A collection of English writings and speeches made by Hu Shih during the 1920s-1960s introducing Chinese philosophy and intellectual thought to the Western audience.

本书不仅是一部文学巨著，也是一部科学百科。它熔作者毕生研究成果和人生感悟于一炉，以人性关照虫性，将昆虫世界化作供人类获得知识、趣味、美感和思想的美文。