Tsinghua University is one of the most famous universities in China and even in Asia. Two heads of state of the Republic, seven members of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee, 14 winners of two bombs and one satellite, and more than 600 academicians left here successively. Wang Guowei, Liang Qichao, Chen Yinque, Zhao Yuanren and many other academic masters have taught here. In the history of running a school for a hundred years,
Tsinghua, who is "striving for self-improvement, cherishing virtue", has deeply influenced the modern development process of China and made great and lasting contributions to social prosperity and national prosperity. As the couplet of the I-shaped hall on the campus of Tsinghua said, "Everything changes beyond the threshold. Clouds in the window make things come and go, and it is Xianju. "
Tsinghua University (Tsinghua for short) was established in Beijing on 1909. At the same time, affiliated schools were set up to run Zhou Ziqi, and the first batch of graduates were recruited to study in the United States directly, and Mei Yiqi was recruited. 19 10 the second batch of Geng funds enrolled directly to study in the United States, and Zhu Kezhen was accepted. 19 1 1 year, You Mei school was renamed Tsinghua school and opened for the first time. It was a preparatory school for studying in the United States, which was founded by boxer indemnity, a part returned from the United States.
It is named after the Tsinghua campus in the northwest suburb of Beijing. Formerly known as "Tsinghua School", it was a preparatory school for studying in the United States founded by the Qing government. The following year, it was renamed "Tsinghua School". 19 12, renamed Tsinghua University, and abolished the Tourism Aesthetics Office; Guoan Tang was the first principal and Zhou Yichun was the provost. There are about 500 students and more than 30 teachers, and the purpose of training "leaders" is to "cultivate all-round talents and enhance national strength".
In order to try to cultivate talents locally, 1925 established the undergraduate department; 1928 changed its name to "National Tsinghua University". 1937 After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the school moved south to Changsha and jointly established the "National Temporary University of Changsha" with Peking University and Nankai University. 1938 moved to Kunming and changed its name to "National Southwest Associated University"; 1946 moved back to the original site of Beijing Tsinghua Campus.
With the birth of New China, Tsinghua University entered a new historical period. 1June, 950, at the request of teachers and students in Tsinghua, Chairman Mao gladly wrote the name of the school "Tsinghua University". The sample of the school name inscribed by Mao's leaders has now become a special symbol of Tsinghua, which is very representative. The original signed by Mao is kept in Tsinghua University Archives.
19 14, Mr. Liang Qichao went to Tsinghua to give a speech on the topic of "Gentleman", and used the words "Gan" and "Kun" in the Confucian classic Zhouyi as symbols that "Tian Xingjian, a gentleman strives for self-improvement; The content centered on "the terrain is rich, and the gentleman carries things with morality" inspires Tsinghua students to work hard. Since then, the school has taken this eight-character respect as its motto and formulated its school emblem. 19 17, when the audience was built, the huge emblem was embedded in the forehead to make it very spectacular. At the same time, this character was also included in the school emblem produced at the same time.
Conclusion Tsinghua University is not only an institution of higher learning in everyone's eyes, but also a place that everyone yearns for. This place has produced many celebrities and stars, and Tsinghua University's contribution in any respect cannot be ignored.