown of Yang Zhongjian, known as the "father of Chinese dinosaurs". In front of the village, there is an open land, and Yang Songxuan and Yang Zhongjian Memorial Park is established. In the garden, there is Yang Songxuan’s cemetery and many commemorative stone carvings. There are also monuments to commemorate Yang Zhongjian from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Museum of Natural History. There are also stone carvings extracted some of his inspirational words, surrounding the monument - flowers and green branches and leaves in front of the monument, and many tourists come to pay homage.
Yang Zhongjian was born in a scholarly family. His grandfather once founded the Fengyang Academy at the address of Guanyin Temple outside Longtanbao Village, which was the earliest school in Huazhou. His father, Yang Songxuan, was the founder of the famous Xianlin Middle School in the Weihe River Basin. After his death, Mr. Yu Youren wrote a book saying "Great virtue and profound education", which gave him a very high evaluation. The young Yang Zhongjian studied in another place with his teaching father. Later, Xianlin Middle School was founded, so he went to school nearby. In his hometown, Longtan Fort, he spent his entire youth. The beautiful natural environment of his hometown and the family atmosphere of his upward reading have become a homesickness that he cannot forget for a long time.
1917, Yang Zhongjian first studied in the preparatory course and was admitted to the Department of Geology of Peking University the second year. He established the "Gongjin Society" with Wei Yechou, Li Zizhou and others, founded the "Gongjin" magazine, and published articles exposing the tyranny of warlords. During the May Fourth Movement, he participated in the struggle to burn Zhaojialou and beat Zhang Zongxiang. In 1921, he was elected as the Executive Director of the Young China Society and wrote a letter to Mao Zedong, who was in Hunan at the time, asking him to fill in the volunteer of the Young China Society . Mao Zedong quickly replied.
1924, with the recommendation of teacher Li Siguang, Yang Zhongjian was admitted to the Department of Geology, University of Munich, Germany. During his nearly five years of studying abroad, he has read a lot of books. While focusing on vertebrate paleontology, he also took geography and zoology. His classmates called him a "learning madman." He obtained his Ph.D. with honors in 1927. Afterwards, he successively studied in Sweden , Belgium , Britain, France and other countries. In 1928, he returned to China through Eastern Europe through the Soviet Union.
After returning to China, Yang Zhongjian participated in the excavation of the prehistoric site in Zhoukoudian, Beijing. Unfortunately, he did not personally discover the skull of the "Beijing Ape Man", but his assistant and academic comrade-in-arms Pei Wenzhong first discovered it. This may be a regret for Yang Zhongjian, but God always favors those who keep "forward" at the peak of science. His lifelong career "mainly investigating geology and bone-harvesting fossils". At the same time, he also conducted a serious and valuable investigation of the local social environment and humanities.
"The War of Resistance depends entirely on one general's promise. Why do you need to deal with the country with hair?
Yang Zhongjian likes to write poetry, with a time span of more than half a century. I have seen about 2,000 poems so far, and published "Selected Poems and Prose of Yang Zhongjian". His poems are like his scientific travel not only reflect the work history, but also record and express thoughts and emotions. At first, he did not want to embark on the path of scientific research, but wanted to engage in literary and artistic creation. At that time, he wanted to go to the Department of Philosophy. When he was a teenager, he was very addicted to the "confused" shadow puppet drama that has been passed down to this day in his hometown. He was influenced by his experience and once created the shadow puppet "Lin Zexu", but unfortunately he has not been preserved. This is the path of life, and you often have to choose it yourself. However, the seeds of literature have been sprouting in his heart. In "The Memoirs of Yang Zhongjian", he said, "Under the influence of new ideas, I gradually became interested in writing poetry", and it was unstoppable.
