半個月的復活節假期是個充電的好時機，趁此機會前往至聖先師孔子和亞聖孟子的故鄉山東省，印證年少時從書本上學來的春秋戰國時代的齊魯文化，不啻最佳的文化熏陶。

在中國風箏之都濰坊，看到了各式各樣的風箏；在泰安，登上了東嶽泰山，體驗孔子 “登泰山而小天下”之情；在齊魯文化搖籃淄博，看到了距今二千六百多年，為一九九零年的中國十大考古發現之一“臨淄車馬坑”；在省會濟南，親臨七十二名泉之中的趵突泉和黑虎泉；在青島啤酒的發源地青島，身處德國殖民地建築區，想像當年德國統治青島的景象……。

讀萬卷書，不如行萬里路。山東之旅令我對中國的歷史文化有了更深刻的瞭解。

For understanding the Qi and Lu culture (during Spring and Autumn Period), I went to Shandong Province – the hometown of Confucius and Mencius.  It is awesome cultural trip!

At Weifang, I saw a variety of kites designed based upon Chinese myth/legendary.  At Tai’an, I explored the Taishan Mountain where Confucius was amazed at its wander.  At Zibo, I visited one of the ten  biggest archeology discoveries found in 1990 — “The funerary chariots and horses”.  At Jinan, I went to the Black Tiger Spring and Baotu Spring, which are two of the “72 famous springs” since Ming and Qing Dynasties. At Qingdao, I watched the Germany colonial buildings built during Qing Dynasty.

To see is to believe.  After this Shandong trip, I have better understanding of the Qi and Lu States’ culture.