"Strive for self-improvement, be virtuous and carry things" is extraordinary. The Book of Changes, which became famous all over the world because of Mr. Liang Qichao's speech in Tsinghua, became the school motto.
"Independent spirit, free thinking." It comes from the inscription written by Mr. Chen Yinque, a master of Chinese studies in Tsinghua University, for Wang Guowei's Monument, "... I have no freedom of thought, or I will die. ..... Only this spirit of independence and freedom has been worshipped for thousands of years, lasting forever, and * * * Yong Guang. "
President Zhou Yichun defined the word 16 as the motto of Tsinghua University, which also reflected his consistent position.
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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. After careful consideration, it turned out that this song was written by an American lady, and I suddenly realized that this song originally represented a very naive Americanization. ..... and this Americanization is not what we need. "
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. And the wording of the school song is quite decent, ... and everyone feels that they appreciate this song. " He formally proposed to cancel the English school song at that time and replace it with Mr. Wang's Chinese school song.