俗话里“瑞雪兆丰年”，接踵而至的都是好彩头：“五谷登丰收”“春风迎新岁”“神州万象新”……那么，2018年，中国及世界各地降下的初雪，显然将带给我们的不啻是新年满满的福音。然而，大雪和暴雪亦导致了交通停滞、建筑物坍塌、人员伤亡，以及有的地区农作物受损，于是，“瑞雪”便被称作了“雪灾”。显然，大自然在赐予我们福音的同时，亦给人类制造了麻烦；瑞雪在其纯净美丽的外表和温暖的羽翼下，却蕴藏着杀伤和破坏的能量。

大自然“祸福相依”生动的现身，足以让当下处于科技高歌猛进社会的人类牢记大自然运行不可违逆的规律，思考如何进一步理解宇宙本体万事万物间之阴阳辩证。而对于研究人类历史、信仰、世界观、情感、道德和美感的人文学科的启示，则是明白坚守思想的辩证才能掌握探寻真相的法宝。从而，我们对于人类文化艺术历史或现状的研究，无论是肯定，还是质疑，或是否定之否定，都应秉承“实事求是”的精神，努力追求充满辩证的“真”“实”之结论。

勿忘，大自然的警示……

—本刊主编

Preface

As the saying goes, “A timely snow promises a good harvest.” It is a good sign of other good things — “an abundant harvest of f ve grains,” “spring breeze welcoming the New Year,” and “everything being new in China.” However, the f rst snow in 2018 in China and around the world did not merely bring us the good news of the New Year.Heavy snowfalls and blizzards have caused traf fic stagnation, building collapses, casualties,and damage to crops in some areas.As a result, “a timely snow” became “a disaster of snow.” Obviously, nature gives trouble to mankind while bringing luck.Under its pure and beautiful appearance and warm wings, the timely snow hides its energy of killing and destruction.

Nature vividly demonstrates that “fortune and misfortune are neighbors.” It makes the mankind with triumphs of science and technology keep in mind the inviolability of law of nature and ref ect on how to further understand the yin-yang dialect between all things in the universe.The enlightenment to the humanities that study human history, beliefs, worldviews, emotions,morality, and aesthetics is that sticking to the dialectics of ideas is the key to approach the truth.Therefore,our study of culture, arts, history, or the status quo of mankind, no matter it is to af f rm, query, or deny them,should be based on the spirit of seeking truth from facts and strive to pursue the conclusion of dialectical “truth”and “reality.”

Do not forget nature’s warning...