旧文栏目的开设是缘于一种对历史回溯的偏好。翻检旧文,对照当今,至少有两点心得:其一,是很多问题,时隔经年,当我们误以为已经解决,实际上还远远没有。其二,则是一些老生常谈,放在今天,仍是让人怵惕警醒,出一身冷汗,仿佛时代非但没有进步,反在倒退。比如,关于中国画的争论,在上个 The opening of old columns was due to a preference for historical retrospectives. There are at least two things I have learned from examining the old essay. There are at least two things in my life. First, there are many problems. After years, when we mistakenly think that we have already solved it, we are far from free. Second, it is some clichés that, on today, people are wary of war and cold sweat. It seems that the times have not only failed to progress but have been reversed. For example, the controversy over Chinese painting is the last one