Who formulated the school motto of Tsinghua University?

Tsinghua University's school motto was Liang Qichao's impassioned speech, which deeply inspired Tsinghua students. Later, "self-improvement, kindness and morality" was summarized as the school motto.

Liang Qichao gave a speech in Tsinghua, using two images in Zhouyi to inspire students, namely, "Heaven is healthy, gentlemen are constantly striving for self-improvement" (Gangua) and "The terrain is rich, and gentlemen carry things with morality" (Kungua). He pointed out that a gentleman's self-motivation is like the vigorous operation of a celestial body. He should not suffer from cold for ten times, but should emphasize self-victory, reject selfish desires and be firm and decisive.

At the same time, a gentleman should be as thick as the earth, be lenient with others, be strict with himself and treat others lightly, absorb new civilization with a broad mind, improve our society, promote our politics, and shoulder the historical responsibility with a generous morality.

Extended data

When Tsinghua was founded, there was a school song with English lyrics, which was written by a foreign teacher, but the lyrics and songs were not satisfactory. Mr. He Lin wrote in Tsinghua Weekly on 1925: "I don't think Tsinghua's English school song can represent the spirit of Tsinghua, let alone the spirit of China culture.

It is in this context that around 1923, the school publicly collected school songs, and the lyrics applied by Teacher Wang Luanxiang were selected by celebrities inside and outside the school. At that time, Mr. Wang was a teacher of literature and philosophy in China, Tsinghua University. To make the school song meaningful, he wrote it in classical Chinese. The three lyrics are magnificent and profound.

Mr. He Lin believes that this school song is the crystallization of China's excellent traditional culture and "can express the spirit of China culture. At the same time, it can meet the school motto and achieve the goal of educating people in Tsinghua.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Tsinghua University