Jiang Yike

Birthday: October 10th, 1981

The site was created on Feb. 6, 2006.

I am an introverted person. Maybe because of my character, I am deeply attached to ancient books. Many young people think that ancient books are boring, but these books have become an important part of my life. They bring me pleasure and sadness. If you can understand ancient people, then their feelings are also yours.

Reading books about history and culture is my favorite pastime. This passion was born reading books such as "All Five Thousand Years" and historical picture-story books in my childhood. College life brought me an opportunity to read original ancient works. The first ancient book I read was "The Zuo's Explanation of the Spring-Autumn Classic". This book has been the most important thing and influenced my heart and changed my philosophy. Why does the Zuo's Explanation have such great glamour? It expresses noble principles that are unselfish, faithful, steadfast and chivalrous; moreover, it shows the Chinese nationalism and nascent democratic spirit. After I read the Zuo's Explanation, the philosophy from school education and media publicity collapsed at once.

I also like to read the Western works. "The Greek Way" written by Edith Hamilton fascinated me. The book shows universal values which are applicable to not only the Occidental countries, but also the Oriental countries. A person who lived in the Spring-Autumn and Warring-States Era was able to write a book "The Chinese Way", because he or she was a free citizen of the Chinese states. A person who lived in the Han Empire also was able to write a book "The Chinese Way", because his or her homeland was glorious and admirable. But now, we should reflect...