书名荣观超然：借鉴了《道德经》二十六章中虽有荣观，燕处超然"一句的内涵，取前句中的荣观和后句中超然，合为荣观超然，即虽有胜景、美食、华居的的吸引，却能安然处之，超然观之。全书分三部分：1、感悟经典，2、开言实录。3、诗画情怀，收录了作者长期以来的讲话、发表文章以及个人随笔。
杨明生，曾任中国农业银行党委书记、行长（兼中国长城资产管理公司党委书记），中国保险监督管理委员会副主席，中国人寿（集团）公司党委书记、董事长，广发银行董事长。
目 录
感悟经典篇
学不可以已......................................................................................003
《易经》的智慧.................................................................................009
略谈经济学理论经典的贡献与局限..................................................021
人性的善恶之辩...............................................................................033
老子的天真与无奈...............................................................043
墨家为什么被排斥在传统主流文化之外？.......................................052
读《红楼梦》第十八回札记.............................................................061
从《债务危机》反思债务危机 ........................................................072
风险共担是勇气更是美德.................................................................078
在林间诗意栖居...............................................................................085
开言实录篇
加快金融产品创新 不断完善客户服务体系....................................093
当前农村金融发展中的几个问题......................................................098
贯彻落实案件问责制度 努力实现有效风险控制.............................103
金融如何助力第一生产力？.............................................................109
承前启后，再创辉煌........................................................................115
迎接股改新体制的挑战....................................................................118
在保监会举办的《海峡两岸共同防范保险欺诈犯罪合作谅解备忘录》
签署仪式上的致辞..................................................................................127
履职尽责 继往开来........................................................................131
让保险真正成为有效的保障机制......................................................137
选好投向 服务主业 保值增值......................................................147
保持战略定力，坚持战术灵活.........................................................156
在2014年郑州个险高峰会上的致辞.................................................163
创新信贷管理制度 培育新型信贷文化...........................................167
在2017年牵手国寿·智慧生活 国寿客户节主题活动上的致辞....178
拓宽融资渠道 防范债务风险 构建现代化基础设施体系..............181
诗画情怀篇
一、格律与古风诗
长城春游..........................................................................................187
立春读《易》感悟...........................................................................188
贺元夕..............................................................................................190
京城春雪..........................................................................................191
读荀子《性恶》偶得........................................................................192
感受二胡独奏《奔驰在千里草原》....................................................194
庭院信步..........................................................................................196
为飞飞上哈佛寄语...........................................................................197
获金紫荆奖感怀...............................................................................198
端午咏竹..........................................................................................200
贺国寿上海金融中心大楼落成.........................................................201
楼前望月遐思...................................................................................202
飞天探秘..........................................................................................203
为十三届政协经济35组题照.............................................................204
题照银杏叶归...................................................................................206
002
白鹭踏枝..........................................................................................207
比尔·盖茨赞...................................................................................208
观《长恨歌》实景演出偶得.............................................................209
东方明珠塔赞...................................................................................210
贺天津人寿金融中心大厦落成乔迁..................................................211
贺国寿嘉园（乐境）奠基.................................................................212
贺阳澄湖国寿嘉园（雅境）奠基......................................................213
逍闲清水湾......................................................................................214
题照红莲碧波...................................................................................215
京城春雨..........................................................................................216
静观清水湾随感...............................................................................217
南海观涛..........................................................................................218
丽日游湖..........................................................................................219
清水湾观日落...................................................................................220
趣廊听戏..........................................................................................221
题赫图阿拉城...................................................................................222
鸟瞰津门..........................................................................................223
题老友欢聚饮茶合照........................................................................224
题青海春光画...................................................................................225
题韶山..............................................................................................226
题照碧树云花...................................................................................227
题照歌唱黄河雕像....................................................................228
春日观海..........................................................................................230
题照春色关不住...............................................................................231
题照荔树下的新疆舞........................................................................232
题照外卖小哥晨会...........................................................................233
小平像下的青春舞步........................................................................234
003
题照月圆花好...................................................................................235
选举抒怀..........................................................................................236
仰观上海中心大厦...........................................................................238
与特首谈大湾区...............................................................................239
早春荔园观《道德经》偶得.............................................................240
题照智慧猴雕像...............................................................................241
贺广发行成立三十周年....................................................................242
慕千竹..............................................................................................244
观壶口瀑布......................................................................................245
上海国际金融中心赞........................................................................246
题照浦江夜色...................................................................................248
雾色山城..........................................................................................249
胡杨赞（二首）.................................................................................250
题照潮平海阔...................................................................................251
