Dear Hu Zhihong,

I thoroughly enjoyed my stay inWuhan. I would like to express my deep appreciation for Guo Qiyong Laoshi, you, and all the colleages at Wuda for making the 7th International Conference on Confucianism an important and memorable event. I was delighted to greet Professor Xiao Jiefu. I felt great honored to have a whole session devoted to my work. It was educational.

The interviews for the Harvard-Yenching Institute went well. Please give my thanks to the International Office. They made my stay most comfortable. I was privileged to meet President Liu, a truly impressive leader in higher education. His liberal arts' vision, as demonstrated in his sensitivity to and knowledge of the humanities, is truly exceptional.

TheWuhanmeeting signals the beginning of a new phase for New Confucian studies in Cultural China. I am most grateful. By the way, the visit to theNavyAcademyadded a new dimension to myWuhantrip. I cherish the experience.

I learned that Professor Deng Xiaomang gave a lecture critiquing my interpretation of the Western Enlightenment sometime ago. I would like to have a copy of his presentation. I am sorry that I missed a chance to meet with and learn from him this time. His interpretive work and scholarship on Western philosophy, especailly Kantianim is a standard of inspiration for all of us. Please give my best regards to him.

With best wishes,

TU Weiming

亲爱的胡治洪：

我由衷地激赏此次武汉之行。我想向郭齐勇老师、你、以及其他操办第七届国际儒学会议的武大同仁们表示深切的感谢，这是一个重要且具纪念意义的事件。我很高兴能向萧萐父教授面致问忱。我感到特别荣幸的是安排了一个专场讨论我的学术工作，它使我获益匪浅。

哈佛燕京学社的面试工作也进行得非常顺利。请代我向国际办公室表示谢意，他们的安排使我有宾至如归之感。与刘校长的会见使我深受鼓舞，他是一位令人印象深刻的高等教育领导者，从他对于人文学科的敏锐和知识所表现出来的开放的见解，确实令我深为赞同。

此次武汉会议标志着文化中国新儒学研究的一个新阶段的开端，对此我万分感激。而顺访海军工程学院，则补足了我此次武汉之行的另一方面，我很珍视这一机缘。

我获悉邓晓芒教授曾在不久前的一次演讲中批评了我关于西方启蒙主义的论述。我想得到他的演讲文本。对于错过此次机会去拜访他并向他请教，我深感遗憾。他对于西方哲学、特别是康德哲学的翻译以及学术研究，对于我们大家都是一个具有激励意义的典范。请代我向他表示最高的敬意。

致以最良好的祝愿

杜维明

2005年9月19日