Although his pursuit of knowledge has led him ever further afield, as one of Leiden University's three professors of Sinology he has remained very, much in contact with Chinese culture.
這位長年逐學識而居的牧人，儘管在距離上漸行漸遠，作為萊登漢學院僅有的三位終身教授之一，也算始終保持了一份文化上的牽繫。