望月.................................................................................................252
天津五大道掠影...............................................................................253
夜步大明湖偶得...............................................................................254
咏雪松..............................................................................................255
珠江新城剪影...................................................................................256
鸟瞰南粤..........................................................................................257
题照童心雕像...........................................................................258
网师园观景凝思...............................................................................260
二、词
卜算子·冬至观复卦偶得.................................................................262
浣溪沙·国庆60周年联欢晚会观感..................................................263
卜算子·观棋...................................................................................264
清平乐·欢宴布莱尔........................................................................265
004
忆秦娥·为营销高峰会精英颁奖......................................................266
浪淘沙·观冲浪赛偶得....................................................................267
贺新郎·读《易》随感....................................................................268
风入松·感动国寿十大人物赞.........................................................270
一剪梅·观新年音乐会....................................................................272
临江仙·贺三亚国寿嘉园（逸境）奠基...........................................273
卜算子·感受爵士乐........................................................................274
江城子·端午咏《离骚》感怀.........................................................276
破阵子·建军90周年大阅兵.............................................................278
卜算子·贺姚明为国寿代言十周年..................................................280
沁园春·新丝路花雨赞....................................................................282
采桑子·新年音乐会偶得.................................................................284
采桑子·碧湖放飞...........................................................................286
采桑子·夏日宵夜...........................................................................287
一剪梅·平台风光...........................................................................288
卜算子·茶室小聚...........................................................................290
念奴娇·华为腾飞...........................................................................292
朝中措·政协会上...........................................................................293
鹤冲天·为国寿新一代系统开发团队获奖点赞................................294
喜迁莺·贺国寿入主广发银行.........................................................295
采桑子·寒食踏青...........................................................................296
钗头凤·雨霁游园...........................................................................297
蝶恋花·贺新春...............................................................................298
蝶恋花·拥抱智能移动互联.............................................................300
定风波·傍晚遇雨归来....................................................................302
行香子·游春...................................................................................303
画堂春·政协大会开幕式感怀.........................................................304
005
浣溪沙·碧湖夏影...........................................................................305
浣溪沙·荔湖春色...........................................................................306
浣溪沙·沙尘雾霾行路难.................................................................307
浣溪沙·夜上海...............................................................................308
江南好·观外滩灯光秀....................................................................309
浪淘沙·改革开放赞........................................................................310
临江仙·听唱《春天的故事》...........................................................312
满江红·建国七十周年庆典观礼感怀...............................................313
南乡子·蓉城夜游...........................................................................314
清平乐·月夜放歌...........................................................................315
山坡羊·春光好...............................................................................316
山坡羊·二沙岛夜步........................................................................317
生查子·凤凰花赞...........................................................................318
水调歌头·观潮起潮落....................................................................319
一剪梅·观经典...............................................................................320
一丛花令..........................................................................................322
忆秦娥·南国初冬...........................................................................323
渔家傲·捕鱼出海...........................................................................324
长相思·避疫思归...........................................................................325
一剪梅·赞李翁...............................................................................326
画堂春·贺国寿科技园主体落成......................................................327
临江仙·莫高窟观感........................................................................328
卜算子·银装素裹...........................................................................330
三、自由诗
奇异的月光......................................................................................332
曲木洞观..........................................................................................333
鸟瞰京畿一角...................................................................................336
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题照高楼与渔船...............................................................................338
观歌剧《卡门》随感........................................................................340
崂山寻道..........................................................................................342
博彩凝思..........................................................................................344
走访龙潭村......................................................................................346
走进互联网......................................................................................349
百岁银行家的风采...........................................................................351
烟花禅..............................................................................................354
大茅远洋生态村赞...........................................................................356
赏新年交响音乐会随感....................................................................358
晨练太极偶得...................................................................................360
题《疲惫不堪》雕像........................................................................361
题照黑云暗海日...............................................................................364
虚拟之美..........................................................................................366
与绿色同住......................................................................................368
庄子的生死观...................................................................................370
应这样优雅的老去...........................................................................372
题照追逐浪花...................................................................................374
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