Life is nothing but an electron looking for a place to rest. — Albert Szent-Györgyi (1937 Nobel Laureate)
This page is annually updated.
Jump to the books I have read and the places I have explored.
The books I have read:
2025 (23)
你当像鸟飞往你的山，塔拉·韦斯特弗著，任爱红译
三个火枪手，大仲马著，周克希译
基督山伯爵，大仲马著，周克希译
❝要开发深藏在人类智慧里的神秘宝藏，就需要遭遇不幸；要想引爆炸药，就需要压力。囚禁生活把我分散飘忽的官能都凝聚在了一个焦点上，让他们在一个狭窄的空间相互撞击。你是知道的，乌云相撞生成电，电生成火花，火花生成光。❞
❝每个人，从社会阶梯最底层的平民百姓，到最高层的王公贵胄，周围都会形成一个纷纷扰扰的小天地，一张利害攸关的关系网，就跟我们周围的世界没什么两样。这个关系网随着当事人地位的升迁而愈来愈大。❞
❝人类的全部智慧就包含在这两个词里面：等待和希望！等待和希望是一体两面，相辅相成。没有希望的等待，是绝望；没有等待的希望，是空想。只有将两者结合，才是真正的智慧。用希望之心去等待，用等待之实去滋养希望！❞
动物农场，乔治·奥维尔著，荣如德译
平面国，埃德温·艾伯特著，鲁冬旭译
我不是废柴，纪静蓉著
闯关东，高满堂、孙建业著
平凡的世界，路遥著
小巷人家，大米著
山楂树之恋，艾米著
太白金星有点烦，马伯庸著
温故一九二四，刘震云著
长安的荔枝，马伯庸著
手机，刘震云著
不被大风吹倒，莫言著
趁着年轻，我偏要勉强，詹青云著
金瓶梅（词话本），兰陵笑笑生著
黄仁勋：英伟达之芯，斯蒂芬·威特著，周健工译
我与地坛，史铁生著
我们为什么要睡觉，马修·沃克著，田盈春译
我叫刘跃进，刘震云著
驻站，晓重著
废都，贾平凹著
2024 (8)
沧浪之水，阎真著
人生海海，麦家著
一地鸡毛，刘震云著
植物妻子，韩江著
素食者，韩江著
看见情绪价值，苏菲雅、姚彦宇著
繁花，金宇澄著
红楼梦，曹雪芹著，无名氏续，程伟元、高鹗整理
2023 (6)
Starting this year, I will select my most recommended book of the year. Both authors and translators will be noted, as different translations can greatly influence the reading experience. I have also fully transitioned to online reading on WeRead, where I enjoy reading together with the community.
一句顶一万句，刘震云著
在细雨中呼喊，余华著
好的爱情，陈果著
兄弟，余华著
江南三部曲，格非著
爱丽丝梦游仙境，刘易斯·卡罗尔著，肖开霖译
2022 (5)
查令十字街84号，海莲·汉芙著，陈建铭译
歌剧魅影，加斯通·勒鲁著，姜薇译
人间失格，太宰治著
1367，陈浩基著
呼兰河传，萧红著
2021 (3)
水浒全传，施耐庵集撰，罗贯中纂修
三国演义，罗贯中著，吴小林校注，陈迩东审定
82年生的金智英，赵南柱著
2020 (17)
呐喊，鲁迅著
骆驼祥子，老舍著
洗澡，杨绛著
毛泽东的故事，石仲泉、陈登才主编
红高粱家族，莫言著
牧羊少年的奇幻之旅，保罗·柯艾略著
许三观卖血记，余华著
三体，刘慈欣著
月亮与六便士，威廉·萨默赛特·毛姆著
哈利波特，J.K. Rolling著，XXX译
神雕侠侣，金庸著
射雕英雄传，金庸著
丰乳肥臀，莫言著
边城，沈从文著
鼠疫，加缪著
林徽因传，林杉著
酒国，莫言著
2019 (6)
尘埃落定，阿来著
蛙，莫言著
伪满洲国，迟子建著
都挺好，阿耐著
檀香刑，莫言著
恶意，东野圭吾著
2018 (17)
围城，钱钟书著
人民的名义，周梅森著
白鹿原，陈忠实著
杀死一只知更鸟，哈珀·李著
偷影子的人，马克·李维著
人类的群星闪耀时，斯蒂芬·茨威格著
万历十五年，黄仁宇著
一本让你爱不释手的英国简史，江乐兴著
异类，马尔科姆·格拉德维尔著
活着，余华著
云计算深刻改变未来，张为民著
泰国·海丝路的战略起点，宋歌、姜子钒著
柬埔寨千年的微笑，亲历者编辑部著
摆渡人，克莱尔·麦克福尔著
穆斯林的葬礼，霍达著
侦探俱乐部，东野圭吾著
秘密，东野圭吾著
2017 (5)
挪威的森林，村上村树著
追风筝的人，卡勒德·胡塞尼著
盛夏的方程式，东野圭吾著
白夜行，东野圭吾著
嫌疑人X的献身，东野圭吾著
2016 (3)
变身，东野圭吾著
放学后，东野圭吾著
解忧杂货店，东野圭吾著
2015 and before (5)
失控，凯文·凯利著
数据之巅，涂子沛著
大数据时代，维克托·迈尔·舍恩伯格著
因为痛·所以叫青春，金兰都著，金勇译
明朝那些事，当年明月著
The ones that got away
Murder on the Orient Express, authored by Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie
百年孤独，加夫列尔·加西亚·马尔克斯著
飘，玛格丽特·米切尔著
中国通史，吕思勉著
国富论，亚当斯密著
etc.
