In the latter half of the last century the impact of the expanding influence of Western culture and economic system brought about in China a severe conflict.

I should like to say that I am as proud of my Chinese heritage and background as I am devoted to modern science, a part of human civilization of Western origin, to which I have dedicated and I shall continue to dedicate my work.

The question was heatedly debated of how much Western culture should be brought into China.

Nature seems to take advantage of the simple mathematical representations of the symmetry laws. When one pauses to consider the elegance and the beautiful perfection of the mathematical reasoning involved and contrast it with the complex and far-reaching physical consequences, a deep sense of respect for the power of the symmetry laws never fails to develop.

There are only two kinds of math books: Those you cannot read beyond the first sentence, and those you cannot read beyond the first page.

I was later to receive an excellent first two years' graduate education in the same University and then again was able to pursue my studies in the U.S. on a fellowship from the aforementioned fund.

In the latter half of the last century the impact of the expanding influence of Western culture and economic system brought about in China a severe conflict.