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Ting sequence Chronicle
Song Guangbo near the "Ting Chronicle", about five or six
hundred thousand words, reading is the introduction of interest. He is
seeking to write an order, whom I am very happy. I personally have always
been interested in the character Ting.
As early as 30 years ago, because of the history of the Republic of China
engaged in research needs, I have prepared some Republican figures,
biographies, among them the Ting. At that time, before the end of the
Cultural Revolution (about 1975), as seen in the limited material, I want
to go visit some of Ting had direct contact with people, ask them to help
provide a little material, or even just a clue of some materials. But the
result is I am disappointed. This can not blame those who are visitors,
such as Huang Jiqing, high vibration West, they were still in control of
the state of being, they dare a government offensive has so much to
provide any positive material villain does. I remember, when I write the
first draft Ting biography, please then-director of the Institute of
Chinese Academy of Geological Institute Mr. Zhang Wenyou Naqu seek
advice, give me the answer was actually Mr. Yin Zanxun the most
representative sentence: "how to give a biography of such a person
Ting it?"
After a lapse of 30 years, people Ting view this person has not changed,
on Ting's research, has made significant progress. In this case, without
any bias, Ting has been realistically study possible. Read a broad wave
of this book, we Ting should have a more objective and more comprehensive
view. Therefore, I would like to talk about the Ting this person.
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Ting first and foremost a scientist, but also a great contribution made
by scientists. China has modern science and the science of geology to
open its first end; and China with modern geology and geological cause,
by Ting, Hung-chiu, etc. chapter two or three open base established. Ting
Hands Geological Survey, and served as director for many years and
personally to do in Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi Province,
the Yangtze River Delta, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan and Shandong
provinces and Mineral Survey. Geological Survey for the cultivation of
talent, but also Hands Institute of Geology, Chinese culture is very
accomplished a large number of geological scientists. Ting engaged in
geological survey and geological research in the process of doing another
joint paleontology, anthropology, ethnology and other disciplines of
study to become a pioneer in these areas. Ting has hands of the China's
"chi paleontology" and has served as editor in chief, the
magazine became the first unanimous praise for the world-class
scientists, organized by the Chinese scientific journals.
Shu-Hua Li, a renowned physicist who led on to modern geological science
and the significance of science in China. He said: "The subjects of
scientific papers recently published in China has attracted attention of
scholars the world, be critical reference, and to guide the precursor to
the most developed branches of those who, when push geology. Assumes that
there is no promotion in the former geology , perhaps China's scientific
development should be delayed for several years. So Geology for the
academic progress of China, particularly significant. "
????Ting is a rare cause of an outstanding organizer of science.
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and Geological Survey Organization with regard to the role played by
organizational excellence. In fact, he and the Archaeological Institute
of History and Philology of the development of the Institute of Biology,
Institute of Social Sciences of the creation and work, on the Peking
University Department of Geology, National Central University Department
of Geology of the improvement and development, the creation of the
Central Museum, etc., have been given much attention and support. His
home to scientific organizations, Academia Sinica, the Director-General
when he was just one year and a half years the most fully manifested.
Academia Sinica, the Director-General in his office, and do a lot of
work, of which the most significant long-term three things: establish a
press council; Organization Foundation Committee; to implement the
Institute budget management. Cai was the Academia Sinica president said
that the number of work "as the Court does not pull the base stand
firm." Hu also said, Ting through this a few things, "to the
country's largest scientific research agency, to re-establish a
reasonable and lasting basis." Later, the President of Academia
Sinica, Zhu Jiahua did the specific meaning of a press council said. He
said "Council is set up in Jun (Ting characters in the monarch),
Academia Sinica set for a hundred years, Mr.. With the Consultative
Council, a Fellow of the meeting only later, with the Academy of Sciences
Conference, Institute of systems before formally established. "
????Ting is a particularly good teacher. Ting Study Tour from 24-year-old
returned, a teacher since the age of 25, after the Institute of Geology,
in fact, or play a work of teachers. During this period, he worked part-
time teachers in other universities, students say courses like genetics.
Still later, they did a few years of Department of Geology, Peking
University professor. Visible, Ting life, a considerable portion of time
contribute to the cause of education. From now preserved many of the
materials to let us know, Ting is a very good teacher, the teacher called
a model.
