You Jin’s Lecture “Reflections and Creations of Travel” Opens the “Self-Planting of Spiritual Roots: Singapore Chinese Culture Lecture Series” 纪要 | “灵根自植：新加坡中华文化”系列讲座第一讲 尤今《旅行的反思与创作》

On 12^th August 2022, Madam You Jin’s lecture, “Reflections and Creations of Travel”, began the “Self-Planting of Spiritual Roots: Singapore Chinese Culture Lecture Series” organized by Department of Chinese, School of Humanities. This lecture was hosted by Assoc Prof Qu Jingyi, Head of Department of Chinese. The lecture was delivered simultaneously both live and on Singapore Eye’s Facebook, attracting over 110 people on site and near 7,000 views online.

新加坡时间2022年8月15日，由尤今老师主讲的《旅行的创作与反思》为南大中文系主办的“灵根自植：新加坡中华文化”系列讲座拉开序幕，讲座由南大中文系系主任曲景毅副教授主持。讲座以现场与“新加坡眼”脸书直播同步进行，吸引了线下超过110人、线上将近7000人观看。

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Assoc Prof Qu Jingyi gave a speech 南洋理工大学中文系系主任曲景毅副教授致辞

At the beginning of the lecture, Assoc Prof Qu Jingyi, Head of Chinese Department, delivered a speech in which he expressed deep gratitude to Madam You Jin, Mr James Jit Teng Lim and their family’s generous donation to Chinese Department. He made the introduction to the lecture series’s title “Self-Planting of Spiritual Roots” which comes from a representative philosopher of New Confucianism, Tang Chun-i, which means these lectures will focus on the development of Chinese culture in Singapore. The series of lectures will be delivered by local Singaporean cultural celebrities including writers, painters, calligraphers, musicians, entrepreneurs, etc. These lectures are not only for teachers, students and staff in NTU, but also for the general public.

讲座伊始，南大中文系系主任曲景毅老师致辞，他向尤今老师及其家人对南大中文系的慷慨捐赠表示感谢，并介绍系列讲座的标题“灵根自植”出自现代新儒家唐君毅《花果飄零及灵根自植》一文，意在突出中华文化在新加坡本地的“灵根自植”。这一系列讲座将邀请新加坡本地文化名人主讲，演讲者包括本地作家、画家、书法家、音乐人、媒体人（主流、自媒体）、戏曲戏剧工作者，企业家等，分享新加坡中华文化事业的发展成果,不仅面向南大师生，更面向社会大众。

Madam You Jin delivered her lecture尤今老师正在演讲中

 

Madam You Jin shared her experience, photos and reflections on traveling. She regarded the composition of a travelogue as the combination of three elements-basic knowledge (past), field testimony (present) and active discovery (future) with the perspective of humanistic spirit, revealing special phenomena and inner aspects of the travel country. She shared her insights and thoughts on her travels to Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Thailand, Iran, Vietnam, the Philippines, Albania, Denmark, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Colombia, Senegal, Guatemala and Zambia, reflecting on her detailed observation and in-depth reflection. In her opinion, the composition of the travelogue not only provokes common reflection, but also makes inner self develop and grow.

尤今老师对本次讲座进行精心准备，她认为旅行由基本认识（过去）、实地印证（现在）、积极发掘（未来）三大要素组成，游记创作便是透过人文关怀的精神将三者圆满地结合，展现旅游国家的特殊现象及内在面貌，引发关注及思考。她以幽默诙谐、灵动有趣的语言向在场观众、听众分享了游历埃塞俄比亚、津巴布韦、泰国、伊朗、越南、菲律宾、阿尔巴尼亚、丹麦、土库曼斯坦、乌兹别克斯坦、哥伦比亚、塞内加尔、危地马拉、赞比亚等国游历自己的见闻及所思所想，体现着她对这些国家人文风情深入、细致的观察及反思。她最后以“走一寸土地，长一尺智慧”总结，通过游记创作分享心中的感动、感触、感想，既是引发大家共同反思，亦让内在自我发展成长。

During the questioning session, students and teachers asked questions actively. Assoc Prof I Lo-fen from Department of Chinese asked Madam You Jin about the standard of choosing travel destination. Madam You Jin made a comparison between a relaxing vacation and travel, saying travel is a journey for an individual’s education and development. A student from Department of Chinese expressed her great admiration to Madam You Jin’s works and asked for keys of literary compositions. Madam You Jin pointed out that the “eye” and “ear” of the heart are important. Madam You Jin’s lecture was so interesting and profound that received an enthusiastic response from the audience.

提问环节，师生踊跃发言提问，其中南大中文系衣若芬副教授向尤今老师询问选择旅行目的地的标准，尤今老师区别了度假及旅游，她认为度假主要用于放松，而旅游则是个人自我的教育及成长；一位中文系的女生则向尤今老师表达自己受到尤今老师的影响及启发而选择就读南大中文系，并向尤今老师提问写作小品文的要领，尤今老师指出“心眼”、“心耳”是写作的关键。尤今老师的讲座引人入胜，妙语连珠，丰富多彩，得到观众们的热烈反响，久久不愿离场。