主持人语:半殖民中国的文化与文学状况,是一个尚未得到基本清理的话题。多少年来,“殖民”一词,一直被当作近代中国的噩梦,意味着压迫、掠夺、霸权、歧视,应当为中国的贫困、战乱、分裂等不良状况负责。而“现代”一词,则散发着诱人的光芒,意味着理性觉悟、自由平等、个体价值、民主社会、科技文明、物质享乐等,承载着中国知识分子的梦想与追求。然 Moderator language: semi-colonial China’s cultural and literary situation is a topic that has not yet been basically cleaned up. For many years, the term “colonialism” has long been regarded as a nightmare of modern China. It means oppression, plunder, hegemony and discrimination. It is responsible for China’s poverty, war and division. However, the word “modern” exudes a seductive light, which means that rational consciousness, freedom and equality, individual values, democratic society, scientific and technological civilization, material enjoyment and so on carry the dream and pursuit of Chinese intellectuals. Of course