Why is the school emblem of Tsinghua University purple?

The school flower of Tsinghua University is bauhinia, so the school emblem is purple. Tsinghua University's school emblem is a circular face composed of three concentric circles, with the Chinese name (traditional), English name (Tsinghua University) and the founding date in the outer ring, the school motto in the middle ring and the five-pointed star in the center; The prototype of the school emblem originated from the military flag of Tsinghua University Military Training Camp.

The badge is a rectangular badge with the horizontal Chinese name of the school printed on it. 1June, 950, at the request of teachers and students in Tsinghua, President Mao Zedong wrote the school name "Tsinghua University". The manuscript written by Chairman Mao is kept in Tsinghua University Archives.

The school flag is a rectangular flag with the standard color of the school and the standard combination of the school logo and the standard Chinese and English characters printed in the center.

The colors are purple and white. The school flowers are bauhinia and lilac (varieties of lilac and white clove).

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Tsinghua University's predecessor, Tsinghua Academy, was founded in 19 1 1. The school name "Tsinghua" originated from the school site "Tsinghua Campus", which was a preparatory school for studying in the United States founded by the Qing government. The funds for its establishment came from 1908, part of boxer indemnity returned by the United States. 19 12 was renamed Tsinghua school. 1928 changed its name to National Tsinghua University.

1937 after the full-scale outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, it moved south to Changsha and jointly established the National Temporary University of Changsha with the State Peking University and the private Nankai University. /kloc-moved to Kunming in 0/938 and changed its name to National Southwest Associated University.

1946 moved back to Tsinghua campus. People's Republic of China (PRC) was founded 1949, and Tsinghua University entered a new stage of development. From 65438 to 0952, China's universities were reorganized into multidisciplinary industrial universities. Starting from 1978, it gradually recovered and developed into a comprehensive research university.

Tsinghua, Shui Mu, Yu Xiu, Zhong Ling and Tsinghua University adhere to the school motto of "constantly striving for self-improvement, respecting virtue and doing good" and the school spirit of "actions speak louder than words", adhere to the school-running style of "integrating Chinese and Western, connecting ancient and modern times, infiltrating arts and sciences" and the training characteristics of "being red, specialized and all-round", and carry forward the tradition of "patriotic dedication, pursuing Excellence" and the spirit of "humanistic renewal".

Just like the couplets in the I-shaped hall on the campus of Tsinghua-"The mountains outside the threshold are extraordinary after spring, summer, autumn and winter; Clouds in the window make things come and go, and it is Xianju. "

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