Cultural traditions of Nanjing Jinling Middle School

School Song "Jinling Middle School School Song"

Lyrics: Hu Xiaoshi Music: "Annie Lisle" by H. S. Thompson

The River is Roaring The east reaches the sea, and I live in the east of the Yangtze River.

I am one of the tigers in Stone City and dragons in the mountains.

The bell tower is towering, the palace of education, with peaches and plums sitting in the spring breeze.

Thoughts are like the tide, and energy is like the rainbow. It will always be the hero of the South.

"Anne Lyle" was written by the 19th century American poet H.S. Thompson. In the 1830s, Jinling University adopted "Annie Lyle" as its school song, with lyrics written by Hu Xiaoshi, a master of Chinese studies. Jinling University and the High School Affiliated to Jinling University use the same school song. In 1988, Nanjing No. 10 Middle School reused the school name and school song of "Jinling Middle School" and changed the third line of the lyrics "The three courtyards are steep, the palace of art, liberal arts and forestry" to "The bell tower is towering, the palace of education, where peaches and plums sit in the spring breeze" ", which is more relevant to the reality of Jinling Middle School.

In January 2012, this song was adopted as the school’s school bell.

This song is often used in large-scale school activities, such as school anniversary, opening ceremony, graduation ceremony, etc. School Motto The school motto of Jinling Middle School is "Sincerity, Truth, Diligence and Benevolence".

The school takes "laying the foundation for students' life and being responsible for the future of the nation" as its educational philosophy, and adheres to the educational proposition of "making the classroom full of vitality, the campus glowing with green vitality, and the environment radiating the light of humanity" .

“Sincerity, Diligence and Benevolence” is the school motto of Jinling University and Jinling University advocated by Mr. Chen Yuguang, the president of Jinling University in the 1930s.

On August 18, 2008, Chang Guowu, a 1947 alumnus of Jinling Middle School, Chinese scholar and calligrapher, wrote the four words "Sincerity, Diligence and Benevolence" for Jinling Middle School. On August 23, a monument engraved with the school motto "Sincerity, Diligence, and Benevolence" was built on the campus. Jinling Middle School Student Club Directory (2006)

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Reference materials: Compiled based on information from the official website of Jinling Middle School in May 2015. For more information, please see Patriotism in 1904, the 30th year of Guangxu’s reign in the Qing Dynasty, the Russo-Japanese War broke out, and students from Huiwen College Participated in the "Rejection of Russia Movement" and opposed Tsarist Russia's invasion of Northeast China. During the May 4th Movement in 1919, students from the High School Affiliated to Jinan University, together with students from various schools in Nanjing, took to the streets with righteous indignation, demonstrated, made speeches and posted slogans to boycott and ban the burning of Japanese goods. In 1925, after the "May 30" tragedy occurred, the High School Affiliated to Jinda University and Jinda University and other units immediately established the "Shanghai Case Support Association" to donate money to support the Shanghai workers' strike and send telegrams of support. Humanistic spirit Zhang Fang, the second Chinese principal of Jinzhong (principal from 1929 to 1950), also wrote an article on "Learning to Be a Human Being" in the "Jinzhong School Journal". The gymnasium was built by Principal Zhang Fang and alumni under very difficult conditions. Construction started in 1934 and was completed in 1935. Such a gymnasium was very rare among Chinese middle schools at that time. Lin Sen, Chairman of the National Government, inscribed the gymnasium Museum name.

Jinzhong Principal Ding Qiang (principal from 2002 to 2007) advocates “rooting innovative education in a high-grade campus cultural atmosphere and cultivating people with perfect personality”; Principal Zou Zhengze proposes “let The classroom is full of life and vitality, making the campus glow with green vitality and letting the environment radiate the light of humanity." During the war, he bravely faced the national calamity, and during the construction period, he was firm and persistent. Among the alumni of Jinling Middle School, this kind of humanistic spirit has become a fundamental trait. For example, Shi Qinghui, an overseas Chinese alumnus who graduated from Jinzhong High School in 1956, took root in the Tengger Desert for 30 years and built a Great Green Wall, creating a miracle in the history of world desertification control.