2026年5月17日下午，镇江赛珍珠纪念馆洋溢着庄重而温暖的人文气息。由罗丹国际艺术家基金会无偿捐赠、著名美籍华裔公共艺术家艾伦·赵琼博士（Dr.Qiongzhao Ellen Schicktanz）亲自创作的赛珍珠青铜雕像，在中外嘉宾共同见证下，正式落座镇江赛珍珠纪念馆。
来自中国、法国、美国文化界与学术界的代表齐聚一堂，共同见证这一具有国际文化意义的重要时刻。
法国阿涅尔市副市长弗雷德里克·西特邦（Frédéric SITBON）先生（左）与镇江市赛珍珠研究会会长卢章平（右）为赛珍珠铜像揭幕
左起：镇江市赛珍珠研究会秘书长丁剑峰，镇江市外办主任卢利林，镇江市赛珍珠研究会副会长张志耕，镇江经济技术开发区人大工委主任陈鹏飞，镇江市赛珍珠研究会会长卢章平、法国阿涅尔市副市长弗雷德里克·西特邦（Frédéric SITBON），镇江市赛珍珠研究会常务副会长张伟清，江苏金陵书画院副院长、著名诗人吴强，镇江市赛珍珠纪念馆馆长唐其光合影留念。
镇江市赛珍珠研究会会长卢章平（右）接受镇江电视台记者采访。
法国阿涅尔市副市长弗雷德里克·西特邦率团出席。他在致辞中表示，赛珍珠将镇江视为“心之故乡”，其纪念馆不仅是博物馆，更是承载理解与记忆的圣地。他高度评价基金会的慷慨捐赠及艾伦·赵琼博士的艺术创作，称这尊青铜像生动呈现了赛珍珠面向未来、充满善意的目光，展现了其作为人道主义者和诺贝尔奖得主的精神风貌。在阿涅尔市与镇江市即将缔结友好合作关系之际，他希望延续赛珍珠的桥梁精神，在中法之间架起友谊、艺术与共享的桥梁。
镇江市赛珍珠研究会会长卢章平在致辞中向基金会和艾伦·赵琼博士致以崇高敬意。他强调，赛珍珠是从镇江走向世界的诺贝尔文学奖得主，镇江是她的精神原乡。这尊形神兼备的铜像，将铭记赛珍珠与镇江的深厚渊源，成为镇江对外文化交流的新地标。
致辞结束后，卢章平会长与西特邦副市长共同为赛珍珠青铜像揭幕。镇江市相关部门负责人、赛珍珠研究会代表及中外嘉宾共同出席仪式。
这一时刻，不仅是一件艺术作品的永久安放，更象征着跨越百年的文明回响——从长江之滨的镇江，到美国宾夕法尼亚州赛珍珠故居；从文学、历史到雕塑艺术；从中国、美国再到法国，一位诺贝尔文学奖得主的精神遗产，正以新的方式被世界重新凝视。
一座雕像，跨越中美两国的文化回响
就在三个月前的2026年2月8日，同样由艾伦·赵琼博士创作的赛珍珠青铜雕像，曾在美国宾夕法尼亚州赛珍珠故居博物馆隆重揭幕，由罗丹国际艺术家基金会捐赠，赛珍珠故居博物馆永久收藏。
时隔百余日，另一尊赛珍珠青铜雕像又正式落座她在中国的精神原乡——镇江。
这种跨越太平洋的“双城雕像”文化互动，具有深远的象征意义。
它意味着：赛珍珠不仅属于美国文学史，也属于中国近现代文化史；不仅属于20世纪，更属于今天这个依然需要文明理解与人类互信的世界。
镇江：赛珍珠真正的“精神原乡”
赛珍珠（Pearl S. Buck）出生于美国，却在中国镇江度过了最重要的童年与青春时代。她在这里学习中文，感受中国社会与民间生活，理解东方文化的伦理与情感。
镇江不仅是她成长的地方，更是其精神形成的重要源头。
她后来以小说《大地》（The Good Earth）震动世界，并荣获普利策文学奖与诺贝尔文学奖。她笔下的中国农民、中国土地、中国家庭与中国伦理，并非遥远的东方想象，而是源于长期生活与深刻理解后的真实书写。
正如镇江市赛珍珠研究会会长卢章平在致辞中所言：
“镇江是赛珍珠的精神原乡，赛珍珠是镇江走向世界的重要文化名片。”
20世纪初，在西方社会普遍误解中国的背景下，赛珍珠以文学改变了世界对于中国的认知。她让西方读者第一次真正看到：中国普通百姓的尊严、情感、苦难与人性的光辉。
某种意义上，她不仅是一位文学家，更是一位文明之间的翻译者。
青铜：让文学精神获得永恒形体
此次落座镇江赛珍珠纪念馆的青铜雕像，高86厘米、宽70厘米，整体重约300磅，造型沉静而庄严。
作品既保留了赛珍珠温婉儒雅的女性气质，又呈现出她作为思想者与人道主义者的精神力量。
法国阿涅尔市副市长 Frédéric Sitbon 在致辞中特别指出：
