谁能想到，一位深耕美洲古文明的墨西哥考古学家，会在济南上新街的一座院落里，频频驻足惊叹？

　　Who would have thought that a Mexican archaeologist dedicated to the study of ancient American civilizations would pause and marvel repeatedly in a courtyard on Shangxin Street, Jinan?

　　近日，谭思博士带着对玛雅文明、南美古建的深厚研究，走进了山东古建筑博物馆——这座由梁思成弟子设计、藏着90余年时光的民国四进院落，一场跨越中墨的古建对话，就此开启。

　　Recently, Dr.Darien, with his deep knowledge of Mayan culture and ancient South American architecture, stepped into the Shandong Ancient Architecture Museum – a four-courtyard-deep compound from the Republic of China era, designed by a student of Liang Sicheng and steeped in over 90 years of history. And so began a cross-cultural dialogue on ancient architecture between China and Mexico.

　　作为考古学家，谭思博士的目光总能捕捉到最动人的建筑共鸣。他俯身细看摆在展馆中的瑞兽——龙、凤、狮子、天马等，瞬间联想到玛雅文明中装饰建筑的暴雨神、死亡神，原来无论相隔万里，古人都习惯用神话元素，为建筑赋予灵魂与意义。

　　As an archaeologist, Darienhas a keen eye for the most striking architecture. Bending down to examine the auspicious beasts on display – Chinese dragon, phoenix, lion, tianma– he immediately thought of the Rain God and God of Death that adorn Mayan buildings.It turns out that no matter how vast the distance between them, ancient peoples worldwide adopted mythological elements to endow buildings with spirit and meaning.