Great Hall Lectures, Volume 4

Author: Yang Yongfu
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: "The Century Forum" is a dialogue program that blends serious academic topics into a lively television format, with the motto "Academia made easy for you to understand!" Since its debut on Phoenix TV on January 6, 2001, it has had a broad impact on TV audiences due to its unique cultural sophistication, strong on-site interactivity, and the ability to explain complex academic issues in an accessible way. The program has invited nearly 100 renowned experts and scholars from around the world to lecture and discuss in "The Century Forum." Prominent figures such as the famous scientist and Nobel Physics laureate Professor Chen Ning Yang, Charles Townes, Director of the Economics Research Center at Peking University, Professor Lin Yifu, Professor Zhang Weiying from the School of Economics and Management at Peking University, President Zhang Xinggang of City University of Hong Kong, and Professor He Da from Rockefeller University have all participated in the forum, engaging in in-depth and vivid academic exchanges with students. This book is one of the compilations of "The Century Forum." It presents a complete record of the speeches and Q&A sessions from 25 episodes of "The Century Forum," covering fields and categories such as politics, economics, science and technology, literature and art, history, and philosophy, spanning both Eastern and Western perspectives. The content is dense with information, delving into subtle details and connecting the past with the present. Through this book, readers can access the academic achievements of top experts and scholars from around the world and gain insights into the latest trends in humanities and natural sciences in the new century. They can also appreciate the rigorous, grand, and engaging speeches delivered by world-class masters.
Television has the charm of media, and books carry the fragrance of literature. The planning philosophy of the "The Century Forum" program is "to make classic academia accessible to ordinary households." "Academia made easy for you to understand"—they achieved "unexpected success" through "striking innovation," relying on talent, courage, effort, and insight. Seeing the virtue in others, we have worked hard to embody the goodwill of "making academia easy for you to read," hoping to gather the attention of those who have strayed from academic thinking on the screen, and to invite people to once again focus on and even immerse themselves in reading "The Century Forum," thereby continuing the flame of academia and reviving the allure of knowledge. As for whether it is "meritorious" or how effective it is, that is beyond contemplation. Here is the thought!