同窗聚會於聊城並觀光岳樓及七賢祠
序：公元 2016
年，歲次丙申，暮春三月，余歸國省親，與昔日同窗摯友會於古城聊城。前日大宴饗客，共敘往事，賓主極盡歡愉，沉醉而歸。次日天清氣朗，和風習習，乃暢遊古城，先見一公園廣場寬闊明亮，民眾熙熙，有踢毽、太極、體操者，動作高難而優美，讓人目不暇接。更有巨筆蘸水而行書法於地磚上者，筆力端莊遒勁，頗有古風，自此可管窺文化回歸之一豹也。
後由聊城市委任職之欒振波兄為嚮導遊覽聊城古城，感受文化名城之美。古城四面環水，方各一華里，內有光岳樓、七賢祠、海源閣等名勝。其護城湖水廣而深，煙波浩渺，風華絕代，為北國之冠，故聊城又號「江北水城」云。
聊城又稱東昌，肇基於春秋時期，為齊國邊境要塞，因背靠大運河而極盛於明清兩代，後隨大運河枯竭而衰落。城區大部多年來骯髒破敗，有古建築歷經破壞至蕩然無存者，誠可痛心。惟光岳樓位於古城中央，雄壯挺拔，歷六百餘年而不滅，為中國十大名樓之一。改革開放三十多年後社會安定，經濟繁榮，政府遂決定修葺古城，復興文化，乃命欒振波負責拆除陳腐，規劃將來，才五六年間，古城已煥然一新，迥異於二十年前之聯排窄屋陋巷也。
觀今日之古城，一塵不染，綠樹成蔭，畫棟雕樑掩映於湖光城色，青磚綠瓦穿梭在碧草藍天，憑欄遠望，懷古之情勃發，感盛世將近，傳統歸來，兼以國勢漸強，民眾安居，漢唐以來，未之有也。
聊城自古人文薈萃，為儒學重鎮。儒為中華正統，代有鴻儒繼往開來，推陳出新，立德立言立功，實為我國文化之脊樑，與我國運相沉浮。有明一代，聊城有七賢人，立身陽明學派，或為卿相，或為布衣，俱能格物窮理，知行合一，為後人景仰。今讀書日盛，國學風氣漸開，政府乃於古城重建七賢祠。
吾觀祠堂肅穆典雅，七先生皆清瘦矍鑠，正氣浩然。神交古人，心有戚戚焉。我輩當此風雲際會，國家從殘敗到重整，文化從湮滅到復生，變化之大，範圍之廣，實三千年未有之變局。雖前路漫漫，當慎終追遠，承繼儒宗。余為醫學科學去國雖久，赤子之心未改，醉心國學，無日不思中華。今見國家政通人和，文明昌盛，心甚慰焉。
贊曰：
凌雲光岳鎖煙霞，浩浩揚波近老家。
立命先賢傳道統，一身儒術走天涯。
丹心不改追日月，魂魄無時忘中華。
若到知行合一處，征程何處不通達。
Among Old Friends in Liaocheng
In the spring of 2016, during a visit to China, I reunited with classmates and close friends in the ancient city of Liaocheng. We spent an evening recalling our student years, and the next day wandered through the restored old city under clear skies and a gentle breeze.
The broad public squares were filled with life. Elderly residents practiced tai chi, danced, played shuttlecock, and exercised with remarkable grace. Others wrote elegant Chinese calligraphy across the stone pavement with brushes dipped only in water, a quiet reminder that traditional culture still lived among ordinary people.
Guided by my classmate Luan Zhenbo, who was then serving in the Liaocheng municipal government, we visited Guangyue Tower, the Shrine of the Seven Worthies, and other historic landmarks. Once a prosperous canal city, Liaocheng had declined after the Grand Canal lost its importance. In recent years, however, the ancient city had been carefully restored, bringing back its waterways, architecture, and cultural heritage.
Standing before Guangyue Tower and the newly rebuilt Shrine of the Seven Worthies, I felt not only the weight of history but also the quiet revival of Chinese civilization. Though I have spent many years overseas pursuing medicine and science, my love for Chinese learning has never faded. This visit filled me with gratitude—for old friendships, for the endurance of culture, and for the hope that a nation's spirit may yet be renewed.
Old friends returned where youthful footsteps stayed;
The ancient walls still cast their quiet shade.
Guangyue Tower rose through the morning sky;
Its timeless roof watched centuries drift by.
The sages spoke where silent willows grew;
Their words still lived in all we dared pursue.
Though oceans lie beyond my youthful dreams,
My heart still walks beside those ancient streams.
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