采访时间:2003年元月12日采访地点:北京梅墨生画室采访人:魏运成 魏运成(以下简称魏):梅先生,自“中国画穷途末路”论之后,你是较早打出坚持传统旗号者之一,是怎样的一种原动力使你较早提出坚持传统,而且始终不渝,请谈谈你对“传统”的理解。 Interview Time: January 12, 2003 Interview Venue: Mei Meisheng Studio, Beijing Interviewer: Wei Yuncheng Wei Yuncheng (hereinafter referred to as Wei): Since the theory of “Chinese painting is at a dead end”, you have been one of the earlier ones to stick to the traditional banner What motivates you to put forward earlier the tradition, and you should always give it a try. Please talk about your understanding of “tradition.”