一提起“大熊猫专家”、“白头叶猴教授”,人们马上就会想到“潘文石”这个名宇,这位北京大学的动物学教授由于在研究大熊猫和白头叶猴方面的突出成就而蜚声中外。为了深入了解潘文石教授的研究工作和培养研究生的情况,笔者在8月中旬赴广西崇左市“北京大学生物多样性研究基地”(以下简称“基地”)采访了他和他的研究生们。基地位于崇左生态公园中,是由北京大学和崇左县(2003年8月撤县改市)共同出资、以废弃的军营为基础建立起来的。基地被葱郁的青山所环绕,一派自然风光,潘文 Mention of “giant panda expert” and “professor of white-headed langur”, people immediately think of the name of “Pan Wen-shih,” a professor of zoology at Peking University, renowned for his outstanding achievements in studying giant panda and white-headed langur Chinese and foreign. In order to gain a deeper understanding of Professor Pan’s research and training of graduate students, the author interviewed him and his graduate students in Peking University’s Biodiversity Research Base (hereinafter referred to as “Base”) in Chongzuo City, Guangxi Province in mid-August. The base is located in Chongzuo Ecological Park and was jointly funded by Peking University and Chongzuo County (to withdraw from the city in August 2003) and was built on the abandoned barracks. The base is surrounded by lush Aoyama, a school of natural beauty, Poon Man