Museum of London Diary

Author: Chen Pingyuan
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: In January in London, what pleased me was that my residence was near the British Museum, allowing me to observe this "ocean of knowledge" with ease. Having visited many countries and seen numerous galleries and museums, so far, the one that left me deeply moved and lingering was none other than the British Museum. This judgment involves time, money, personal mood, and knowledge reserves, and is highly subjective and arbitrary. In January in London, what pleased me was that my residence was near the British Museum, allowing me to observe this 250-year-old, globally renowned "ocean of knowledge" with ease. Having visited many countries and seen numerous galleries and museums, so far, the one that left me deeply moved and lingering was none other than the British Museum. The ancients said: "Read ten thousand books, travel ten thousand miles." This can be understood in two ways: either reading while traveling, where mountains and rivers contrast with books, making it easier to comprehend and verify; or that books are scattered far and wide, and must be sought out after traveling ten thousand miles; or it can be interpreted as, scholars, like knights-errants, must roam the world to achieve the grandeur and realm of true scholarship.