意大利驻沪总领事彼得洛·巴莱罗先生,是一位学习法律、研究哲学、做过教师,而又长期从事外交工作的官员。但他更愿意作为一个学者尤其是园艺学的学者。他的故乡是产生过许多大艺术家、文学家的撒丁岛,而他现在在威尼斯的居所又是中世纪著名旅行家、早期中西方文化交流使者马可·波罗曾经居住过的地方。历史的熏陶、职业的习惯、学识的累积,驱使他对东西方文化进行着多方面的探索。他和他的同事们促成了两次国际园林学界的盛会——去年5月中旬在上海同济大学、今年4月下旬在威尼斯大学召开的《人与园林》国际研讨会。不 The Italian Consul General in Shanghai, Petrolo Ballero, is an official who has studied law, studied philosophy, worked as a teacher, and has long been engaged in diplomatic work. But he is more willing to be a scholar, especially a horticulturist. His hometown is Sardinia, where many great artists and writers have been produced. His current residence in Venice is also where the famous medieval traveler and the early cultural exchange leader of the West, Marco Polo once lived. The edification of history, the occupational habits, and the accumulation of knowledge have driven him to explore many aspects of Eastern and Western cultures. He and his colleagues contributed to two international gardening academic events - the International Symposium on People and Gardens held at the University of Venice in Tongji University in Shanghai in mid-May last year and in Venice University in late April this year. Do not