As one of the few scholars in China who are proficient in Sanskrit and Pali, Qian Wenzhong inherited Ji Xianlin's academic contribution. At that time, Qian Wenzhong was less than 17 years old and suddenly became interested in this obscure knowledge. "I wrote a letter to Mr. Ji." It is said that in 1984, at the age of 73, Mr. Ji Xianlin reopened the Sanskrit Pali major in Peking University in order to recruit Qian Wenzhong as an apprentice.

In this regard, tell the reporter truthfully: "1984, Teacher Ji decided to recruit Sanskrit Balinese undergraduate students for the second time in the history of higher education in China after 1960. My correspondence with his old man's house probably convinced him that there are still children willing to learn Sanskrit these days. This should have played a small role. Before the college entrance examination, the enrollment teacher of Peking University was instructed by Mr. Ji to talk to me in the No.1 Middle School Attached to China Normal University. My class later recruited a total of 8 people, and now I am the only one who still regards this as a major. "

1984 entered the Sanskrit Pali class in the college entrance examination. There are eight students in this class. After that, one or two people changed departments, and almost all of them moved to Germany. Finally, Qian Wenzhong was left behind, majoring in Indian studies and minoring in Iranian studies and Tibetan studies. "Cold" can no longer be a "cold" major, and Qian Wenzhong enjoys it. Today, the more famous ones have been able to "play", whether they are academic, antique or book-collecting. Qian Wenzhong said, "I really like' staying in music'. I think this is a good attitude, and it also conforms to the old adage of "entertainment" and "a good man is not as happy as a good man", isn't it? I think people live in this world for a short time, and we can't have everything. Without a' willing' mentality, it will be very tired. "

Sanskrit Pali is a major unknown to ordinary people. Qian Wenzhong said that he would like to thank Mr. Hao Lingsheng, a high school history teacher, for coming into contact with this field. "I was lucky to meet an excellent history teacher, Hao Lingsheng, when I was studying in the No.1 Middle School Attached to China Normal University. Teacher Hao likes to introduce some academic situations before each class. On one occasion, he said that Sanskrit learning was very important, but it seemed that few people studied it. Mr. Ji is old and there are no young people to learn. I am afraid that this knowledge will be extinct in China. " When Qian Wenzhong heard about it, he found a book to read by himself, and then corresponded with Mr. Ji. Since then, he has been admitted as the first choice to the Sanskrit Pali major of Peking University Oriental Language and Literature Department.