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　深圳改革開放40多年來飛速發展，創造出令世界刮目相看的偉大奇蹟。今日深圳，就是中華民族實現歷史偉大變革和中華民族偉大復興的一個縮影與見證。本欄目通過港澳台僑同胞、國際友人講述他們在深圳學習、工作、生活、創業的經歷和感受，展現敢闖敢試、開放包容、務實尚法、追求卓越的深圳氣質和宜居宜業宜遊的深圳魅力。在建設中國特色社會主義先行示範區的歷史性機遇下，深圳正以「改革不停頓、開放不止步」的奮進態勢開啟新征程，並以此向中國共產黨百年華誕獻禮。

　Editor's Note

　Over the past 40 years of reform and opening up, Shenzhen has developed rapidly, creating a great miracle that makes the world look at it with new eyes. Shenzhen today is the epitome and witness of the significant historical change and rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Through the sharing of compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan areas of China and the sharing of international friends, this column tells about their experiences and feelings of studying, working, living and starting a business in Shenzhen. It shows the Shenzhen temperament of daring to venture, openness and inclusiveness, being pragmatic and law-abiding, pursuing excellence, and Shenzhen’s charm of being suitable for living, business and tourism. Under the historic opportunity of building the first pilot demonstration area of socialism with Chinese characteristics, Shenzhen is starting a new journey with the momentum of "reform does not stop, opening up does not stop", and as a tribute to the centenary of the CPC.

　「流」是美國人類學家馬立安眼中的深圳。從古至今，深圳就是一片大遷徙和大流動的土地。最早南宋時客家人的遷徙，近代西方教會把西方文明帶到這裏，改革開放後「來了就是深圳人」，「流動」無時無刻不在這座奇蹟之城流淌。

　1995年9月，為完成博士論文，學習社會學和人類學的馬立安從美國休斯敦來到中國。論文完成後，她選擇留在深圳，繼續她的觀察和思考。她說，當時對中國感興趣的美國學者不是去北京就是去上海、廣州，幾乎沒有人去其他城市，也很少有人知道深圳。而馬立安選擇留在深圳是因為，她認為相對於北京、上海和廣州，經濟特區的建設給深圳帶來了迅猛變化，開放的氛圍也吸引了眾多懷揣夢想的人，而這恰好是她開展研究的興趣點。

　作為一位社會學研究者，25年來，馬立安對深圳的關注和研究遍及多個領域，從建築和城市規劃到社會人文變遷。她曾經在國際學校擔任過英語教師和執行校長，但最終還是選擇回歸到對城市發展的研究當中。2012年，在中國工作和生活17年之後，馬立安決定用調查報告的形式出版一本書，向西方社會介紹深圳。談到這個時間點，馬立安說，當時深圳特區的建設已經走過了30個年頭，但外界對於深圳的了解卻很片面。比如說，僅僅把深圳看作是一個外來者的「淘金樂園」，卻忽略了深圳的輝煌是源於開放包容的社會氛圍給來自各地的「追夢人」提供了成功的機遇。

馬立安為讀者簽名售書。

　2017年，由馬立安等多位中外學者共同完成的《向深圳學習》一書，由美國芝加哥大學出版社出版，2020年8月該書被翻譯成中文。《向深圳學習》出版後在西方學術界獲得了認同，並已成為部分美國高校開展中國人類學和社會學研究的教材。

　深圳是個移民城市，在大遷徙和大流動的背景下，人們如何對這座城市產生認同感？如何在這裏找到家園感？這個話題，定居深圳的馬立安一直在思考。

　「來深圳，是為了做研究；留下來，是因為愛情。」馬立安毫不諱言，自己留在深圳是因為丈夫、劇作家楊阡。她把楊阡比喻成一棵樹，從天津移植到深圳來的一棵樹。而她自己，是從美國移植到深圳的一棵樹。