Yang Zhongjian has been studying abroad for a long time, and his hometown is lost in his country and his deep homeland complex is revealed in his poems. Family and country are the roots of people. The so-called feelings for family and country are inseparable from the feelings of national sovereignty, beautiful mountains, splendid culture and fellow countrymen. Although he is in a foreign country, he always cares about his own country. On the Mid-Autumn Festival in 1924, the bright moon was in the sky, and Yang Zhongjian was alone, wandering on the empty playground of the University of Munich, Germany. The thoughts of the homeland spread to his heart, and he couldn't help but write "Jiazi Mid-Autumn Festival". The third one said:
I miss the autumn banquet of reunion tonight, and the situation of the wandering son was once rapped on the lips of a loving mother several times!
The pain of a lonely journey in a foreign city is only worthy of worshipping in front of the moon.
He thought of the dire straits of the motherland:
State affairs! It's like darkness, and it's like
's like dying. A cold moon, how many dispersed streams are shining on
, how many guns are smelly?
The storm is like a rock, and the rooster crows. The motherland of semi-colonial semi-feudal is in the cold, and the people cry hungry and cry cold. The wanderers far away on the Rhine River "mother the hardships of people's livelihood" and can't help but "sigh the long breath to cover their tears." He is determined to work hard to learn, learn skills well, and serve the country in the future.
1928, Yang Zhongjian returned to China after studying and "has been a guest in a foreign land for several years, but now fortunately he has returned to the place." He put down his luggage and received a letter of employment from " Central Geological Survey Institute ", went to work in Zhoukoudian, Beijing, settled the work at hand, and hurried back to Longtan Fort. This is where he plays and enjoys his childhood and youth, and there are also his close relatives who are loved by him. His wife is also sleeping in this verdant hot land surrounded by mountains and water. After returning from thousands of miles, she eagerly returns to her hometown. Her joy is beyond words: she has been wandering in a foreign land for more than 0 years, but she has not seen the wheat sprouts at home.
Now you are here to stay for a while and talk to your neighbors about the vicissitudes of life.
Hometown is located in the eastern part of the rich Guanzhong Plain known as the "Nation of Heavenly Prefecture" in ancient times, and is rich in wheat. Wheat, which is said to originate from the fertile crescent area of West Asia, gradually spreads to my country and East Asia through southwestern Central Asia. In the mid-1980s, archaeologists collected grain specimens such as carbonized wheat through inspections of the Huishandui site in the Hexi Corridor. They learned that my country began to plant wheat as early as 5,000 years ago - and the climate, soil and water conservancy conditions of the Guanzhong Plain are very suitable for the growth of wheat. Therefore, in early summer, the 800-mile Qinchuan "Wheat Waves Shakes Gold". The great poet of the Tang Dynasty Bai Juyi described in " Watching the wheat ": "The wind blows in the south at night, and the wheat covers the yellow wheat" is the scene described - "The yellow wheat shoots are yellow" is a special and beautiful scenery on both sides of the Wei River. At this time, the poet returned to his hometown and "opened a pavilion to face the garden with his neighbors, talking about mulberry and hemp". Naturally, he had endless words to say and the joy was also tangible. The scenery that has not been seen for many years has finally come to my mind. How can I not be excited? Sitting in the stream, bamboo forest and green shade of Longtan Fort's hometown, I talked about my longing for a long time and the changes in life with my relatives and friends, and lamented the hasty life, which was really comfortable... Moreover, "It's the beautiful scenery in April, the wheat seedlings are bright and the cauliflower is yellow", and "the fragrance of apricot flowers is still ten miles away."
However, soon, his father and educator Yang Songxuan passed away.Two years ago, the elderly were still healthy as usual, but now they are separated by heaven and earth, which is very sad. Recalling when he left home, his father and mother sent him to the bridge of Luowen River in his hometown. Under the bridge was clear flowing water, like the sorrows of separation... I couldn't sleep at night, standing in front of the window, with tears in my eyes, he wrote the touching "Writing of Father", ending with: "The sound of the river is sobbing, the scenery of the mountains is slim, / Dear Father! Who can stop my son's sorrow?", in order to express his infinite sorrow.
Hometown is the eternal root of a person. Homesickness is not only a sincere love for his hometown, but also a constant concern for his family.
