At the suggestion of Dr. Danny Yu, President of Educational Services Exchange with China, I have visited your Xibe website, http://xibe.51.net.

I find it interesting and useful not only for myself, but also useful for my colleagues in various different disciplines (Geography, Anthropology, History, East Asian Languages and Culture) in teaching China. I will also let them know that this website exists.

In my high school history, we were referred to the Xian-be people, as one of the five "wu"s. I never made the connection to the Xibe ethnic minority until I accessed your website. I find the design simple but elegant, and user-friendly. It would be a valuable resource for Xibe research. My hearty congratulations to your accomplishment.

The timing is good for Xibe research in both China and the US. The Development of the Great Western Region will spark increasing interest in the Xinjiang region and its inhabitants. In the U.S., the renewed interest in Central Asia as a result of its involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq would also generate greater academic attention to the region.

I hope that you will continue this worthwhile endeavor, and look forward to future visits of your website.

Sincerely,

Dr. James Tong
Associate Professor, Political Science, UCLA
Chief-Editor, Chinese Law and Government.

亲爱的锡山：

在美中教育服务机构（ESEC）总裁余国良博士的建议下，我访问了你的锡伯族网页，http://xibe.51.net。
我发现它不仅对我来讲有趣并且有用，而且对于我那些教授中国地理、人类学、历史、东亚语言及文化等不同学科的同事来讲，也有很大益处。我将告诉他们有这样一个网页存在。
在我高中所学的历史中，我们的学习涉及到五胡之一的鲜卑人。直到我进入了你的网页，我才对锡伯族这个少数民族有了了解。我觉得你的网页虽然设计简洁但很美观，并且界面友好。它为研究锡伯族提供了有价值的参考。我忠心祝贺您的贡献。
由于在阿富汗和伊拉克问题的卷入，美国人重新对中亚产生了兴趣，并导致学术界对于这个地区的巨大关注。同样，西部大开发的进行也将激发人们对于新疆地区及那里的居民的兴趣。这对中美双方进行锡伯族的研究工作来讲很有利。
我希望你能继续这种有价值的努力，期待将来再次访问你的网页。

真诚的，

詹姆斯·唐（音译）博士
政治学副教授，加州大学（洛杉矶）UCLA
《中国法律和政府》主编

(翻译：何叶尔塔娜)