“这尊雕像生动呈现了赛珍珠面向未来、充满善意的目光。”
这句话，恰恰道出了雕塑最动人的地方。
艾伦·赵琼博士并未简单再现赛珍珠的外貌，而是试图通过青铜这一富有历史重量感的媒介，呈现她“悲悯而清醒、温柔而坚定”的精神气质。
对于长期致力于美国历史公共艺术创作的雕塑家而言，这不仅是肖像塑造，更是一种文明记忆的建构。
艾伦·赵琼博士的大型历史浮雕作品长期镶嵌于费城美国革命博物馆（Museum of the American Revolution）等重要历史机构建筑之上。她深知，真正的公共艺术，不只是视觉装饰，更是能够穿越时间、凝聚历史情感、塑造文明记忆的精神工程。
因此，她曾在美国赛珍珠故居博物馆举办的雕像揭幕仪式上说出一句极具力量的话：
“文学是光，而雕像，是把光立起来的方式。”
这或许正是这两座赛珍珠雕像最深层的意义。
从镇江到法国：文明互鉴的新象征
此次法国阿涅尔市代表团的出席，也让这场活动超越了一般意义上的雕塑落座。
赛珍珠长期深受法国现实主义文学影响，其作品也很早便在法国翻译出版。今天，当法国代表与中国文化界共同为赛珍珠雕像揭幕时，实际上是在共同纪念一种超越国界的人文精神。
而在阿涅尔市与镇江市即将建立友好合作关系之际，赛珍珠的形象，也成为连接中国、美国与法国之间文化情感的重要象征。
她的一生，本身就是文明交流的缩影。
她既属于美国，也深深爱着中国；既书写东方，也影响西方；既是一位文学家，也是一位推动人类理解与和平的人道主义者。
今天，这尊青铜雕像在镇江正式落座，其意义已不仅属于艺术本身。
它更像是一种文明时代的提醒：当世界依然存在误解、偏见与文化隔阂时，人类依然需要赛珍珠所代表的那种理解他者、尊重差异、跨越文明边界的精神力量。
一座雕像，一种文明温度
从美国宾州赛珍珠故居，到中国镇江赛珍珠纪念馆，两座青铜雕像遥相呼应。
一座面向西方世界，
一座回归东方故土。
而它们共同守护的，是一种超越国界的人类情感与文明温度。
在全球化不断重构、文明交流愈发重要的今天，赛珍珠的意义不仅没有远去，反而更加清晰。
她让世界看到：中国并不只是一个遥远的东方符号，而是一个拥有深厚人情、土地情感与文化灵魂的文明国度。
今天，艾伦·赵琼博士以雕塑再现赛珍珠，也再次说明：真正伟大的艺术，从来不是孤立的美学形式，而是能够让不同民族、不同文明、不同历史背景的人，在共同的人性情感中彼此理解。
赛珍珠如此。
而今天落座于镇江的这尊青铜雕像，亦如此。
艺术家艾伦赵琼与她创作的赛珍珠铜像
Pearl S. Buck Bronze Statue Officially Installed at the PearlS. Buck Memorial Hall in Zhenjiang, China
— A Bronze Sculpture Bridging Eastern and WesternCivilizations and the Shared Emotions of Humanity —
On the afternoon of May 17, 2026, the Pearl S. Buck Memorial Hall inZhenjiang was filled with an atmosphere of solemnity and human warmth. In thepresence of distinguished guests from China and abroad, a bronze statue ofPearl S. Buck, generously donated by the Rodin International Artists Foundationand personally created by renowned Chinese American public artist Dr. QiongzhaoEllen Schicktanz, was officially installed at the Pearl S. Buck Memorial Hallin Zhenjiang, China.
