Pearl S.Buck,winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938,established her worldwide reputation with the Good Earth,a novle with china as its subject matter. The novel drew a comprehensive picture of the rural life in modern china and dismissed the Westerners’ narrow—minded opinions and misunderstanding of China.Pearl S.Buck devoted a whole lifetime to the introduction of the ancient and great China to the world and promoted the dialogue and melding of Chinese and Western cultures.

Pearl S.Buck made great achievements in her literary production, which benefits considerably from her energetic exploration of the Chinese subject matter and from her study of and borrowing from the traditional Chinese novel. It might be said that Pearl S.Buck and many of her works have been, and will be continue to be, “the treasure trove” in the cultural exchang between China and West.

Future appears before present,which fades into past. Human affairs keep changing.The Chinese had puite a few misunderstandings of and even slander against Pearl S.Buck, their friend. Her life and work, however, have proved that she is a bright star among world writers. She is an outstanding woman, “great, kind, highly sensitive and full of compassion”, who deserves our memory and study, and from whose works we can absorb much wisdom and nourishment.

Who can forget his hometown? Zhenjiang is Pearl S.Buck’s “Chinese hometown”, where there are the cemeteries and relics of her parents, her deep footprints, her sorely missed scenery with hills and waters, and her old home. Zhenjiang enjoys exceptional advantages in Pearl S.Buck studies.

Today,a world characterized with the coexistence of different cultures is emerging. The co—existence, exchange, complementarity and melding of these different cultures all confirm the fact that Pearl S.Buck was full of remarkable insights. As an ancient cultural city, Zhenjiang is embracing the whole world. Old hills and waters are still there while new progress is made daily in the city. To commemorate Pearl S.Buck , Zhenjiang renovated her former residence on the top of Dengyun Hill and held a special exhibition in her Alma Mater. In 2002, s grand symposium was held in Zhenjiang to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the birth of Pearl S.Buck. Distinguished gueste and scholars,home and abroad, coming from circles like literary criticism, translation, history, religion and so on, gathered here and presented their opinions. Pearl S.Buck Symposium, Zhenjiang, 2002, is a milestone in Pearl S.Buck studies in China.

To keep the fruits of the symposium and to enrich Zhenjiang culture, the Pearl S.Buck Research Center of Zhenjiang has collected the papers and other materials and is to publish them in the book from in memory of Peral S.Buck,for the introduction of Zhenjiang,and for the cultural dialogue and exchange between China and the West.

Writer       ：XU Xiaoxia
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