与世纪同龄的张学良将军一生坎坷又极富传奇色彩，在中国近代社会最动乱年代的重大事件中——九一八事变、“东北易帜”、西安事变等，他不但是亲历者，而且扮演了重要的角色；西安事变后遭囚禁，虽息影于政治舞台，但其囚拘生涯为国内国外所关注，已成为世界性的公众人物。 一个世纪以来，张学良将军虽历经坎坷，但矢志爱国，息内争御外侮，救国救民的愿望始终不渝。为国家统一和中华民族的振兴作出了举世瞩目的贡献，被周恩来誉为“民族英雄，千古功臣”。 2001年，美国当地时间10月14日20时50分，张学良将军在夏威夷谢世。为追念这位爱国老人，本刊从本期起，连载由徐庆全、赵杰撰写的《世纪老人多彩人生》一文。 General Zhang Hsueh-liang, who had the same age as his century-old, had a rough and legendary life. In the major incidents of the most turmoil in modern China, such as the September 18 Incident, the “Northeast Indochina” and the Xi’an Incident, he was not only a witness but also a Important role. After the Xi’an Incident, he was imprisoned. Although the shadow is on the political stage, his prisoner’s detention career has attracted worldwide attention and has become a worldwide public figure. For a century now, General Zhang Xueliang has gone through rough ups and downs but is determined to patriotism and fight against foreign aggression. His desire to save the country and save the country remains unswerving. For the reunification of the Chinese nation and the rejuvenation of the Chinese people made remarkable contributions to the world, was Zhou Enlai as “national hero, hero of the ages.” In 2001, General Zhang Xueliang passed away in Hawaii on October 14 at 20:50 local time. In order to recall the patriotic elderly, this issue from the beginning of this issue, serialized by Xu Qingquan, Zhao Jie wrote “a colorful life of the elderly,” a text.