A scientist is a factual person, not a preacher.
Chapter 3
Spring in Shenzhen was nothing like spring. There was no greenness in the air, no buds on the trees, no sign of new life. It was in the middle of April 2010 when I first came to Shenzhen. And the rest of the April days were tense, dismal and fearful, had a color of abstract contrast between Monet’s “Impression: Sunrise” with a base layer of gray in diff erent tones yet uninfl ected, and Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” with hope in the morning stars that were deliberately painted too big.