The sage Confucius said, " I am not born to be so knowledgeable, but I just like the ancient things, and I am also sensitive to seek knowledge."Learning to understand Chinese history and culture and enhance cultural confidence is one of the goals of the College to train students. To strengthen the education of patriotism and promote the spirit of patriotism, on August 12, Mr.Shing-Tung Yau led the teachers and students of Qiuzhen College to visit the former site of Whampoa(Huang-Pu) Military Academy in Guangzhou and feel the spirit of Whampoa on the spot.
The Whampoa Military Academy is a new type of military and political school founded by Dr. Sun Yat-sen. It is an important result of Sun Yat-sen's policy of uniting with Russia and the first cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. From the founding of the Red Army, both military and political, theory and practice of education policy, strengthened military-political training, for China's early revolution trained a large number of outstanding military and political talents, become the Kuo-Min-Tang and Communist Party of China general cradle, in China's modern political history and military history has a far-reaching influence and important role.
Why does The College advocate the "Whampoa Spirit"?
Mr.Yau believes that, just as the Whampoa Military Academy trained military talents such as Chen Geng and Xu Xiangqian for China's early democratic revolution, the College is committed to cultivating the talents of the Chinese scientific community and leading and driving the development of basic sciences such as mathematics and theoretical physics in China and even the world.
The teachers and students visited the memorial hall of the former site of the Whampoa Academy and listened to the explanation carefully. By visiting the faculty office, student dormitory, and canteen, repeatedly reading yellow books, and wearing desks, we feel the students' hard learning conditions and diligent learning attitude, a deep comprehension of Whampoa predecessors with life and blood, patriotic and revolutionary as the core of Whampoa spirit.
Picture: Qiuzhen teachers and students visited the former site of the Whampoa Military Academy.
The Whampoa Military Academy is an important entity of the Chinese nation against imperialist aggression and feudal oppression by force. It was established in difficult difficulties, has gone through the tortuous road of development, and made great contributions to the liberation of the Chinese nation. As the wheel of history is rolling forward, the Whampoa Spirit is the precious spiritual wealth of the Chinese nation and a powerful spiritual driving force for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
The visit to the memorial hall of the former site of the Whampoa Military Academy gave the teachers and students a vivid patriotism education class. The students deeply understood the suffering of the Chinese nation and the Chinese people since modern times, and strongly felt the faith and determination of the revolutionary martyrs to resist foreign aggression and revitalize China. The spirit of "dear and sincerity, unity and cooperation, protecting the country and the people, without fear of sacrifice" deeply inspires the teachers and students to stay true to their original mission and make their contributions to the realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Picture: Teachers and students of Qiushi College took a group photo at the gate of the Whampoa Military Academy.
Text | Zhou Zhi
Typography | Gong Wei
Proofread | Guo Youran
Review | Wang Xiaofang
Translation | Gao Xudong
