June 15 2005

    In a few days I will finish a long and wonderful sabbatical at CMS. I came with two of my daughters, Miranda and Lila, who now speak Chinese, and eight of my graduate students. It has been a fantastic and unforgettable experience for all of us. During the whole semester, string theorists from around the world visited, and we had an intensive 4-week school/workshop. Everyone who came loved Hangzhou and the CMS. Many research papers of high quality were produced during this period.
Every aspect of Chinese society seems to be developing explosively, including basic research. Everything is poised in place for the CMS to become one of the great scholarly research institutes in the world. It has been my honor to participate in the early stages of this endeavor, and to be named an honorary professor at Zhejiang University. I expect great things from CMS in the future.
The wonderful staff did an amazing job of making us feel welcome and comfortable. We will be back soon! Meanwhile we will miss everyone here!
 

                                     Andy Strominger
2005-06-15

我即将结束在浙江大学数学研究中心为期四个多月的愉快访问。这次我是带着我的两个女儿，Miranda和Lila以及我的8位研究生一起来杭州的，现在我的女儿已经会说汉语了。杭州之行对我们而言真是一段美妙而难忘的经历。在此期间，我们与世界各地前来访问的众多顶尖弦理论学家一起举办了一个为期4周的研讨会，其中既有入门的课程，也有前沿的专题讲座，紧凑的日程安排让我们过得非常充实。每一位来访者都对美丽的杭州和浙大数学研究中心留下了深刻的印象。通过会议期间的学术交流，还产生了许多高质量的研究论文。
中国社会的方方面面包括基础研究都呈现出蓬勃向上的发展势头。我在这里看到的每件事物都进行得有条不紊、井然有序，无论是学术会议的层次，还是访问学者的阵容都堪称国际一流，使我们有理由相信浙大数学研究中心将会在不远的将来进入世界上最伟大的科学研究机构的行列。我十分荣幸能够参与前期的努力，并被任命为浙江大学名誉教授。我期待着浙江大学数学研究中心有更辉煌的未来。
中心工作人员非常尽心尽力的工作，让我们有宾至如归的感觉。我们还会再来！我们将会想念这里的每一个人！

                                     Andy Strominger
                                    2005年6月15日