Yang Zhongjian has been conducting field surveys on the border for a long time. From 1937 to 1946, nearly ten years was the peak period of his poetry creation. During this period, our country was in the great War of Resistance Against Japan. Although he was a scholar, he did not forget to serve the country and always paid attention to the increasingly harsh times. On weekdays, he put the "Jiannan Poetry Draft" by the patriotic poet of the Southern Song Dynasty at hand to inspire himself and express his feelings. His "Bu Lu Fang Weng Yun Si Shi" is the most typical:
How difficult is the state affairs now, and how many good rivers and mountains have been destroyed.
The hatred of cutting down the feudals and cedes of land is still there, and the iron-winged cavalry is forced to pass again.
Anti-Japanese War all depends on one general, why do you need to deal with the country with a problem?
years old is to only be with the soldiers, and to recover the rivers and mountains.
Strong patriotism is the excellent spiritual tradition of scholars in our country since ancient times. Whenever the country is in trouble or in a national crisis, they will stand up and call out loudly, calling on the world, Qu Yuan, Xin Qiji, Wen Tianxiang, Gu Yanwu, , Gu Yanwu, lin Zexu... use his poems and essays to make a manifesto, his loyal and unyielding heart moved the sky and the earth, and the light and shadow were circulated. The same is true for Yang Zhongjian. His "Anniversary of July 7th" has such a poem: "I can't bear to look back at Lugou, and the ground is covered with blood and tears. Thousands of miles of rivers and mountains are falling in one year, and cause and effect will be harvested in one hundred years" - Yes, since the Opium War , our country has been wantonly invaded by the powerful powers of all countries around the world, the country has no sovereignty, and there is no peace in the world. The rulers only know how to plunder the people's wealth and ignore the safety of the people. The country is becoming increasingly poor and weak. The " July 7 Incident " was ravaged by the iron hoof of the Japanese invaders... The world will turn around! Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the people of the whole country rose up to fight against Japan, and "recovered the rivers and mountains" with great difficulty, winning the bright future of the motherland and winning national liberation.
"We should work harder to study, and there are still strange things to be discovered."
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, many scientific research institutions gathered in the southwest. In July 1938, Yang Zhongjian was appointed as the director of the Kunming Office of the Central Geological Survey and organized the investigation and research on geological and paleontological fossils in Yunnan. After rushing all the way, he arrived in Kunming. After arriving, he immediately started his work and "carrying the cliff to explore the true nature." He and his colleagues in the investigation office discovered a large number of vertebrate fossils in the Lufeng Basin in the northwest of Kunming. These fossil groups were later named "Lufeng Lizard Dragon Animals" - the most incredible thing was to unearth a complete " Lufeng Dragon " fossils. These excavations and research processes are detailed in "Yang Zhongjian's Memoirs". In order to avoid Japanese bombing, he moved the research room to a dilapidated temple. The working conditions at that time were very difficult. Later, he wrote a poem "The Scenery of Guandi Temple", which vividly and humorously described the difficult research conditions and optimistic attitude towards life at that time:
Three low houses hide the dragon, and the dry bones are found to be similar and similar.
and endure the dirt on the ground for half a month, so I'll knock it for within a minute.
starts to leak rainwater on the roof, and sit as the holes of the soles of your feet.
What is the point of life? I often cry for the rest of my life.
"Lufenglong" is the first dinosaur fossil specimen that was independently searched, dug and studied by the Chinese. It lives on the shores of lakes or swamps in the early Cretaceous period about 200 million years ago. It is light in shape, about 6 meters long, and is more than 2 meters tall when standing. It has a small head, a pointed mouth, a straight triangle nostril, large eye sockets, short forelimbs, long and thick hind limbs - this is one of the oldest dinosaurs excavated in my country and is known as the "China's No. 1 Dragon".Yang Zhongjian wrote in July 1940, "The Recreation of the Lu Fenglong" expressed his joy:
million years ago, a hero was given the name Lu Fenglong.
types of Fanning and Ning are limited to two continents, and the shortness of the fortune is finally ending with the three-fold overlap.
Recreation still shows the glorious state, and the pictogram should have the ancient style.
Three Hundred Bones in a Volume Record, and I will study the differences and differences between meditators.
