诺贝尔奖未设数学奖,不过菲尔兹奖有着“数学王国里的诺贝尔奖”之称。1983年,华人学者丘成桐获得该奖,是第一位获得菲尔兹奖的华人。作为当今世界公认的国际数学大师之一,丘成桐是顶尖数学大师;而作为文人,他写得一手好文章,国学功底极为深厚。1949年,丘成桐出生于广东汕头,在香港郊区长大。幼时的他并不爱读书,甚至逃学长达半年。他的父亲极为开明,在他不务学业时,仅要求他读书练字、背诵古诗 The Nobel Prize does not have a math award, but the Fields Medal is known as the Nobel Prize in the Mathematical Kingdom. In 1983, Chinese scholars Yau Yau Tong won the award, is the first Chinese to receive the Fields Medal. As one of the most recognized international math masters in the world today, Yau is the top math guru; while as a literary man, he wrote a good essay with a profound knowledge of Chinese culture. In 1949, Yau Cheng-tung was born in Shantou, Guangdong, grew up in the suburbs of Hong Kong. When he was young, he did not love to study or even truancy for up to six months. His father was extremely open-minded, asking him to practice writing and reciting ancient poems