The Hangzhou Normal University Library Presents a Century of Normal School Spirit through Materials on Esteemed Predecessors
The Hangzhou Normal University Library displays the university’s history, revisiting the footsteps of renowned teachers such as Lu Xun and the century-long tradition of normal education. Enter the library of the university’s esteemed predecessors, feel the spirit of Zhejiang First Normal School, and click to learn about the inheritance of campus culture.
The Hangzhou Normal University Library recently centered its campus history exhibition on themes such as “Lu Xun and Zhejiang First Normal School,” telling the story of the school’s centurylong tradition of teacher education that developed from the Zhejiang Governmentrun Twolevel Normal School. The article reviews the connections between the school and figures such as Lu Xun, Jing Hengyi, Li Shutong, Zhu Ziqing, and Ye Shengtao, while also presenting the school’s historical role in the rise of modern teacher education.
The report notes that Zhejiang First Normal School continued to innovate in its curriculum, school motto, and educational philosophy, emphasizing balanced development in morality, intellect, physical education, aesthetics, and labor, and adopting “Diligence, Prudence, Sincerity, and Forgiveness” as its motto. It gradually became an important base for the spread of Zhejiang’s new culture. The “Library of the Pioneers of Hangzhou Normal University” inside the library preserves the works and documents of several presidents, renowned teachers, and alumni, providing teachers and students with a campus history space that can be read and touched.
The article also says that Hangzhou Normal University continues its educational philosophy of valuing character development and social responsibility through ways such as historical material exhibition halls, campus theater activities, and student docent practice. The university said it hopes students will understand the connection between scholarship and the nation through the deeds of these pioneers, and carry that spirit into their future studies and careers.