In "Memoirs of Yang Zhongjian", he said, "For the past year, I have been engaged in the compilation of fossils collected by Lufeng. In addition to making a preliminary report on the fossils similar to mammals and submitting them to Chinese Geological Society for publication, he also gave a detailed description of the most complete frame of lizard dragon fossils collected by the lizard dragon fossils collected by the fossils of Lufeng, "The results have obtained many relatively complete skeletons, and there are new gains about fossils similar to mammals" - he really did "fishing out of the lake" for research, reflecting the rigorous and serious and precious spirit of scientific researchers.
In 1952, a road was being built near the Mamingxi Ferry Crossing in Yibin, Sichuan Province. When digging the rocks, many bone-like stones were found. Yang Zhongjian was extremely happy when he learned about it. After careful study, he believed that this was a new dinosaur fossil that had not been discovered in the world. So he gave this dinosaur a name called Mamen River Dragon . This is the largest sauropod dinosaur discovered in our country. In "Ode to the Dragon of Mamen River", he wrote in this way:
has a small head, a long neck, a big body, and a more terrifying tail.
is about thirteen meters long and his weight is even more vocal.
htmlBillion years ago, the rampant movement in the lake and storm could be considered a temporary hero.starts from the north to the south of the desert and Yangtze River , and starts from Xinjiang to Shandong in the west.
The plants in the lake serve food, and occasionally show off their mightyness on the shore.
There are also close dependents around the world, but I am the only one who is the same everywhere.
is because the development is too bizarre and the environment changes miserable.
Poor body and seeds are destroyed, and there are few opportunities to become fossils.
was excavated for research, and the origin of biological evolution.
First of all, I believe that the motherland is really great, an ancient dragon wearing a wall.
represents the first stage of development, for you to come here to take a closer look.
should work harder to study, and there are still strange things to be discovered.
is used as a poem in terms of numbers, which is specific and subtle, presenting the causes and consequences of the formation of dinosaur fossils vividly to everyone's eyes. At the same time, he praised the American countries for attaching great importance to the research of dinosaur fossils and investing heavily. He encouraged researchers to continue their efforts, study hard, and strive for more and more research-worthy fossil discoveries. It seems to be Hugo . He praised Fabre 's " Insect Record " and said it was "the epic of insects", while Yang Zhongjian's poem can be called "the epic of dinosaurs".
"Record what you observe and feel and what you feel"
A few years ago, in an old bookstore in Xi'an, I got a "Profile of the Profile" by Yang Zhongjian. There is a preface written by Weng Wenhao in front of it, introducing: "This book says that it starts from the Great Wall in the north, reaches the sea in the south, from Luqi in the east, and from Gansu in the west." "The author provides us with a simple, bright and fascinating picture" - "painting", which naturally cannot be separated from the beautiful description of the natural place you arrive. Yang Zhongjian also stated in the "Preface" that "record what you observe and feel and feel and what you can remember is this travelogue."
Weng Wenhao is the first doctoral in geology in my country. He has been rigorous in his academic research throughout his life. He has written works such as "A Brief History of China", "A Brief Discussion on Chinese Geography", and "A Study of China Mountain Ranges". He is also a very outstanding poet. His poems are elegant and beautiful in the style of the Tang and Song dynasties. He was proud of his talent and refused to allow others easily. Perhaps because he was with Yang Zhongjian, he was impressed by his literary talent and wrote a preface for it happily, and his evaluation was very high. In the "Preface", Yang Zhongjian said that Weng Wenhao "is particularly agreeable to my views on travel notes." Naturally, this preface and the preface's article "sharing beauty and beauty" complement each other.
