He has been committed to the research and conservation of amphibian and reptile species diversity for thirty years; he has worked hard to fill the gaps in the global research on the morphological characteristics of the genus Liu Shu frog in the tree frog family and the study of the origin and evolution of salamander species; he has not forgotten his original intention to promote the construction of a modern natural museum that can serve Guangxi and ASEAN.
Mo Yunming, director of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Natural History Museum
Mo Yunming is currently the director of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Natural History Museum and a research librarian. He is also the vice chairman of the Natural History Professional Committee of the Association of Natural Museums of China, a director of the Amphibian and Reptile Branch of the Zoological Society of China, a vice chairman of the Guangxi Museum Association, a vice chairman of the Guangxi Zoological Society, and a standing director of the Guangxi Wildlife Conservation Association. He has long been committed to the research and conservation of amphibian and reptile species diversity, as well as museological research.
A thick black hair, neatly sharp;
A pair of square-framed glasses, deep atmosphere;
A white shirt, clean and generous.
Mo Yunming, director of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Natural History Museum, was kind-eyed, calm and calm, and when he first saw him, he left a deep impression on the reporter with the calm demeanor of an elder. However, it is hard to believe that as the head of a museum, he rarely has the opportunity to dress so neatly in a year, and headlamps, net pockets, and sewer pants are the most common equipment of his year.
"Amphibians and reptiles generally breed in May and June, and some species breed in December, and to find new discoveries, it's the best time for me to go up the mountain when the weather gets warmer." On December 21, when the reporter interviewed him, it happened to be the winter solstice day, the weather was sunny and the sun was brilliant, Mo Yunming saw that there could be such a clear weather in winter, he was very excited, and suddenly gave birth to the hope and impulse to "explore the mountains and treasure hunting" again.
"The industry I'm in is a little different from what others think of sitting in an office because studying amphibians and reptiles requires going up the mountain. Sometimes, we have to go up the mountain at night. Referring to familiar work, Mo Yunming said it eloquently.
Mo Yunming monitors amphibians on the mountain late at night
"Do a line of love a line." Talking about the emotional place, Mo Yunming blurted out the secret of insisting on doing one thing for more than thirty years. This is his life creed, which supports him to never forget his original intention, devote himself to the research and protection of amphibian and reptile species diversity and the study of museology, and contribute to the conservation of biodiversity and the popularization of wildlife education in China.
"Since you love this museum, you must express it with actions"
On the east side of Bailong Lake in Nanning People's Park, there is a museum listed as a national key by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage - the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Natural History Museum (hereinafter referred to as the "Guangxi Museum of Natural History"), which is one of the two provincial natural museums in the strategic area of China's western development, and is now the national science popularization education base. In 1988, the museum was removed from the natural part of the Autonomous Region Museum. That year, Mo Yunming was in his third year of university, majoring in wildlife conservation and utilization, and he hoped to find a job corresponding to his major after graduation. On New Year's Day 1989, the museum was officially opened to the public. It was this year that Mo Yunming came to the museum to take up a position, which was perfectly in line with Mo Yunming's starting point for choosing a career. It turns out that everything is "predestined". Since then, Mo Yunming has begun a beautiful life journey with the museum.
"Our museum is modeled after Russian architecture, and when I came here in 1989, it wasn't so big and the environment was still poor." In front of the office building, Mo Yunming introduced the situation of the museum with great interest. Originally, when the Guangxi Museum of Natural History was established, it not only had a simple office environment, a small exhibition area, and a weak foundation, with only more than 400 specimens and a small collection.
"At that time, I was very content to find the museum of my choice, no matter what, I would work first. As the work continued, I slowly fell in love with the museum. "Mo Yunming has no distractions, buried his head in the past, and has been quietly cultivating here for more than thirty years, although there are many opportunities to go to a better platform for development, he has never wanted to leave here."
In March 2012, Mo Yunming (first from the right) organized the "Amphibian Monitoring" in Mao'er mountain nature reserve.