Representatives from the cultural and academic communities of China,France, and the United States gathered together to witness this important eventof international cultural significance.
Frédéric Sitbon, Deputy Mayor of Asnières-sur-Seine, France,attended the ceremony with an official delegation. In his speech, he remarkedthat Pearl S. Buck regarded Zhenjiang as “the homeland of her heart,” and thatthe memorial hall is not merely a museum, but a sacred place preserving memory,understanding, and human connection. He highly praised the Foundation’sgenerous donation and Dr. Ellen Schicktanz’s artistic achievement, noting thatthe bronze sculpture vividly captures Buck’s benevolent gaze toward the futureand reflects her spiritual character as both a humanitarian and a Nobellaureate. As Asnières-sur-Seine and Zhenjiang prepare to establish a friendlycooperative relationship, he expressed hope that Pearl Buck’s bridge-buildingspirit would continue to inspire new bridges of friendship, art, and sharedvalues between China and France.
Lu Zhangping, President of the Zhenjiang Pearl S. Buck ResearchAssociation, extended his highest respect to the Foundation and to Dr. EllenSchicktanz in his address. He emphasized that Pearl S. Buck, the NobelPrize-winning writer who emerged from Zhenjiang onto the world stage, foreverbelongs spiritually to the city. He stated that this lifelike bronze statuewill stand as a lasting testament to the profound bond between Pearl Buck andZhenjiang, becoming a new cultural landmark for the city’s internationalcultural exchange.
Following the speeches, President Lu Zhangping and Deputy MayorFrédéric Sitbon jointly unveiled the bronze statue of Pearl S. Buck. Officialsfrom relevant Zhenjiang departments, representatives of the Pearl S. BuckResearch Association, and guests from China and abroad attended the unveilingceremony.
This moment marked not only the permanent installation of anartwork, but also symbolized a civilizational echo spanning more than a century— from the banks of the Yangtze River in Zhenjiang to the Pearl S. Buck Housein Pennsylvania, from literature and history to sculpture and public art, andfrom China and the United States to France. The spiritual legacy of a NobelPrize-winning author is once again being contemplated by the world in a newartistic form.
A CulturalDialogue Across China and the United States
Just three months earlier, on February 8, 2026, another bronzestatue of Pearl S. Buck created by Dr. Ellen Schicktanz was ceremoniouslyunveiled at the Pearl S. Buck House Museum in Pennsylvania, USA. That sculpturewas likewise donated by the Rodin International Artists Foundation andpermanently collected by the museum.
Now, over one hundred days later, a second bronze sculpture of PearlS. Buck has officially found its home in her spiritual homeland in China —Zhenjiang.
This “dual-city sculpture” cultural exchange across the Pacificcarries profound symbolic significance.
It signifies that Pearl S. Buck belongs not only to the literaryhistory of the United States, but also to the modern cultural history of China;not only to the twentieth century, but also to today’s world, which stillurgently needs civilizational understanding and mutual human trust.
Zhenjiang:Pearl Buck’s True Spiritual Homeland
Although Pearl S. Buck was born in the United States, she spent themost formative years of her childhood and youth in Zhenjiang, China. It washere that she learned Chinese language and culture, experienced Chinese societyand everyday life, and developed a deep understanding of Eastern ethics,emotions, and human relationships.
Zhenjiang was not simply the place where she grew up; it was theessential source of her spiritual and intellectual formation.
Her later masterpiece, The Good Earth, profoundly moved readersaround the world and earned her both the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize inLiterature. The Chinese peasants, landscapes, families, and ethical valuesportrayed in her writings were not distant Oriental fantasies, but authenticliterary expressions born from lived experience and profound culturalunderstanding.
As Lu Zhangping, President of the Zhenjiang Pearl S. Buck ResearchAssociation, stated in his speech:
“Zhenjiang is Pearl Buck’s spiritual homeland, and Pearl Buck is oneof Zhenjiang’s most important cultural ambassadors to the world.”