From these travel notes, we can roughly see his scientific research process and local customs and customs of geological fields, such as "A Corner of Shanxi", "The Dream of Jingxing Ape Man", "Impression of the River", "Remembering the Travels in Shandong", "Guangxi Cave Exploration", "Miscellaneous Notes of Gan Travel", "Stock of Jin and Shu" and other chapters.In the section "In Shouyang", it is directly explained: "Our purpose is to examine the Cenozoic geology in the southeast of the province" - this province refers to Shanxi Province, Shouyang is a county in Shanxi Province. "It is located on Hengyue, Taihang, and in the middle and upper reaches of Xiaohe River". The geology belongs to the " Tertiary upper strata", but the results of the investigation are not ideal. Here, "whether it is the strata and nature of the strata or the characteristics of the fossils are expressed as Nihewan-style accumulation", "no large-scale fossil accumulation was found", so he set off for him without staying.
On the way to leave, I saw that "the Taiyuan Plain is still vaguely in the sky, and when I look east, I will be in a lingering stream along the river and beneath the mountain peaks, and there is also a sunset shining on the mountain ridges." This scenery is fun and can be forgotten. During the inspection, he passed by his hometown. While examining the geology, the scenery of his hometown rushed to his pen: "This trip, the most impressive place is near Guapo", "From the land of Huaxian from the north, it is like a sea of smoke", and "Looking at the Wei River in the north like a belt, and in the south, the high mountain walls stand. Not only are the five dragons and Shaohua peaks in sight, but even Mount Hua can be seen vaguely" - the scenery on the south bank of the Wei River in the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains is as poetic as a painting and very beautiful in his eyes. Yang Zhongjian's "Miscellaneous Notes on Gentle Travel" chapter contains an investigation of ancient transportation:
In ancient times, the northwest transportation was limited to Liupanshan , which was already the west side, so Yadong Mountain near Pingliang was actually a mountain rich in Western mythology. As for folk customs and all scenery, they are very similar because of the similar natural backgrounds.
He believes that in ancient times, the western pole where northwest transportation was Liupan Mountain, and the nearby Yadong Mountain ( Kongtong Mountain ) is said to have met the Queen Mother of the West here. To this day, there is still Queen Mother Palace in the south entrance of Shanyuexia in front of the mountain. There is a myth about Queen Mother of the West circulating in the local area. However, " Biography of Emperor Mu" records the westward route of King Mu of Zhou. He set out from Zongzhou, crossed the Yellow River, , Taihang Mountain, , passed through Hetao , then turned west, crossed today's Gansu and Qinghai, and arrived at the place where Queen Mother of the West lived. If "Biography of Emperor Mu" is indeed a real historical record, then this would be the case in the Western Jiji in ancient my country. Yang Zhongjian saw in Lanzhou:
left Lanzhou and walked west along the river. The weather was sunny and the place had never been passed by, so he was particularly interested, especially when he was about to arrive in the ancient city, the riverside was along the river bank, the Yellow River waves below, and the gravel walls of Wuquan Mountain, such as , Wuquan Mountain, were about to collapse. In the river, I saw a raft of , , and watermelons flow down the river. The most impressive thing is that I feel like I am on the beach of the authentic Yellow River. Through the ancient city and from the new city, there is a geological wonder, which is an excellent section formed by the early and late strata of the north bank of the Hebei River. It can be 10 or 20 miles long, with an anticline as the center, and gradually tilts eastward, so as to be close to flat... Although this section is not as great and beautiful as the Huangling anticline of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, it makes people unexpectedly think of it. Moreover, the red cliffs, lush loess, the distant mountains and thousands of miles of Yellow River also have their own personalities, and there is no second one in the world.
Also in "Jingxing Ape Man Dream", he described the geological conditions and unique scenery of his hometown Huazhou:
Say goodbye in the early morning and traveled south from the village. The grass and trees are lush, the scenery is pleasant, and the mind is very happy. From Chishui to Gaotang, I traveled once when I was a child at Xian School. It was a hurry and the river water has not changed. What is the personnel matter! Shortly after moving forward, I left the alluvial strata and entered the plateau. Because there are loess and ancient strata in the southwest of Hua County and even in the mountains along the Henan, Weinan, there are plateaus with loess and ancient strata. The general geological situation should be similar to those near Tongguan and Sanmenxia , not like the low-lying areas along the road in Hua County... Walking south on the plateau, the Qinling Mountains are in sight, standing like a screen...