The three main functions of the Guangxi Museum of Natural History are to collect and preserve specimens, carry out scientific research, and conduct publicity and education. Among them, the collection of specimens is the material basis for all the work of the museum, the scientific research is the basis for the work of the museum, and the exhibition education is the direct value embodiment of all the work of the museum. At that time, Mo Yunming, who was in his early twenties, and the older generation of scientific and technological workers silently assumed responsibility around the three major functions of the museum, and watered this still childish museum with diligence and wisdom. Since there are few specimens, it is necessary to run more mountains to collect specimens; since the foundation is thin, then use actions to build hope; since there is little collection, then create opportunities for multi-faceted collection; since there is less science popularization, then explore resources and develop publicity channels in many ways.
Since the reality is so "bone", then use struggle to create "fullness". Go to the desolate mountains to collect amphibian and reptile data, go to the sea to collect various types of marine fish specimens, and excavate the bits and pieces of ancient organism information around Nanning... These are all "common meals" of Mo Yunming and the older generation of scientific and technological workers. After the hard work of Mo Yunming's generation of scientific and technological workers, at present, the museum has made a qualitative leap on the basis of the original, not only collecting more than 60,000 specimens, discovering many new species, the content of the exhibition has become colorful, the science popularization has also been carried out, and the number of papers published in international core journals has increased year by year; compared with other provinces and cities in China, the results achieved in the research institutes of earth sciences and life sciences are in a leading position; calculated from the number of scientific researchers invested, The output is among the best in the entire national natural category of museums...
"My stage is in the forest, in the mountains"
In reality, there are many people whose work makes us envious, they either work in a spacious and clean office with a comfortable environment, or negotiate cooperation with customers in the tea room and work decently. But the "office" of such a group of scientific and technological workers is in the hard mountains, and the work is not so decent. Mo Yunming is one of them, and his "office" is in the more primitive places of natural environment such as river banks, bushes and deep mountains and goering. As long as he has time, Mo Yunming will run into the mountains with all his heart, and he will walk away, as if he is going to travel. Therefore, guangxi nonggang, mao'er mountain, 100,000 mountains and other nature reserves are full of Mo Yunming's office location.
Mo Yunming (left) conducts a survey of the wild population resources of the cat salamander, an endemic species in Guangxi
Located in Shangsi County, Fangchenggang City, Guangxi Province, 136 kilometers from Nanning City, the capital of Zhuangxiang, the 100,000 Mountains are distributed in the mountains with subtropical rainforests in their complete pristine state. It is not only beautiful, but also rich in flora and fauna. Therefore, 100,000 Mountains is one of the best places for museums to study amphibians and reptiles. Here, mo yunming and the team left countless footprints, but also left their tireless figure.
"The natural conditions for field work are relatively poor, and there are many risks." In the years of climbing mountains and mountains, Mo Yunming has long been accustomed to such things as poisonous snakes blocking roads and flash floods and landslides.
A distress in 2006 was Mo Yunming's most memorable experience. In order to collect a specimen of some kind of frog, Mo Yunming and his team got up early in the morning and drove from Nanning to the 100,000 Mountains. Before departure, Nanning was sunny, but after reaching the 100,000 Mountains, the weather changed suddenly, heavy rain poured down, and the wind raged. Such weather changes, Mo Yunming experienced countless times, he did not pay attention to it. When the rain stopped and the wind stopped, Mo Yunming, out of professional inertia, reminded the team members many times to pay attention to safety and then continued on the road.
When walking through the ravine, the water in the ditch became deeper due to the force of the rain, and the waterfall below the ditch was about 4 meters high, so everyone had to carefully step on the stones in the water to the opposite side. The three team members walked to the opposite side, and Mo Yunming relaxed his vigilance in his heart and followed them to "step on the stone". Unexpectedly, Mo Yunming was a little inattentive, stepped on the air, and fell heavily from the waterfall. Mo Yunming was thrown unconscious on the spot. When he woke up, he found himself lying in the hospital in Fulong Town, Fangchenggang. The medical conditions of the township hospital were backward and there was no stock of anesthetics, but Mo Yunming was seriously injured and had to be sutured immediately. Mo Yunming didn't think much about it, in the absence of anesthesia, endured the pain, a slit is 26 stitches! To this day, Mo Yunming's eyebrows still have the obvious scar after the stitch.
