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There are endless wonderful metaphors about life。One of my favorite metaphors focuses on the stages of life，Compare life to a basketball game，With the first half、Halftime and second half。
For me，The year I was invited to visit Harvard University was the “intermission”，It made me temporarily pause from my usual scientific research state and way of thinking，Reflect seriously on the experiences and lessons learned in the first half of life，Redesigning the second half of academic research，In other words，It determines how I enter the "second half" of my life，Determines how I will “end up” in the end、What kind of “end” will happen。
Since studying for a master’s degree in 1989，I have been mainly engaged in the study and research of ancient Chinese literary theory and aesthetics，There are few opportunities to use foreign literature，There are almost no opportunities for academic exchanges with the international academic community。So，I never thought of studying abroad，I never thought I would be able to go to Harvard University。Things seemed to have completely changed in an instant。Late August 2004，Shandong University Literary Aesthetics Research Center held the "National Aesthetic Culture Seminar" in Rizhao。First night of the meeting，I happened to meet a representative when I was out for a walk。Learned through a friend’s introduction，He is Professor Wang Nuo from the Chinese Department of Xiamen University，Visiting scholar of the Harvard-Yenching Institute at Harvard University in 2000-2001。This is how I learned that in recent years，The Harvard-Yenching Institute selects more than 20 visiting scholars from East Asia every year，There are twenty universities and scientific research institutions in our country included in the selection，Among them is Shandong University。Learning that I have been teaching postgraduate professional English since 2002，Professor Wang Nuo enthusiastically encouraged me to apply。Riding in the excitement of wine，I immediately high-fived him and vowed to finish Harvard within a year！
High-fiving and swearing is a moment of pleasure，The next preparation process is not as easy as having a drink。The Harvard-Yenching Institute application form is not too complicated，Last、The most important thing is to write a four-part bet365 best casino gamesarticle in English、Five-page project report，Details the research content of going to Harvard、Academic value and expected results of the research；Although no English scores of any kind are required，But，Candidate interviews must be conducted entirely in English，In about half an hour，Report your research topic to the interviewer from Harvard in English。The research topic I have proposed is "The Concept of "Life and Life" in China's Axial Period and the Construction of Contemporary Ecological Aesthetics"，Trying to absorb traditional Chinese ideological resources into the construction of contemporary ecological aesthetics，The content involves philosophy and aesthetics at home and abroad in ancient and modern times，Speak clearly in English，Not a piece of cake for me。So，Improve English、Especially speaking level，Find related information、Mainly English literature，It became the basic content of my life for more than half a year after the Rizhao meeting。After the form is submitted to the International Office of the school in March 2005，What we are looking forward to is the interview in the second half of the year。
One day in July，Suddenly received a notice from the International Office of the school: Professor Du Weiming, President of the Harvard-Yenching Institute, came to the school for an interview the next day。I was suddenly confused: Didn’t I agree to interview in November？Original，Mr. Du came to Weifang, Shandong to attend an academic conference，Temporarily decided to drop in for an interview。Listened to my complaint，Professor Wang Nuo comforted me on the phone and said: equal opportunities，I’m not asking you to interview in advance alone；No need to think about anything，Trust Mr. Du，Believe in yourself，Just fully demonstrate the existing preparations。Start at 1:30 that afternoon，I talked with Mr. Du smoothly for half an hour。Farewell Mr. Du，I sent a text message to Wang Nuo: No doubt it will work，No regrets in defeat！
To increase the likelihood of success，While applying for Harvard-Yenching Institute，I also applied for the China Scholarship Council’s overseas visit program。September 2005，The school personnel office notified me that my application was successful，Received a total of 130,000 yuan in funding，You can contact Western universities independently。I know Stephen Owen from the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations bet365 live casino reviewino blackjackat Harvard University，Mr. Han name Yuwensuo'an) has profound attainments in ancient Chinese poetics and poetry history，is a famous Western sinologist，Just tried sending an email to Mr. Owen。Email sent at 10 am，Open mailbox at 3pm，Surprised to find Mr. bet365 online sports betting liveOwen’s reply，very enthusiastically agreed to be the guarantor for inviting me to Harvard，And by the way, he mentioned that his father-in-law graduated from Shandong University。The dream of Harvard suddenly became a reality！
Subsequently，With the help of Mr. Owen，Harvard University quickly sent the relevant formalities forms。These forms have not been completed yet，The International Office of the school notified me again: I was selected as a visiting scholar of the Harvard-Yenching Institute in 2006-2007！Relevant forms will be arriving soon！I suddenly became a hungry donkey standing between two piles of hay，I don’t know which pile to eat。Professor Wang Nuo taught me with a smile: Of course I go to Harvard-Yenching Institute！There are two reasons: one is funds，The Harvard-Yenching Institute provides 2 visits to visiting scholars every month,USD 940 Living Allowance，11 consecutive months，Also purchase health insurance for the scholar and his family，This is equivalent to saving money for our country；The second is，The Harvard-Yenching Institute is a closely connected academic community，You can get to know a group of domestic and foreign academic elites。
August 3, 2006，With his wife and son，I came to Boston, where Harvard University is located。Taxi driving along the cute Charles River，What comes into view is a wonderful picture: the red building，Green river water，White sail，Flying seagulls。The excited heart repeated over and over again: Harvard，I’m coming！