Its "Impression Record of Along the River" describes Yanjinggou: "The more you move forward, the thinner the river, the steeper the mountain." "At the time, it was already dusk, the birds returned to the forest, and there was a small temple not far away. A nearby bridge spans a stream, and houses appeared in the sparse forests." This is Yanjinggou. I stopped and investigated and concluded: "The terrain here is equivalent to the top of Lushan Mountain and Jigong Mountain.The caves in limestone are caused by this terrain after this prime, and before the accumulation of fossils, it should be the new system on ”.
Yang Zhongjian’s field research survey has traveled across the country, as well as many countries in Asia, Europe, North America and Africa, and has written many travel notes. These travel notes truly record his study tour itinerary and impression. His "Go to the Country" records the academic inspection process of the United States, Canada, the European continent and other places. . In the "Canada Travel Records", the majestic Naigra Waterfall describes the majestic Naigra Waterfall, "the water flows to the limestone, forming a cliff, about forty meters, and it pours down, making it a huge view", "Seeing waves everywhere, silver waterfalls are like cloths", "The clouds are seen in the mist made by the waves at night or after rain, they can have various colors of brilliance, which is particularly beautiful", and also introduces the situation of local museums and some famous scholars in detail; and "Back to China after Victory" is full of incomparable enthusiasm, and the beginning says: "The weather at the end of March is the season when spring returns to Jiangnan. The grass is as green as the willows are green. After getting on the barge , I drove along the Huangpu River and saw the scenery on both sides of the straits. I really felt that this was a lovely motherland. "
In 1956, Yang Zhongjian visited the Soviet Union and "Two Months of Visit to the Soviet Union" was published, which describes the deep feelings of visiting the Soviet Union. For example, I saw the "Topographic caused by the Cambrian and Silurian " on the seaside near Leningrad, and also saw the "Standard Stratigraphy of the Ordovician era" in the south, and gained a lot. Especially with the Estonian capital Tallinn as the center, "I saw many Russians that I could see nearby. Many sections of the northern edge of the Stage, "although several sections are similar, they all have their own particularity, which increases our understanding of ancient rock formations"; on the way to Siberia , he thought a lot, "I guess Moscow-Ulaanbaatar-Beijing direct transportation will be opened soon", and truly expressed his impression.
"The real man can only move forward"
" Although the sunset is approaching dusk, his gray hair still has a innocent heart. "In the autumn of 1978, 81-year-old Yang Zhongjian suffered from various diseases, but his favorite scientific research career did not stop for a moment. He said: "I am racing against time and I have to catch up. "In order to obtain more detailed data, Mr. Yang Zhongjian, who was in his 80s, embarked on a trip to Mount Lu, participated in the fourth season of glacier live conference, and gave a topic academic report. After the meeting, he also went to the field to investigate glacier geological phenomena with a cane.
"A real man can only move forward" is Yang Zhongjian's motto for his life. For more than 50 years, he has measured the mountains and rivers of the motherland with his feet, filling the gaps in my country's loess strata analysis and comparison, research on loess and fauna in North China, reptile animal holes , ichthyosaurs, and flying dragons, and involved geological history, meteorology , including paleoanthropy and archaeology. Many of the work is pioneering in my country and has enlightenment and foundational significance, especially outstanding achievements in the field of dinosaur research, and is respected as "The Father of Chinese Dinosaurs". In the British Museum, his photos are side by side with international scientific masters Darwin and Irving for the world to admire.
Along the clean mountain road in the countryside of Longtan Fort, he turned over the dense bamboo forest and came to the old locust trees at the entrance of the village. In the thick shade, he sat on a plate of rusty and green moss-covered old millstones. Listening to the cheerful sound of the stream flowing, I was wondering why Yang Zhongjian is both a top geological and vertebrate paleontology research expert, an excellent essayist and poet? The answer is that in his heart there are science and poetry, and a scientist who is entangled with poetry.
Standing in front of Yang Zhongjian's monument, looking from afar, at this time, white clouds linger on the towering "China's backbone" Qinling, it is so distant and so real.
"Guangming Daily" ( 16th edition, January 26, 2022)
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