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This book collects all important works of Mr. Zhou Youguang after his retirement at the age of 85. After Mr. Zhou "left the office", he bid farewell to the professional study of language and began to write a large number of ideological and cultural essays, covering Chinese and Western history, culture, political thought, etc., Which have great social influence. These essays are not only derived from reading accumulation, but also combined with the author's rich life experience. Mr. Zhou discussed many profound issues with his extraordinary writing ability and clear and fluent language. The collection of essays brings together the author's masterpieces in his later years, which reveal the big from the small and the macro from the micro.

"Thoughts of a Hundred Years Old" mainly collects the works written by the elderly before and after they turn 100, and includes a few works, the earliest of which are "Returning to the United States and Talking about "Westernization"" in 1985, "Two Visits to Singapore" and "The Unity of Science - One Commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the May 4th Movement" in early 1989, from which we can already see the clues of some later views. His most valuable ideological contributions seem to have been mainly made in the 1990s, and it was not until the beginning of the 21st century that a spring of literary thoughts emerged. Most of them were first published in "Qunyan" magazine. It was probably when the senior editor Ms. Ye Zhishan was in charge of the editorial affairs. It was only around that time that I paid special attention to Zhou Youguang's wife, Ms. Zhang Yunhe, while browsing reports, or "discovered" the sharpness of Zhou Youguang's pen.

"There is Light Every Year" is a selection of Mr. Zhou Youguang's thoughts and concerns after he turned 100. In the past ten years, in addition to writing, Mr. Zhou Youguang also chatted and laughed with many literary visitors from all over the world in his small study. This has also become one of his unique ways of expressing his views in his later years. This collection of talks is divided into two parts: conversations and interviews. It includes not only his review of his unforgettable experiences in his life, but also his thoughts on the development of the country's society, and his concern for the direction of world history, changes in social systems, and the future development of the country. In each question and answer, a century of life wisdom is condensed. This book is also a true record and presentation of Mr. Zhou Youguang's life in his later years.

"Thoughts of a Hundred Years Old" contains the essence of Zhou Lao's cultural prose short stories and has high cultural and ideological value. A 112-year-old wise man with a wonderful life spanning centuries. With hundreds of years of personal experience and the knowledge of connecting China and the West, we have opened a window to see history, life, and the world clearly, and our whole life has become transparent and open-minded.