At a time in the early twentieth century when China was widelymisunderstood in the West, Pearl S. Buck transformed global perceptions ofChina through literature. She enabled Western readers, many for the first time,to recognize the dignity, emotional depth, suffering, and humanity of ordinaryChinese people.
In this sense, she was not merely a novelist, but also a translatorbetween civilizations.
Bronze:Giving Eternal Form to Literary Spirit
The bronze statue installed at the Pearl S. Buck Memorial Hall inZhenjiang measures approximately 86 centimeters in height and 70 centimeters inwidth, with an overall weight of nearly 300 pounds. The sculpture possesses acalm and dignified presence.
The work preserves Pearl Buck’s gentle elegance while simultaneouslyexpressing her intellectual strength and humanitarian spirit.
In his remarks, Deputy Mayor Frédéric Sitbon particularly observed:
“This sculpture vividly presents Pearl Buck’s benevolent gaze towardthe future.”
That statement precisely captures the sculpture’s deepest emotionalpower.
Rather than merely recreating Pearl Buck’s physical likeness, Dr.Ellen Schicktanz sought to use bronze — a medium imbued with historicalpermanence and gravitas — to convey Buck’s spiritual essence: compassionate yetlucid, gentle yet steadfast.
For a sculptor long devoted to monumental public art centered onAmerican history, this work represents more than portraiture; it is an act ofconstructing civilizational memory.
Dr. Ellen Schicktanz’s monumental historical bronze reliefs havelong been permanently installed at major American historical institutions,including the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. Sheunderstands deeply that true public art is not simply visual decoration, but aspiritual undertaking capable of transcending time, uniting historical emotion,and shaping collective memory.
For this reason, during the unveiling ceremony at the Pearl S. BuckHouse Museum in Pennsylvania earlier this year, she made a powerful statement:
“Literature is light, and sculpture is a way of giving that light astanding form.”
Perhaps this expresses the deepest meaning of these two Pearl S.Buck sculptures.
FromZhenjiang to France: A New Symbol of Civilizational Exchange
The attendance of the delegation from Asnières-sur-Seine elevatedthis event beyond the ordinary significance of a sculpture installationceremony.
Pearl S. Buck was deeply influenced by French realist literature,and her works were translated and published in France at an early stage. Today,when French representatives and Chinese cultural leaders jointly unveil hersculpture, they are in fact commemorating a humanistic spirit that transcendsnational boundaries.
As Asnières-sur-Seine and Zhenjiang move toward establishing afriendly cooperative relationship, Pearl Buck’s image has become a powerfulcultural symbol linking China, the United States, and France.
Her life itself embodied the essence of civilizational dialogue.
She belonged to America, yet deeply loved China; she wrote about theEast while influencing the West; she was both a literary figure and ahumanitarian who advanced mutual understanding and peace among peoples.
Today, as this bronze sculpture officially takes its place inZhenjiang, its significance extends far beyond art itself.
It stands as a reminder to our era: in a world still marked bymisunderstanding, prejudice, and cultural division, humanity continues to needthe spiritual values represented by Pearl S. Buck — understanding others,respecting differences, and transcending the boundaries of civilization.
One Sculpture, One Human Warmth of Civilization
From the Pearl S. Buck House in Pennsylvania to the Pearl S. BuckMemorial Hall in Zhenjiang, two bronze sculptures now stand in distant dialogueacross continents.
One faces the Western world.
The other returns to the soil of the East.
Yet together, they safeguard a shared human emotion and acivilizational warmth that transcends national borders.
At a time when globalization continues to reshape the world andintercultural exchange grows increasingly important, Pearl S. Buck’ssignificance has not diminished; rather, it has become even clearer.
She enabled the world to see that China is not merely a distantEastern symbol, but a civilization rich in human feeling, attachment to theland, and profound cultural spirit.
Today, through sculpture, Dr. Ellen Schicktanz has reintroducedPearl S. Buck to the contemporary world, once again demonstrating that trulygreat art is never an isolated aesthetic form. Rather, it is something capableof allowing people from different nations, civilizations, and historicalbackgrounds to understand one another through their shared humanity.
Pearl S. Buck embodied this spirit.
And so too does the bronze sculpture now permanently installed inZhenjiang.
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