Eight words of Tsinghua school motto

Tsinghua University's school motto is eight words, self-improvement, morality.

Tsinghua University's school motto comes from two sentences in the Book of Changes: one is "Heaven is healthy, and gentlemen are constantly striving for self-improvement" (dry divination); One sentence is "the terrain is Kun, and the gentleman carries things with morality" (Kun Gua).

Tsinghua's school motto "Strive for Self-improvement, be virtuous and carry things" comes from a speech entitled "Gentleman" given by Liang Qichao in Tsinghua University in the winter of 19 14.

On June191410/day, Liang Qichao gave a speech in Tsinghua, using two images in Zhouyi: "Heaven is strong, gentlemen strive for self-improvement" (dry divination) and "rich land, gentlemen carry things with great virtue" (Kun divination) to inspire students. Going forward bravely, not avoiding difficulties and obstacles, and constantly striving for self-improvement, Liang Qichao's impassioned speech deeply inspired Tsinghua students. Later, Tsinghua University's motto was "Strive for Self-improvement, Be Virtuous and Carry Things".

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Tsinghua University, the predecessor of Tsinghua University, was founded in 19 1 1. The name of "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, he moved south to Changsha and co-founded 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. 1949 People's Republic of China (PRC) was founded and Tsinghua University entered a new stage of development. From 65438 to 0952, China's colleges and universities were reorganized into multidisciplinary industrial universities. Since 1978, it has 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 "combining Chinese and Western, connecting ancient and modern times, infiltrating arts and sciences" and the training characteristics of "red, professional and comprehensive", and carry forward the tradition of "patriotic dedication, pursuing Excellence" and the spirit of "rejuvenating humanity" Just like the couplets in the I-shaped hall on the campus of Tsinghua-"The mountains outside the threshold are extraordinary after going through spring, summer, autumn and winter; Clouds in the window make things come and go, and it is Xianju. "

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