????Li Chi said: "He taught the students received no not completely
convinced of." Why? Because Ding extreme enthusiasm of students and
responsible for teaching always best to carry out. His students Ko West
recalled: "He does not teach already, he not only taught, he
exhausted all his strength to teach." Must not use ready-made
materials, "he collected common, specifically, whether ancient to
modern times, where the relationship between materials, both reference
and thoughtful, and then appropriate choice. "Ding himself
said:" say one o'clock, three o'clock to prepare for, and sometimes
not enough! "to see how he seriously. His teaching, the teaching is
different from ordinary Jiaoshu Jiang. He does not emphasis the
dissemination of knowledge, and re-teaching people to gain knowledge of
the method. For example, he puts in a lot at Beijing Normal stresses
genetics, opening remarks, he said, I do not teach genetics knowledge,
but to teach how to obtain knowledge of methods of genetics. He told the
students, should the experimental biology, cellular genetics and
genealogy genetics in three ways to obtain knowledge of genetics.
Naturally, Mr. Ding was most frequently taught geology. He taught geology
extreme attention to training in the field. Institute of Geology of the
students often by teachers lead students to the field to practice.
Practice location and practice time should be after careful
consideration, with careful planning. Ting must also understand the
attachment to the situation in advance, before they were prepared to take
students, is to ensure that students get practical training internship.
????Ting students and the younger generation to be sincere and
enthusiastic, is really unparalleled. Hu said: "For the young
students he has had will advise and good performance was full of
praise." For example, Department of Geology, National Central
University to recruit a professor of geology in America returned the
original Huai Cheng. The people have the desire to get rich, a large
amount of time and energy to do real estate business, as well as teaching
and research were no results. Ting from the time of the Central
University of the Luo, where knowledge about the situation, we find the
original Huai Cheng, very frankly said to him, you study economics at
Harvard geological results very good profession, universities, and
countries even need. Unless you are seriously engaged in professional, I
would recommend Luo president fired you. Ting is the geology of the
mountains people have long been famous borrow some, but a geological
boundary Cheng young juniors, by Ding so sincere and candid advice given,
how can he not be moved. Since then concentrate on the study, published
in the year that two great level of scientific papers. This is the
"rules over" instances. If you talk about "reward
good" example, you can not fail to mention Ting favorite and most
highly valued student Ya-have. Hu had in mind, and with time he returned
to Beijing from Shanghai, see Ting, Ding apart from anything else, we
should first introduce him to his favorite student Ya-have, said Cho was
"new geology and paleontology out of a genius. " Ding spoke the
kind of happy, happy look very impressive. Soon, the talented young
geologist took an inspection tour of Yunnan, killed by bandits. Ting
crying for several days this sad, unintentional act. Later, he launched a
friend to Zhao's memorial fund to raise as a reward latecomers, tax
collection pensions, to protect the lives of their families and their
children's education, parenting Ya-Ting personally have a son to take
responsibility. Friendship so students can be described as stories
through the ages.
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Ting and the Chinese most of the scholars, scientists difference is that
he very administrative skills. This can probably comes from his usual
manner for the "official" enthusiastic. I am here to say
"Language Division," is what a friend refers to, groups of
things, social things, the country. When back in Japan to study, and to
Europe to study in the process, he has fully demonstrated his acting
talent. After returning, but in particular to its enthusiastic official
act quickly to get their peers "small brother" in the world.
Ding's administrative skills, Zai he founded the Geological Survey,
Institute of Geology, Peking University and National Central University
to help improve the Department of Geology, manager North votes Mei Kuang,
and Dan Ren Zong General Academia Sinica process, ÒÑ by people fully
aware of to. However, the performance of most of his administrative
ability, or his time as General in Shanghai to do. However, as Shanghai
General Office Ting matter, and those who quite criticism. Then the KMT
and the Communist Party are against the warlords, and Ting, Shanghai
General's Office is appointed by the warlord Sun Chuanfang. Sun Chuanfang
crusade against the National Revolutionary Army "reactionary
warlords", one of Ting nature should be regarded as
"reactionaries," a member of the "counter-
revolutionary." This is prevalent in the past era of revolutionary
thinking is self-evident. Fu who was studying in Europe that Ting is on
the counter, and said he must return home to kill Ting. However, soon
after returning home, but with the Ting Fu became good friends. When the
Minister of Railways Sun For, the shall ask a geologist for the
Geological Survey of Sichuan-Canton Railway done, he recommended people
to Ting. Sun surprised to say, how can appointment of counter-
revolutionary! When Ting completed a survey mission, Sun no longer as a
counter-revolutionary phase. And later the National Government had also
at one time would like to take over the Ministry of Railways Ting long.
Counter-revolutionary about the Communist Party to the Ting wearing the
hat of the time much longer, from 1926 until the late 1970s.
I think of a person, first of all depends on what he specifically did
these things what kind of impact. Subjective and not his first return to
a certain class, then according to some characteristics of this class to
comment on this person.
