昕升博士将其书稿《中国南瓜史》电子版发来,嘱为其作序。我在倍感荣幸之余,又深感惶恐。乡贤欧阳修有言:“不怕先生骂,却怕后生笑。”昕升博士,以而立之年,便完成了一项农史研究的拓荒之作,真是后生可畏。中国的农史研究事业,自先贤草创,已近百年,其间风风雨雨,坎坎坷坷,至今薪火相传,后继有人。其中南京农业大学的中国农业遗产研究室一直走在全国的前列。先是有万国鼎教授启山林于前, Dr. Xin Sheng sent his manuscript “China Pumpkin History” electronic version, and ordered them to preface. I feel more fortunate, but also deeply worried. Xiangxian Ouyang Xiu words: “not afraid of Mr. curse, but afraid of laughing. ” Dr. Xin Sheng, the founding of the year, they completed a pioneering work on agricultural history, is really awesome. China’s history of agricultural research, since the first Sage grass record, nearly a hundred years, during the ups and downs, hurried ridge, so far torch, successor. One of Nanjing Agricultural University, China Agricultural Heritage Laboratory has been in the forefront of the country. First, Professor Wan Guoding opened the forest in front,