An anecdote of Zhu Ziqing, a famous prose writer mentioned in Mr. Zhang Qizhi's article, is a good footnote for the excellent quality of teachers and students in Tsinghua. According to the regulations of Tsinghua in 1930s, professors have one year's academic leave after working in the school for five years, and they are sponsored by the school to study abroad. Zhu Ziqing was then a professor in the Chinese Department of Tsinghua University. 193 1 year academic leave, registered as an auditor at Royal College London and University of London. According to Zhu Ziqing's diary, he had two night dreams that Tsinghua could not continue to hire him as a professor because his foreign literature education was not enough. When I woke up in a cold sweat, I felt that it was quite reasonable not to send the letter of appointment, so he made greater efforts to use all the conveniences in London to improve himself. As the saying goes, if you think every day, you will dream at night. The so-called "shortage" is actually not the pressure from Tsinghua University, but the reflection of Teacher Zhu's strict demands on himself.

The story of "Zhu Ziqing would rather starve to death than accept American relief food". Zhu Ziqing is a professor in the Chinese Department of Tsinghua University. At the beginning of 1948, the people's liberation war entered the final stage. In June, Peiping students launched a movement against American support for Japanese militarism. At this time, Zhu Ziqing was seriously ill and had no money for medical treatment, but he did not hesitate to write, "In order to show the dignity and integrity of the people of China, we categorically rejected all American charitable materials with the nature of buying souls, whether they were purchased or given away." Sign his name on the statement. In early August, Zhu Ziqing became seriously ill and died on 12. He was only 50 years old then. Before he died, Zhu Ziqing urged his family in a weak voice: "One thing to remember is that I signed a document rejecting American flour, and our family will never buy American flour from the Kuomintang again!"