Students of Tsinghua University

Author: Huang Yanfu
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Hou Debang – the earliest industrialist among Tsinghua students, "King of Alkali"; Lü Yanzhi – the earliest architectural master among Tsinghua students; Hong Shen – pioneer, developer, and founder of Chinese theater; Sun Liren – "Rommel of the East," who achieved remarkable feats on the Anti-Japanese War battlefield; Yao Mingda – "Professor who sacrificed for the Anti-Japanese War." These early Tsinghua students upheld the school motto of "Strive for Self-Improvement, Carry Virtue with Tolerance, Maintain Independent Spirit, and Embrace Free Thought" and fought, bled, and sacrificed for national dignity or the greater cause of national survival. This book is part of the "China's Century-Old Famous School Figures Series," briefly telling the life stories of 22 such early Tsinghua students. By reading this book, readers can draw inspiration from their noble life values.