Mo Yunming (second from right) and his team conduct a survey of amphibians in the wild
"At that time, there was a thought, that is, to save my life, and I went out. But it didn't stop me from going out into the wild to collect material. Doing this in our line, this risk is not nothing. Mo Yunmingyun spoke lightly, his expression was calm and calm, and his face showed a calm smile. How much do you love this job so that he is not afraid of the risks of life and death that come with field work?
"Did you have a shadow after that incident?" "There was no shadow left, and when I got better, I continued to work as before." Mo Yunming did not have waves in his heart, and said meaningfully, "This can only be regarded as a lesson, a work experience, and pay more attention to it in the future." Indeed, it was his sincere interpretation of the job, and it was clear that he was obsessed with it.
"My stage is in the forest, in the mountains." With the deepening of the interview, Mo Yunming felt it. Although the tone is very plain, it stirs the listener's heart with its characteristic shocking power. In this materialistic society, many people choose to run to the bustling city, or some people pursue their own life with material enjoyment, or lose themselves because they have no life goals, but Mo Yunming regards the forest as his life stage and invites the mountain into life, and he is proud to integrate into the mountain. Such a simple and unpretentious scientific and technological worker, I have to respect! As an author, I am very honored to be able to listen to the true meaning of the heart behind the story of this technologist!
"The modern museum serving ASEAN has not yet been built, this is a stone in my heart"
"Although I have passed the age of knowing my destiny, there are still many places where I still need to struggle." In recent years, in addition to scientific research, the museum has also held exhibitions or lectures on popular science education such as hand-in-hand exploration of scientific dreams and the integration of science into art schools. Such lectures were well received by many members of the public, and when the lecture time was announced, the number of applicants was quickly filled. In addition, the museum has also conscientiously implemented the activities of science education into the community, into the army, into the school, and into the countryside, and its influence is expanding day by day.
Mo Yunming (later) took a photo of the cat mountain salamander, a living fossil at the top of South China
"Although the museum has made great progress on the basis of the original, there is still a big gap from the original design and goal of establishing a modern museum." Mo Yunming likes to look at the problem in two, seeing both the good side of things and the shortcomings of things. He was well aware of the shortage of talents in the museum, the small size of the venue, and the fact that the biological data of newly discovered species was still blank, which was a big stone that he could not put down.
"The road is far from the original intention. While I still have the physical strength, I will continue to work with young people and make more contributions. Originally, museums in most provinces across the country have completed the publication of the book "Zoology", and the book "Zoology" is an important research result material for publicizing the local animal resources of a province and region, which plays a decisive role, but the "Zoology" belonging to Guangxi itself has not been published because of the confiscation of specimens. Mo Yunming has long integrated the cause of museums and biodiversity conservation into his life, and his heart has always been very anxious.
As a scientific and technological worker, Mo Yunming believes that it is necessary to give full play to the advantages of the team and local resources, and strive to build a higher, more modern, and more able to meet the needs of the people. He introduced with a loud voice, "We must love the line, hope to give full play to our knowledge and ability, and hope to build a modern natural museum that can serve Guangxi and ASEAN, so as to better realize the mission of protecting natural heritage and inheriting ecological civilization." ”
Mo Yunming (right) conducts an urban amphibian breeding site survey at the Medicinal Botanical Garden
In the interview, Mo Yunming mentioned the phrase "to love a line of work" many times. Words are the voice of the heart, Mo Yunming is such a person, with the unity of knowledge and action to practice the mission and original intention.
What the day is, the heart is concerned. Due to the impact of weather warming and environmental pollution, the living environment of some amphibians and reptiles has been damaged, and Mo Yunming is quite worried. He and his team hope that through the form of popular science education, more people will be called for participation in the protection of amphibians. Mo Yunming has been walking on the road of protecting amphibians and reptiles, he said, I have an unshirkable responsibility... (He Chunxia)