Create a new model of "root -seeking school", Nanjing University implanted the "gene" of NTU for freshmen

This year, Nanjing University launched a "root -seeking school". After reporting from September 11th to 12th, 3907 undergraduates at the 2022 level of 3907, all moved to the old campus of Gulou, and then the first -year large -scale training was completed. This new school running method has aroused widespread concern in society.

Indus, the gloomy, simple and thick Nanjing University Gulou Campus on the bustling downtown area, to Beijing West Road in the north, and Guangzhou Road in the south; from Tianjin Road in the east, Shanghai Road and Qingdao Road in the west ... The national key cultural protection unit. Nowadays, the "new power" in the national security unit is ushered in. There are houses of the "Freshman College" in front of the Beibei Gate. In the office area on the first floor, seven freshmen including Bingwen Academy, Kaijia Academy, and Anbang Academy have entered.

On September 11, the new Drum Tower campus was dressed up, waiting for the dream agreement of the new student. The last large -scale undergraduate welcoming the school gate at No. 22 Hankou Road, the number of undergraduates, has passed for 30 years (in 1993, undergraduate freshmen have entered the Pukou campus and Xianlin Campus). Today in 2022, Baixianan University officially opened the "root -seeking school" in the Gulou Campus. This year, a total of 3907 undergraduates were admitted to Nanjing University and entered the seven major colleges of "Bingwen, Xingzhi, Anbang, Youxun, Yuyu, Kaijia, and Jianxiong". Among them, the youngest freshmen were 15 years old. They will open the "first year of roots" associated with NTU in the Gulou Campus. After the end of the first grade, the disciplines are diverted according to their respective interests, learning foundations, etc., and entering the Xianlin Campus or Suzhou Campus to continue learning.

Whether it is cultural infiltration or spiritual inheritance, the historic Drum Tower campus is irreplaceable. As the "first class" of undergraduate freshmen, the Gulou Campus allows students to implant the "gene" of the South University in the subtlety and feel the patriotic feelings and scientific research pursuit of Nanjing University to serve the country and serve the people.

On September 11, Hu Jintbo, Secretary of the Party Committee of the NTU, explained the "root -seeking school" at the welcoming site: find the root of the first heart, that is, "the school is the family, the teacher is the parents, and the student is the child"; "The fate of sharing with the motherland, breathing with the people, seeking the strength of the country, seeking scientific progress"; the root of the spirit, "Kuande adopted, Xuechengxue, my way in the country, and Shihengxin"; The root of culture, that is, "sincerity, simple and majestic, inspiring learning, chewing vegetable roots and doing big things"; the root of growth, "pursuing excellence, best undergraduate". Obviously, this "five roots" are attributed to the continuation and reshaping of campus culture.

The culture of colleges and universities is mainly derived from geographical separation. The modern atmosphere of the new campus is inevitable that the charm and artistic conception will always be missing in the face of the historical style of the old campus. How to achieve the continuation of time and history in the breakdown of space is a problem that "multi -campus" universities have to face. Take NTU, for example, the Xianlin Campus has taken diversified measures to strengthen this continuation. For example, when the road is named, when you enter the south gate of the school, you must first pass Sanjiang Road and then two Jiang Road. Because the Sanjiang Normal School was first created in 1902, it was only renamed the Liangjiang Normal School in 1906. The "Jinda Road" and "Central University Road" that moved north to south drove together, representing the two source "Jinling University" and "National Central University" of Nanjing University ... Essence Another example is architecture, the appearance design of the administrative south building of the Xiaolin Campus refers to the shape and landscape of the North Building of the Gulou Campus, and the cuttings transplant the northern building with iconic symbolic mountain climbing tigers. This "root -seeking school" is undoubtedly further continuing measures and efforts.

Cultural roots need to be medium. The cultural landscape of the old campus, including architecture, statues, is the most important medium. These cultural landscapes carry a story, a legend, a history, a historical figure or a psychological sustenance in the form of "solidifying memory". Taking architecture as an example, as a "reproduction medium", the building uses a huge text narrative method including the construction functional direction, historical direction, cultural direction, and narrative direction to engrave the information on its own. Let the viewer be decoded and decoded. For example, the North Building of the Nanda Drum Tower Campus uses the traditional Chinese palace -style architectural form, and combines the architectural style of the Western Clock Tower, which makes people feel the pulse of the era of fierce integration of Chinese and Western culture. There is also the nostalgia of literary bricks, stone carvings, and vines, such as Mr. Yu Guangzhong's "The Bells" lamenting "whether it is a vine or a prodigal son."

Finding roots is not nostalgic for the past, but in the future. Based on the perspective of urban interaction with universities, you can see more possibilities for "root -seeking school". Such a vivid case in the trend of "re -urbanization" by NTU's "root -seeking school" was interpreted. It is believed that the "root -seeking school" may have a broader significance, such as activating the cultural and historical resources of the main urban area of ​​the city, Become a "new engine" for the construction of Silicon Lane. Under the perspective of the media, the university is also exerting important media functions in the city. From this perspective, NTU's "root -seeking school" may not only be a new attempt for the continuation of campus culture, but also can also become a powerful intermediary and carrier to promote the development of urban culture.

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Author: Li Yuanyuan

Edit: Zhao Zhengnan

Editor in charge: Fan Bing

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