今年第一期的《新华文摘》上转载了汤一介先生的一篇谈文化问题的文章,说到某些种类的文化的消亡在人类历史上不是少见的事,不过,有四种文化:欧美文化、东亚文化、南亚文化和伊斯兰文化,在很长时间内不会消亡。汤先生的根据一是这些文化的历史之悠久,二是这些文化所影响的人的 The first edition of this year’s “Xinhua Digest” reproduced an article on Mr. Tang’s article on cultural issues. He said that the disappearance of certain kinds of culture is not rare in human history. However, there are four cultures: Europe and the United States. Culture, East Asian culture, South Asian culture, and Islamic culture will not die for a long time. Mr. Tang’s basis is that the history of these cultures is long, and the second is the influence of those cultures.