So, Ting served as General in Shanghai to do in the end his term of
office, done anything at all? According to numerous reports and records
at the time, he mainly does three things: First, Shanghai Mixed Court to
recover; second is the establishment of Shanghai Health Bureau; Third,
draw the whole map Shanghai, Ministry of Road Traffic Plan, organize
taxes, the establishment of examination personnel system so as to
establish modern municipal basis. After the two things for the people in
the past do not pay attention, do not cause any controversy. The first
thing considerable controversy. Revolutionaries (including the Kuomintang
and the Communist Party) that the Mixed recovery is not complete, to
retain some of the privileges of imperialism. This criticism is not
unfounded. But the question is, since the Thirtieth raise this issue
after exercise, repeated negotiations, to no avail. Forces of imperialism
in China was still strong, the total recovery of Shanghai where the
judicial power is temporary not. In the judicial power can not be fully
recovered before, is do nothing, or try their best to do something? I
think that was possible to do something good. In fact, Ting was very
clear to the Mixed Court's statute to recover the full and complete
recovery as an interim solution is in the right direction an important
step forward. That either the full and complete, or to do nothing of
logic, I do not see how clever.
Ting as a scientist and very interested in politics, political
discussion, (such as the hottest carefully co-founded, "Weekly
Review" and "Independent Review", and because they are the
most enthusiastic contributors), and sometimes even directly participate
in the political (as president of the Shanghai General Office), which is
by no means that he has a special political ambitions. His enthusiasm
interference in domestic affairs, is entirely based on a strong belief:
He believed that politics does not improve, progress and development of
all undertakings are rare. Ting is a radical reformer, is a doctrine full
of righteous, he is ready to strive to do things, so lazy that he hated
the most opposed to pessimism. He said that such people like him,
"is the Peace and Prosperity of the energy minister, in troubled
times of the do-nothing." Seriously speaking, Ting finds itself is
chaotic, or at best is a chaos of the world staggered. However, that is,
being in such a world situation, Ting is still a promising. He founded
the Geological Survey, Geological Institute, to become a world-renowned
first-class scientific research institutions; him to hold the North votes
coal, making sustained profitability and steady development of new mines;
he served as General in Shanghai can not do for one year to do a few big
things, for the Shanghai lay the foundation for modern municipal
management; he served as Director-General of the Academia Sinica, year
and a half, it was this country's most important scientific research
institutions to establish a solid foundation for long-term development.
This personal experience, further strengthened his belief: if they work
hard, you can always promising. It is precisely because he stressed
"the responsibility of the minority." He had specifically
discuss this issue, from the historical, social and political explanation
of its reasons. I would like to psychological analysis, shows that he
stressed that "the responsibility of the minority," the truth.
Ding in speed "the responsibility of the minority," the last
paragraph of the article said, the Chinese, but 400 million people
received primary education; secondary education, but 40 million people;
highly educated, but 80 000 people. I think he estimated the number of
higher education may be high, and actually not that much. Ding mean, they
are susceptible to higher education is small. He said a minority among
minorities, excellent in quality, but also that a small number of highly
educated people among the minorities. They should Little trend of modern
science and abroad, and to position itself in a certain social status,
have a certain influence. Obviously, such a small number of people, so
that the outstanding elements, must have other people can not have social
resources that other people can not get the opportunity to get all the
others can not get assistance, finally to become such a minority among
minorities, excellent in Excellent. Given this small number of
minorities, excellent in quality, if they refuse to come out fighting,
would not be reluctant to return the favor, getting a cheap and unwilling
to fulfill their obligations, would not be ungrateful villain yet? Fu
Ting's article in the mourning then said, Ting view, "only strider
Mian service to all his ability to do the best, and then you can have a
clear conscience." I venture to guess, such as Ting and righteous
reformer advocates, and all imbued with a similar mentality. This
psychological, our good friends at Ding Hu there can see that try to read
his "immortal" and "my faith", will admit that I say
good.
It is precisely because of such mental, to produce his noble personality.
Ting to their friends, said he felt confident in the two areas is: first,
there is a sense of responsibility, this, by the above description, it is
very clear. Second, the public and private well. This is the most
impressive places Ting. Fu said: "He had never been on car free of
charge, from never to use the cost of public for private use, never once
got a text from the dry salary." He not only did not account for
public interests, when necessary, he will have to sacrifice personal
interests to the interests of Shing Chuen public or others. One thing is
very impressive. 1919, Ting's brother Ding Wenyuan to study in Europe.
Some people know that their tuition fees thanks to his brother Ting hard
support, Wenyuan wrote to him to persuade brother to use his brother's
social relations win for themselves a study in Jiangsu Province, official
fees. Wenyuan then mean by a friend wrote to brother and asked him to.