　這幾年，「深圳熱」的研究逐漸關注起更多的社會文化議題，來深圳的外國城市研究、人類學者大多一落地就找老馬去「拜碼頭」。「因為在這裏才讓他們真正了解了深圳，弄懂中國正在發生的是什麼」，馬立安說，「我可能是他們能找到的人裏面唯一一個了解深圳歷史的」。

　如今，在深圳生活了25年的馬立安雖然常常會到其他地方考察、旅遊、訪友，但能給她一種歸屬感的只有深圳。在她看來，這種歸屬感，來源於她扎根在這座城市。「如果你來深圳了，你沒有改變自己，你是留不下的。」

　Mary Ann O』Donnell：be open and inclusive, make brilliant achievements

　——American anthropologist

　"Mobility" is what the American anthropologist Mary Ann O』Donnell sees in Shenzhen. Since ancient times, Shenzhen has been a land of migration and mobility. The earliest immigration group to Shenzhen was the Hakka people in the Southern Song Dynasty. Later, the Western Churches in modern times brought Western civilization to the city. After the reform and opening up, the slogan "If You Come, You’re a Shenzhener" entered deeply into people's hearts. Shenzhen, the city of miracles, is synonymous with mobility.

　In September 1995, in order to complete her doctoral dissertation, Mary Ann O』Donnell, who studied sociology and anthropology, came to China from Houston, USA. After completing her dissertation, she chose to stay in Shenzhen to continue her observations and research. She said: "At that time, American scholars interested in China either went to Beijing, Shanghai, or Guangzhou. Few of them went to other cities, and few knew about Shenzhen. " Mary Ann O』Donnell chose to stay in Shenzhen because she believed that, compared with Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, the establishment of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone had brought rapid changes to this city, and the open atmosphere had attracted many dream chasers, which was exactly the point of interest for her to conduct her research.

　As a sociologist, over the past 25 years, Mary Ann O』Donnell has paid close attention to and studied Shenzhen in various fields, including architecture, urban planning, social and cultural changes, etc. She once worked as an English teacher and executive principal in an international school, but she finally chose to return to the study of urban development. In 2012, after 17 years of working and living in China, Mary Ann O』Donnell decided to publish a book in the form of a survey report to introduce Shenzhen to Western society. At that time, the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone had been under construction for more than 30 years, but the outside world still had a one-sided understanding of Shenzhen. For example, the outside world only regarded Shenzhen as a "paradise for earning money", but ignored that Shenzhen's brilliance comes from the open and inclusive social atmosphere, which provides opportunities for dream chasers from all over the world to achieve success.

　In 2017, Learning from Shenzhen: China’s Post-Mao Experiment from Special Zone to Model City, a book jointly completed by Mary Ann O』Donnell and other Chinese and foreign scholars, was published by the University of Chicago Press in the United States. In August 2020, it was translated into Chinese. After its publication, the book has gained recognition in Western academic circles and has become a textbook for Chinese anthropology and sociology research in some American universities.

　Shenzhen is a city of immigrants. Under the background of migration and mobility, how can people identify with this city? How to find a sense of home here? Mary Ann O』Donnell, who has settled in Shenzhen, has been thinking about this topic all the time.

　"I came to Shenzhen for research; I stayed here for love. " Mary Ann O』Donnell made no secret that she remained in Shenzhen because of her husband, playwright Yang Qian. She compared Yang Qian to a tree transplanted from Tianjin to Shenzhen, and herself a tree transplanted from the United States to Shenzhen.

　In recent years, the research of "Shenzhen fever" has gradually focused on social and cultural issues. Most foreign urban researchers and anthropologists who come to Shenzhen will visit Mary Ann O'Donnell as soon as they arrive. "Only coming to Shenzhen can they really understand this city and know what's happening in China", Mary Ann O'Donnell said, "Maybe I am the only one they can find who understands the history of Shenzhen. "

　Although Mary Ann O』Donnell has lived in Shenzhen for 25 years, she often goes to other places for investigation, tourism, and visiting friends. However, only Shenzhen can give her a sense of belonging. In her opinion, this sense of belonging comes from her roots in the city. "If you come to Shenzhen and you don't change yourself, you can't stay. "