Summer classes open up a world of new learning
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span>, <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="historian">historian</span> <span word="Zi">Zi</span> <span word="Zhongyun">Zhongyun</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lecture">lecture</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Normal">Normal</span> <span word="University">University</span>.</p><p><span word="Few">Few</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hall">hall</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="off">off</span>-<span word="campus">campus</span>.</p><p><span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Shuilong">Shuilong</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="master">master</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2003 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="late">late</span> 30<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lectures">lectures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="busy">busy</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="lectures">lectures</span> <span word="recommended">recommended</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="good">good</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="After">After</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="lectures">lectures</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>."</p><p><span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="lectures">lectures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="micro">micro</span> <span word="blog">blog</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sina">Sina</span> <span word="Weibo">Weibo</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Lectures">Lectures</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Peking">Peking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tsinghua">Tsinghua</span> <span word="Universities">Universities</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100,000 <span word="followers">followers</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chat">chat</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="Tencent">Tencent</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="after">after</span>-<span word="work">work</span> <span word="lectures">lectures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 500 <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="contributors">contributors</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lecture">lecture</span> <span word="circuit">circuit</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="white">white</span>-<span word="collar">collar</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="finance">finance</span>, <span word="education">education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pharmaceuticals">pharmaceuticals</span>, <span word="design">design</span>, <span word="IT">IT</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="employees">employees</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span>.</p><p><span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,500 <span word="lectures">lectures</span>, <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Lectures">Lectures</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nourishment">nourishment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>."</p>
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