However, Ting's letter said, according to your qualifications, your
dedication to study and aptitude as well as our home state of the
economy, of course you are eligible to apply for official fees. ... ...
However, you should know, in the States than you are smart, but also
hard, but also the children of the poor, it is a lot. They are not like
you have a brother, to back them as the tuition fees. They must think
further study is only one way for government fees. An extra amount of
official fees empty, you can create a more promising youth. They
requested that government fees, is indeed a need, and you do. You should
consider some thin, is not want relations with your staff to occupy such
a space official fee amount? I advise you do not have to worry for this.
Since I assume you recognize the tuition fees, how to save funds, are my
own business, you should only be reassuring to study hard on the line!
This is what a noble mind!
In 1934, Ting took over as Director-General of the Academia Sinica. At
that time, strength is not strong, limited funds. Ding took office, the
Director-General announced the abolition of the general affairs office
under the Department of saving the funds to increase funding for research
institutes. Also in that year, I heard that the Office of Education in
Yunnan Province to do so, please Meng Xianmin investigation, Ting night
before his survey in Yunnan, sort out relevant information, such as
reference to the Mengxian Min. Can be seen, he colleagues, on the public
good, is how selfless.
As selfless, he family, friends, to all the countries he considers useful
to society, he had to give all possible care and assistance. In these
respects, he can be said that a wall of Chinese and Western ethics
together the fruit.
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Song Guangbo This was the "Ting Chronicle," provides us with a
very detailed preparation of material, so that we can Ting a
comprehensive and in-depth understanding. His wide range of sources,
including the Government Gazette, public and private archives,
newspapers, periodicals, Ding and his family, friends, letters, related
to the writings, diaries, memoirs, interview, etc.. Can be seen in the
collection of materials has made a big effort so far seen in the writings
of the Ting, not comparable to none. For quite some time, the Ting would
like to understand, some of the people, can not but refer to this book.
In full possession of material, based on the facts completely restore the
history, restore the original appearance of the characters, with no
subjective bias, without subjective comments. Lord of the spectrum has
always been controversial, different records, different says, are to co-
exist. For example, Ting-General in Shanghai to do any of the activities
of the period, spectra at various public comment on income, but also
comment on the KMT and the Communist Party together with income.
This is the Chronicle's editorial style can be considered complete. The
book includes "spectrum before", the "spectrum" and
"after the spectrum" in three parts. In the "spectrum
before" section, quite detailed account of the Ting was born before
the modern Western science, especially geology-related science in China
was the introduction and initial spread of the case. So, people can more
clearly understand that China Ting create such historical significance of
geological sciences. "Spectrum," so not this part of the
general chronology. But Ting so many great influence and controversial
figures, they seem necessary. We read the book "Spectrum after"
part, can really contribute to further understanding of the history of
Ting and he should occupy in history. In the "spectrum", which
is part of the body, in each year, a brief account of major events that
year, and introduced with the spectrum of the main personal and business
related to the birth and death. All the important activities of the main
spectrum, related note, the then or later the person's comments and
recollections. Chronicle is "to do on line", age is the central
clue. However, the Chronicle noted in the narrative in quite the sum of
an important historical association, which is the author of
"compilation that" the call "chronological events and
circumstances leading to the two bodies with Notepad." Particularly
noteworthy, the book is the book a number of species in Appendix
"index", such as "Names Index," "Title
Index", "quoted the title index", "reference book
author index", "newspapers quoted the index,"
"Reference File Index", etc., greatly facilitate the reader's
search.
Book because of strict scientific approach, fully revealing the
historical facts, thoroughly break the dogmatic style of the characters
on the label evaluation and research methods, and always make people
concerned about the specific historical context and specific historical
facts, through in-depth specific historical context to understand the
specific historical facts, resulting in the view of the historical
figures. This is the middle of quite a number of contradictions and
inconsistencies in the description of the phenomenon, but as Marx said,
history is clear from the conflicting narratives out. For example, Ting
served as General in Shanghai to do, then most of the media and the
Kuomintang and the Communist Party of the South is very different from
the comments. However, the fact that sufficient, does not affect the
people to make their own judgments. Similarly, the same person, due to
historical contexts change, and Ting have very different story. Such as
geology is to create the same period, were also cited as an important
friend Ting Li Siguang scientists, who after the liberation in the
liberation and a different evaluation of the Ting, this will not affect
people through the facts, see history the truth.
I carefully read the book carefully, think this is a serious one worth
reading public reading. No matter who you are to do the administration,
is a teacher, is doing research, or are reading the young man, you up as
long as the person who is interested, would like to make a difference,
you will be able from this book get some very useful things.
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??????????????????????????????Preface July 12, 2008 in Beijing Sun Palace
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