To make the most of this year，I take Lao Tzu’s “coexistence of virtuality and reality” as the criterion。The “retreat” side: a careful understanding of Harvard University’s educational philosophy and university spirit，Humbly learn from Western scholars teaching、Rigorous attitude in research，Reflect seriously on the gap in domestic humanities academic research and the underlying reasons for the gap；The “pragmatic” side: utilizing Harvard University’s academic resource system consisting of 95 libraries，Like a greedy predator，Browse related materials in the world's largest academic library system；Graduate School of Design、Department of English and American Languages and Literature、Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations、Six undergraduate or graduate courses taken in the Department of History of Art and Architecture and the Department of Philosophy，Listen carefully and take notes，And try your best to read the reading materials assigned by the teacher。This way，Harvard University has become my "life halftime lounge"；Here，I will put aside my usual teaching and research，Reflection on the first half of life，Planning the second half of life。
In terms of teaching bet365 live casino reviewino blackjackat Harvard University，What I can briefly introduce is Mr. Owen’s “Chinese Poetry and Poetics” course。The first time in class，I introduced myself to my husband with a blushing face，Then acknowledgments，Then a somewhat incoherent apology。Mr. Owen is indeed a gentleman，Smiled and said in Chinese: It doesn’t matter，All roads lead to Harvard，Just come！This course is for doctoral students，Except Mr. Owen’s PhD students，The electives also include visiting scholars from all over the United States and around the world。Unexpectedly, it was not distributed by Mr.、Detailed lecture outline，It’s not Mr.’s profound knowledge；What amazes me is Mr.’s teaching method: he is giving a very confident explanation，Questions often accompanied by humor；Q&A with students，Hearty laughter breaks out from time to time；Three consecutive hours of class time are enough.，No slacking off。This reminds me of the postgraduate teaching methods in China: many tutors rarely take a moment of leisure from their busy schedules，Meeting with students three times in one semester、Five times，And，Mainly act as host during meetings，Host students’ answers or free discussions，And euphemistically called it “cultivating students’ autonomy and creativity”。Should we ask: a big-name scholar like Mr. Owen，Don’t you pay attention to cultivating students’ creativity？How to cultivate students’ creativity？What exactly should be the role of a mentor？
How to improve the internationalization of academic research、Integrate with international academic standards as soon as possible，This is the core question of my reflection。My basic concept is: aim at international frontier issues，Actively communicate with international colleagues，Actively participate in international competition。The University of Cincinnati and Shandong University are sister schools。Before leaving the country，I was lucky enough to get to know the school’s designers、Building、Professor Wang Xinhao from the School of Art and Planning。When he learned that I had put some effort into urban culture and urban aesthetics，Invite me to give an academic lecture at the University of Cincinnati。After arriving at Harvard，We communicated several times to discuss the time and content of the lecture。After more than half a year of preparation，I visited the University of Cincinnati from February 20th to 23rd, 2007，Successfully gave a lecture titled "Urban Imagery and Urban Aesthetics" in English to doctoral students in the Department of Planning，Answered questions about teachers and students on the spot。This lecture gave me a better understanding Bet365 loginof the cutting-edge issues of Western urban planning concepts and urban aesthetics。
May 9, 2007,10,11 three days，“Issues in Landscape: Environment、International symposium on “Aesthetic Participation and Public Space” was held in Paris。I was invited to participate in the discussion as the only Chinese representative，Meet someone from France there、United States、UK、Germany、Italy、Spain、Canada、Scholars and artists from Australia and other countries。During the meeting，With Emeritus Professor of Long Island University、The famous environmental esthetician Mr. Arnold Berleant had an in-depth exchange on environmental aesthetics，Also met a professor from the University of Edinburgh in the UK、Scholars such as environmental esthetician Emily Brady。At the invitation of Editor-in-Chief Rui Yueying of "Journal of Jiangsu University"，Since 2005，I chair a seminar titled "Ecological Spirit and Aesthetics" in "Journal of Jiangsu University"、Academic column of "Literary Studies"。We used to import Western academics，The general approach is to translate published works。I suddenly thought: Why not directly invite them to write for Chinese academic journals？Listened to my introduction，Berlint and Brady have both expressed interest in supporting my column。Shortly after the meeting，They revised the conference paper and sent it to me。I have translated one of them，Will be published in the country soon。I think，International academic conference (different from the domestic kind of forced three-person conference、The "International Conference" with the participation of two foreign scholars) is a stage to showcase cutting-edge international academic issues。For the international academic stage，Many Chinese scholars completely ignore it，Concentrate on competing for the top spot in your own unit；A slightly better thing is to be an audience - check the relevant conference reports；With the increasing trend of academic globalization，Chinese scholars must strive to be the audience，I want to be an actor more、Starring - direct confrontation with world-class scholars。Only this way，Only then can our humanities academic research be in line with international academic standards as soon as possible，Narrow the obvious differences with the international academic community as soon as possible。
Life can be said to be very long，It can also be said to be very short，I’m already halfway through my life before I know it。What academic level can I achieve in the future，That depends on many unknown factors；What we can know for sure now is: with new life designs and academic assumptions，Enter the second half of your life with confidence。