“把女性的兴趣勾出来，把她胆量打破了，打破了胆量，她才真正地知道自己怎么样生活，怎么样活着。”
最近，中国日报记者大攀来到中国紫檀博物馆，专访馆长陈丽华女士。她的背后有哪些故事？
"We should focus on women's interests, helping them step out of their comfort zones. Only then can they realize what kind of life they want and how to live their lives," as a Chinese female billionaire has said.
In an exclusive interview with China Daily, Chen Lihua, founder and curator of the China Red Sandalwood Museum, shared her life story.
我们不能被局限在某些角色中
富华国际集团主席、中国紫檀博物馆馆长、2016年胡润女富豪榜中国女首富……眼前的陈丽华女士，有着太多的身份与标签。
“没有天上掉下来的馅饼。困难不算事，自己一定克服，一定卖力气，多大的困难，只要我们有信（念），多少困难我们都应该过得去。”
As a successful female entrepreneur, Chen believes that there is no such thing as a free lunch.
"For me, when I run into a problem, it’s nothing. I always feel like I should get over it and work harder. As long as you have faith, you should be able to get through any difficulties," she said.
谈起自己的人生经历，82岁的陈丽华女士这样说道。
创办长安俱乐部之初，面对各种繁琐的事务和质疑，陈丽华秉持着这样的信念，开启了一个充满挑战的人生新篇章。
作为一名女企业家，她还曾担任侨商会的会长。
尽管被选为会长之初，陈丽华曾感受到巨大压力，但她仍不畏艰难，鼓励侨商回国投资。
“我们祖祖辈辈都是中国人。我们到外头去了，是学习去，最后还回国来投资。咱们自己的国家有本事，在自己国家干。”
When elected as the president of China Federation of Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs(CFOCE), although Chen used to be extremely stressed, she mused, "Our families are and always will be Chinese. Chinese people go abroad for study, but ultimately, we need to come back and invest here. Our nation is capable, and we should conduct business at home."
在她看来，女性不该被束缚在某些角色中，而应找到自己的兴趣，打破胆量，知道自己该怎么样生活，散发出自己的光芒。
For those women still trying to become successful, Chen encourages them to step out of their comfort zones and find out what kind of life they want.
传承中华文化是每个人的责任
“这个就是紫檀，永定门。这个是扣瓦，这是反瓦。就是一块一块手工做的。斗拱，走兽，柱子一根不缺。”
除了在商业领域取得了令人瞩目的成就，陈丽华女士还创建了中国紫檀博物馆，馆内的藏品让不少参观者流连忘返。
1999年，中国紫檀博物馆正式对外开放。它是中国首家规模最大，集收藏研究、陈列展示紫檀艺术，鉴赏中国传统古典家具的专题类民办博物馆，也是世界唯一一座以紫檀、黄花梨等名贵木材制作的木雕艺术博物馆。
Red sandalwood, known for its slow growth and rarity, is highly valued in China, and Chen has a passion for it.
Committed to preserving traditional Chinese Culture, in 1999, she established the China Red Sandalwood Museum. It is China's first and largest private museum specializing in the research and the collection of red sandalwood sculptures and classic furniture.
介绍起馆内的紫檀作品，陈丽华如数家珍。出于对紫檀的热爱和对文化传承的责任，她始终坚持不以此谋利。
为了找到优质的紫檀，她几乎走遍了世界各地。为了赋予紫檀鲜活的生命，陈丽华四处延请能工巧匠。
回忆起用紫檀重现老北京城门之路，陈丽华感慨万千，“当时做这些的时候没有图纸，没有图纸就去买报纸、照片一点一点校对。”
在研究这些放大了的老照片时，她每次都是跪在地上一点一点校对，然后做上记号，一跪便是三年。对陈丽华而言，自己选择的路就应该全力以赴，“一个人如果没有横劲儿，什么都干不出来。”
As an active advocate of Chinese culture, she employed craftsmen and women skilled at carving wood to re-create Beijing's glorious city walls and watchtowers, which have long disappeared.
"We didn't have blueprints back then, so we bought newspapers. We went abroad and bought newspapers, photos. I was kneeling down to trace the lines, replicating little by little," Chen recalled. In her eyes, "If you don't be tough on yourself, you cannot achieve anything."
如今，历经十载，她带领工匠们按照1：10的比例用珍贵的紫檀和阴沉木重现了老北京十六座城门的原貌。
这些作品的各个部件严丝合缝，工艺考究，连细微之处也都处理得十分精巧，不仅再现了中国传统建筑的艺术特点，还展示了我国紫檀艺术的魅力。
“这是我的一生中做的这一件事的责任，一生中就做这么一件事。”在陈丽华看来，将中国传统的紫檀雕刻技艺保护、传承下去是一种责任。
Chen also feels that it is her responsibility to develop red sandalwood crafts and bring them to the world, to leave something for our descendants, to leave an inheritance for Chinese culture.
"It's the responsibility, it's everyone's responsibility. I love this and I'm going to do it right. It's my responsibility to accomplish this one thing in my life," Chen laughed.
文化是一个国家、一个民族的灵魂。如何将中国的美展现给世界？
截至目前，中国紫檀博物馆馆内的一些藏品已在美国、法国、德国和日本等多个国家展出，为中华文化走向世界起到了积极的推动作用。
“一颗檀心，不忘传承”，陈丽华正用自己的方式，为中华文化的传承与发展贡献着一份力量。
出品人 王浩
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