今天参加纪念费孝通先生诞辰100年的学术会议并作为第四届“费孝通纪念讲座”的主讲人,我感到非常荣幸。因为我在海外生长,对中国的乡土环境了解很少,看了费先生的书,才稍微了解一点中国传统的绅士社会和社会结构。后来我开始研究华侨社会的时候,进一步了解社会学、人类 Today I am honored to attend the academic conference commemorating the 100th birthday of Mr. Fei Xiaotong and as the keynote speaker for the 4th “Fei Xiaotong Memorial Lecture”. Because I grew up overseas, I did not know much about China's local environment. After reading Mr. Fei's book, I learned a little about the social and social structure of the traditional gentleman in China. Later, when I started to study overseas Chinese society, I learned more about sociology and humanity