知道黄永玉这个名字同他的绘画及诗文是好多年前的事了,但直到1996年我参加在广东中山及佛山市举行的第三届国际华文诗人笔会,才有机会同他见面。之后我们偶有书信来往。2001年我去大连参加第六届国际华文诗人笔会,会后他邀我到他在北京的家里做客,在有大观园气氛的百荷堂住了几天。虽然那些日子他正忙着监督住宅的修建工作,又忙着安排招呼从各地涌来为他祝寿的朋友,他每天 It was a long time since I knew that Huang’s name was the same as his paintings and poems. However, I did not have the chance to meet with him until 1996 when I attended the 3rd International Chinese Poets Association in Zhongshan, Guangdong and Foshan. After that, we occasionally wrote letters. In 2001, I went to Dalian to attend the 6th International Chinese Poets PEN Association. After the conference, he invited me to his home in Beijing and stayed for a few days at Baihe Hall where there was a spectacular atmosphere. Although he was busy supervising the construction of houses during those days, he was busy arranging to greet friends who came from all over to him for his birthday.