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Interview with Alumni on the 120th Anniversary of Guangdong Experimental Middle School - He Jiangang

Interview with Alumni on the 120th Anniversary of Guangdong Experimental Middle School - He Jiangang

He Jiangang: Alumnus of the 1963 class, graduated Department of Architecture, Huagong University of Science and Technology.

Born in March 1954, chief engineer, professor-level senior engineer

Currently deputy director of Guangzhou Civil Building Research and Design Institute

China Engineering Construction Standardization Association Deputy Chairman of the Masonry Structure Committee

Member of the Light Aggregate Professional Committee of the China Building Materials Academic Committee

Director of the Concrete Structure Association of China Steel Association

Visiting Professor of Chang'an University

Part-time master's tutor in the Department of Civil Engineering of South China University of Technology

Has a deep affection for his alma mater and participated in the design and construction of many provincial junior high school campus buildings

No. When we contacted Teacher He Jiangang, we sent a long text message to introduce various aspects of the provincial school celebration. Just when we were still hesitating about whether this interview could be successfully carried out, Teacher He quickly texted back "Okay, when?" Frankness and efficiency were the first impression that Teacher He gave us.

The interview was scheduled to be held in the teacher respecting pavilion in the provincial school. There were not many students on campus on Sundays. The teaching building and experimental building of the provincial school could be seen in the pavilion, and it seemed that you could smell the fragrance in the air. The sound of books. Teacher He is dressed in simple white. Although he is an old senior who is decades older than us, his every move exudes a youthful atmosphere. The friendly smile and unexpected talkativeness brought us closer at once.

Shengshi at that time

Teacher He was a provincial student of the 1963 class, and his father and son were both provincial students. Therefore, he has a particularly deep affection for his alma mater and a deeper understanding of the provincial tradition than the average person. According to Teacher He, it is actually a glorious thing to be able to study in the province.

In the era when Teacher He was studying, if you wanted to get into middle school, you had to take the city's unified examination. It is not an easy thing to enter a prestigious school like Jiangsu University. As a century-old famous school, the provincial school has superior teaching qualifications than other schools. Most schools do not offer English as a course, but Mr. He’s English teacher at the time was actually a famous English film translator in China. This gives Teacher He and his classmates an advantage over their peers. At that time, many schools had no students admitted to college for several years in a row. However, in provincial schools, half of the students successfully entered college. The gap widened here. Teacher He said half-jokingly that after school, students from other middle schools would choose to gather at Yuexiu Mountain to watch football, but students from Xingshi continued to study hard as always. This was what attracted him to Xingshi.

When we asked out of curiosity what the difference was between the provincial affairs at that time and now, Teacher He’s answer was: Many traditions of provincial affairs now existed at that time. For example, extracurricular scientific research groups, such as radio research groups, biological research groups, etc. The biology class at that time was not just about reading. Sometimes I had to go to the school’s botanical garden to plant things, which was a lot of fun. There are also many students who are qualified to participate in various competitions, but at that time, students only participated simply out of interest, unlike now, who more or less have the mentality of "must win". All in all, the concept of comprehensive development had begun to take root in provincial reality at that time. It can be said that the current excellence of the province is also due to the enlightenment and hard work of its predecessors.

Look at learning: diligence, comprehensive knowledge, practice

When Teacher He was studying, there was a joke: Study to death, study to death, study to death. However, this was also a true portrayal of many students at that time. In Teacher He's opinion, these three words, study hard, are sometimes necessary.

Teacher He was among the first batch of graduate students to resume the college entrance examination after the Cultural Revolution. It is indeed not easy to go back to school after more than ten years of work. Therefore, putting in more effort than others is essential. "Studying to death" at this time can be dialectically translated as diligence.

"When I was a graduate student, I wouldn't go to bed before 1 o'clock every night." Teacher He recalled with a smile the difficult time of graduate school. Due to the influence of the Cultural Revolution, his weak basic knowledge forced him to read a large amount of information for everything he did. This habit continued into his work. Teacher He believes that when encountering unclear problems, it is a good way to refer to other people's information and experience. By communicating with others, you can also accumulate your own experience and knowledge. Long-term accumulation will also greatly improve yourself.

Although Teacher He is very diligent in studying, "smart reading" seems to occupy a more important position in his life experience. In middle school, reading was a very comfortable thing for him. At that time, I was studying in the province, so there was not much pressure and not much homework. Teacher He completes his homework every day at school, and goes to the bookstore to read extracurricular books as soon as school is over. He especially likes science and technology books, but he is also more or less exposed to books on other contents. Knowledge that is not limited to one's own is particularly important in Teacher He's opinion.

“Many engineering students always think that economics is a liberal arts subject and has nothing to do with them. In fact, this idea is very one-sided.” From his student days to his later participation in work, Mr. He tried his best to be exposed to various All kinds of books. Mr. He graduated from the Department of Architecture of Huagong University of Technology. However, when working, he will be involved in various designs, such as the preparation for the construction of cement plants and fertilizer plants, etc., and he must have a variety of knowledge. After retiring, Mr. He became a legal representative, and he deliberately learned about many legal professions