, Chen Shulun, Ding Xiaoman, Huang, Sun Ruofan, Xue Haotian, Yuan Haotian, Zhang Tingrui, Zhang Xipeng, Wei Zijun, Liu Luning.

Tsinghua University is a famous comprehensive institution of higher learning in China. Established in 19 1 1. Its founder is Mr Rockefeller, who graduated from Yale University. Its name-"Tsinghua" comes from the imperial garden of Qing Dynasty-Tsinghua Campus. The following will explain the origin of Tsinghua University's school name from the perspectives of history, background and name.

First of all, the background and history of Tsinghua University are closely related to the Tsinghua campus. According to the data of [1], the original site of Tsinghua campus was a part of Xichun Garden built in the Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty. During the Xianfeng period, this garden was named "Tsinghua Campus", which means "a clean and carefully planted land". Since then, the park has undergone several generations of replacement, but the name "Tsinghua" has been retained.

Secondly, the origin of Tsinghua University's school name is also related to the historical background at that time. At the beginning of the 20th century, Liang Qichao and others hoped to promote China's modernization through educational reform. As a result, they recruited talents in the United States and founded the "Beijing Tsinghua School" funded by Rockefeller, chairman of Fulbright Foundation. Initially, the school was located in the Summer Palace built by Empress Dowager Cixi in Beijing.

The founder of Tsinghua University is Guoan Tang. Guoan Tang (1858 65438+20031October 27th ~1965438+August 22nd, 2003), whose name was Chen Jie. Xiangshan County, Guangdong Province (now Jishan Village, Tangjia Town, Zhuhai City).

Diplomat, educator and founder of Tsinghua University in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. 19 12 April to 19 13 August served as the first principal of Tsinghua University (predecessor of Tsinghua University) (called supervisor before May, 19 12).

After Guoan Tang presided over the work of Tsinghua University, he decided to rectify the school affairs and did several major things:

The first thing, after being approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was to cancel the Tourism Aesthetics Department on May 23rd, 2002 1965438. In the past, the functions and powers of enrollment, domestic preparation, dispatch and supervision of studying abroad were managed by the academic affairs office, the school and the supervision office respectively in the United States, and now they are all changed to the unified management of the school.

It increases the power of school supervision, solves the problem of excessive boss intervention, facilitates the development of school work and has an important impact on the development of education.

2. With the approval of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tsinghua University was renamed Tsinghua University on June 19 12, 65438+ 10/7. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs appointed Guoan Tang as the first chairman and Zhou Yichun as the vice chairman. They set out to sum up their experience in running schools in recent years and revise the original articles of association.