LiangCong激e,modernChina'sfirstenvironmentalist,diedonOctober28th,aged78现代中国首位环保人士梁从诫于10月28日辞世,享年78岁UNTILtheairbegantoclogandburn,theriversturnedtosludgeanddesertsandbegantosiftintothestreetsofBei激ng,ChinaspeopledidnotmuchcarewhatMaoZedong'sgreatleapintoindustrialisationhaddonetothemotherland.Pollutiondidnothappeninsocialistcountries;itwasa-Western,capitalistevil.ButLiangCong激enoticed,HerealisedhenolongersawtheblueskiesoftheBei激ngofhisboyhood,orthecourtyardtreeshehadlovedtoclimb・IntheruggedsouthofShanxiprovince,thewaterinthemountainstreamswasnowblackwithcoaldustandundrinkable.在空气变得沉闷酷热、河流变成污泥浊水、沙尘飞临北京街头以前，中国人不太注意毛泽东的工业化大跃进政策为国家带来了什么。社会主义国家是没有污染的，污染是资木主义罪恶，它属于西方。但是，梁从诫对此提出质疑，他发现，他孩提时代的北京蓝天、他儿时乐于攀爬的庭院树木，再也看不到了；晋南山区的溪流而今己被煤尘染成黑色，无法饮用。AsahistorianMr.Liangwasatraditionalist,sighingsomethatnothingcouldsurpassthewoodentemplesoftheTangdynasty;bybreedinghewasapreservationist,thesonofadistinguishedarchitectwhohadfamouslysatweepingonthemedievalwallsofBei激ngthenightbeforeMaosbulldozersdemolishedthem.SomewereindinedtothinkthatMr.LiangwaslessthancommittedtoChina'sprogress・ButhewasdeterminedthatChinashouldsurgeforwardarmedwithgreensensibility,andagreenheart.作为历史学家，梁先生是一位传统主义者，他间或叹息，没有什么建筑能超越唐时的木质寺院了；梁的父亲是一位杰出的建筑师，曾以在毛泽东的推土机推倒北京古城墙的前夜，坐在墙头哭泣而闻名于世，他把梁先生薰陶成了保护主义者。虽然有人倾向于认为，梁先生的环保成就并不能促进中国进步，但梁先生矢志不移-中国的蓬勃发展，应当是用绿色意识、绿色精神武装起来的蓬勃发展。FriendsofNature,foundedbyhimin1994withthreecolleaguesfromtheAcademyforChineseCulture,wasChina'sfirstlegalNGOandthefirstcommittedtoprotectingthecountry'senvironment.Atitsinauguralmeetingitdrew60members;therearenowaround10,000.AsMr.Liangproudlysaid,itwasforeverybody:housewives,students,food-sellersinthemarket,evenworkersfromtheCapitalSteelCorporationfactorywhereMr.Liang,eachJanuary,wouldgathersnowinplasticbottlestoshowschoolchildrenthelittleblackspecksofpollutioninit.1994年，他与中国文化书院的三位同事共同创建了咱然Z友“组织，这是中国首个合法的非政府组织，也是首个致力于保护环境的组织。“白然之友“成立仪式上，只吸引了60名成员，而今已近1力就像梁先生自豪宣告的那样，人人皆是“自然Z友”：家庭主妇、学生、市场上的售食小贩，英至首钢T人。每年一月，梁先生都会在首钢用级料瓶收集积雪，为的是向学童们展示-雪中已污染了黑色微粒。ThoughbasedonWesternorganisationshehadseenontelevision,FriendsofNaturewaslessalobbyingoutfitthanaclub,whosememberswouldgotree-planting,campingandchorus-singingtospreadthegreenmessagethroughtheland.InthemainBei激ngoffice,ahomelyred-paintedhouseinacourtyard1让teredwithbicycles,visitorswouldbehandedstaffcardsprintedonrecycledpaperandgivenmetalreusablechopsticks,togetherwithalectureonhowmuchofChina'svirginforestwasdisappearingforwoodenchopstickseveryyear.Here,amongcountlesspapersandtherelentlesstapofcomputers,Mr.Liangwouldbeworkingawayinshirtandcasualslacks,neverraisinghissoftvoice,modestasever.Hisbikewasamongtheothersoutside・尽管，咱然z友“是以梁先生在电视上看到的西方组织为蓝本，但它更像个俱乐部而不太像一个游说机构。成员们去植树、野营，举行大合唱，意在把绿色理念传到到全国各地。”白然之友“的总部设在北京，是在...