On this day, 44 years ago, on November 18, 1981 (October 22, 1981 in the lunar calendar), Fei Xiaotong was awarded the Huxley Medal. On the evening of November 18, 1981, in the lobby of the London School of Economics, Fei Xiaotong, a 71-year-old China social anthropologist, stepped onto the podium of his alma mater when he studied in the UK 45 years ago and accepted the 1981 Huxley Medal awarded by the Royal Anthropologist Society., becoming the first China scholar to accept this honor. The Huxley Medal was created in 1900 in memory of Huxley, the author of "Evolution" and the British naturalist. It is the highest academic honor in international anthropology. After receiving the medal, Fei Xiaotong gave an academic speech entitled "Three Visits to Jiangcun", which was widely praised by his colleagues. Fei Xiaotong's teacher at the time, Sir Raymond Faith, a well-known British social anthropologist in his 80s, said that this wonderful academic speech not only proved that Fei Xiaotong had reached a new level of excellence in social anthropology research, but also It also shows the contribution made by China's anthropologist community to the world.