The places I have explored:
2026
XXX moved back to Shanghai to start a faculty journey at XXX!
2025
December in Nanjing, China for Young Scholars Forum (Southeast University)
December in Shanghai, China for interviews
November in Ningbo, China for Young Scholars Forum (Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo)
September in Xiamen, China for interviews and travelling (with Lingying)
August in Shanghai, China for Young Scholars Forum (East China Normal University)
April in North Wales, UK for travelling (with Lingying)
2024
December in Hefei and Nanjing, China for Young Scholars Forum (University of Science and Technology of China, Nanjing University, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, and Nanjing University of Science & Technology)
December in Washington, D.C., USA for AGU24
November in Guangzhou, China for Young Scholars Forum (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou))
September in York, UK for UKEO2024 and travelling
August in Brussels, Belgium, and Amsterdam, Netherlands for travelling
July in Italy (Venice, Pisa, Florence, and Bologna) for ATMOS 2024 and travelling
June in Paris, France, and Luxembourg for travelling
May in Reading, UK for Data Assimilation Training course
April in Budapest, Hungary, Bratislava, Slovakia, and Wien, Austria for EGU24 and travelling (with Zhenze Liu and others)
March in London, UK for Defra’s Earth Observation Industry Day
January in London, UK for NCEO Staff Meeting
2023
December in RAL (Rutherford Appleton Labs, based on-site at the Harwell Innovation Centre, Didcot), UK for NCEO Induction Tour
September in Leeds, UK for NCEO Annual Conference
May in Edinburgh, UK for a half marathon!
May in Aberdeen, UK for SAGES 2023 Annual Science meeting
2022
November in St Andrews for travelling
October in Arbroth for birdwatching
September in Peebles for hiking
July in Scotland (Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness—The Isle of Skye, and Perth) for graduation trip (with Jize Jiang and Linqi XU)
March in Sirling—Loch Katrine for a group trip (the first since the pandemic)
2021
Stay safe in Edinburgh during the pandemic
2020
Stay safe in Edinburgh during the pandemic
2019
July in Belfast, UK for travelling (with Penghui Zhu, Xuejiao Chen, and Rong Ge)
May in Harvard for IGC9
May in Leeds, UK for Atm-Bio
February in London for USA Visa
January in Glasgow for travelling (with Rong Ge and others)
2018
December in Edinburgh, UK for meeting with Prof. Jian Peng
December in Birmingham and Oxford, UK for PKU Alumni (with Xiwen Zhang)
November in Oxford, UK for Atm-Bio
September moved to Edinburgh, UK to start a PhD journey!
July in Beijing for graduation ceremony (with Mom and others)
June in Hong Kong for ThinkPad
June in Thailand (Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Pattaya, and Phuket) and Cambodia (Siem Reap) for graduation trip
2017
November in Hong Kong for retrieving IELTS scores and meeting with Prof. Weifeng Li
October in Hong Kong for IELTS exams
February in Fuzhou for travelling (with Wei Wang and Bingbing Dai)
2016
September in Hong Kong for buying iPhone 7
June—July in Beijing for IACP10 and summer school on Spatial Econometrics
June in Huizhou, Guangdong, China for travelling (with LULC Lab)
May in SYSU for academic conferences (with LULC Lab)
2015
December in SYSU for academic conferences (with LULC Lab)
November in Beijing and Shenyang for Landscape Ecology Conference and travelling (with LULC Lab)
August moved to Shenzhen to start a master journey at PKUSZ!
May in Zhejiang (Zhoushan and Dongji Islands) for graduation trip (with GIS classmates)
March in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China for undergraduate thesis
2014
September in Beijing for recommendation for postgraduate studies at PKU although finally moved to PKUSZ
July in Wuyi Mountains, Fuzhou, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong for field trips (with School of Geography of ECNU)
June in Beijing for meeting with PKU professors
January in Hong Kong for academic exchange (with talented undergraduate students from ECNU)
2013
August in Hangzhou, Zhejiang for field trips (with School of Geography of ECNU)
August in Beijing (Beijing Normal University), Hebei (Bashang Grassland), Jilin (Northeast Normal University and the Changbai Mountains), Liaoning (Longwan, Dandong, and Dalian) for field trips (with multiple universties across China)
July in Nanjing and Hefei (Nanjing University and University of Science and Technology of China) for academic exchange (with talented undergraduate students from ECNU)
2012
October in Zhejiang (Ningbo and Shaoxing) for travelling (with Yuanheng Sun)
May in Suzhou and Nanjing for field trips (with School of Geography of ECNU)
March in Xitan, Zhejiang for spring outing (with GIS classmates)
2011
September moved to Shanghai to start undergraduate studies at ECNU!
2010
October in Hefei (University of Science and Technology of China) for Mathematical Competition
2009 and before
Study and live in Chizhou, Anhui, China