On December 20, 2014, Chinese President Xi Jinping came to the Hengqin campus of the University of Macau for inspection, and was invited to participate in the “Traditional Chinese Culture and Contemporary Youth” themed salon event being held by teachers and students.
President Xi said: "Chinese culture has a long history, extensive and profound, like a treasure, once it is explored, it will be used for a lifetime." "The influence of Chinese culture on Chinese people has penetrated into the bone marrow, and this is the cultural DNA." "In Chinese culture The core and important one is patriotism.” He encouraged UM students to vigorously promote the spirit of patriotism, inherit the tradition of patriotism and love for Australia, consciously enhance the historical sense of responsibility for advancing the cause of “One Country, Two Systems”, cherish the good times of youth, and create a spirit of faith and integrity. A life of dreams, struggle, and dedication.
Interviewee: Kuang Zheyong, male, born in August 1995, from Macau, a 2014-level undergraduate student of business administration at the University of Macau, and is currently a bank clerk in Macau.
Han Xingyun, female, born in March 1995, is a native of Suzhou, Jiangsu. She is a 2013-level undergraduate student majoring in business administration at the University of Macau, and is currently a 2017-level graduate student majoring in business administration at the university.
Dai Guanhao, male, born in September 1992, a native of Macau, a 2014 undergraduate majoring in Gaming Management and Hospitality Services at the University of Macau, is now a public relations officer for a Macau gaming company.
Chen Jianyang, male, born in December 1993, from Zhuhai, Guangdong, is a 2013 undergraduate student majoring in gaming management and hospitality services at the University of Macau. Now he is planning for a company in Zhuhai.
Interview Team: Xu Jingshi Xinming Wang Lili Tang Jing
Interview Date: September 23, 2019
Interview location: Conference room of the National School Communist Youth League Research Center
Interview Team: Mr. Kuang Zheyong, hello!
On the afternoon of December 20, 2014, President Xi Jinping visited the Hengqin campus of the University of Macau.
In Zheng Yutong College, President Xi was invited to participate in the "Traditional Chinese Culture and Contemporary Youth" theme salon event being held by teachers and students.
I heard that you were sitting next to President Xi at the time. Please recall the scene of this salon event.
Kwong Chee-yong: On the afternoon of December 20, about 20 of our classmates were holding a salon event on the theme of "Traditional Chinese Culture and Contemporary Youth" in the classroom of Zheng Yutong College. These students came from the mainland of China, Macau and Taiwan.
The traditional cultural atmosphere is very strong, which is the most distinctive label of our academy.
We invited President Xi to participate in the discussion, and he was very happy to sit around the desk with us, and my seat was next to President Xi.
At that time, the students were sharing their experience on "promoting the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation and being a better person in the world", and President Xi responded to the students' remarks from time to time.
After listening to everyone's speeches, President Xi shared his views on promoting the excellent traditional Chinese culture.
At the end of the discussion, President Xi shook hands with the surrounding students one by one.
When President Xi first walked in, I was very nervous, and I couldn't remember what I had planned before.
President Xi is very approachable, with a good smile and humorous speech, which made me slowly relieve my tension and reorganize my thoughts.
President Xi gave me the impression that his speech was very grounded and his answers were real, and we could easily understand what he said.
Interview Team: Hello everyone!
I heard that at the symposium, President Xi chatted with everyone very happily.
May I ask what topics President Xi discussed with you?
Han Xingyun: After taking the seat, President Xi said, "Don't be nervous, you can speak freely." Then he added humorously: "I will listen to everyone's discussion first, and then talk about what you have learned."
I was sitting directly opposite President Xi at the time, and I was able to communicate with President Xi "face to face", and I happened to be the first student to speak.
I have studied traditional folk music since I was a child, so I talked about my views on traditional Chinese culture from the perspective of art.
I said that many ancient scores of folk music and opera have been lost, and some unpopular musical instruments have been neglected.
President Xi responded: "Only the nation belongs to the world. I have visited many countries, and I have seen that what each country is proud of is the culture of their own nation."
I asked President Xi: "Mother Peng is engaged in folk music, and you should be very familiar with folk music. I would like to ask you, how can young people in Macau carry forward folk music?"
President Xi said that he watched the performance to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland the night before, and the performance of the Macao Chinese Orchestra was of high quality, which made him very happy.
He thinks that Macao has the soil of folk music, and contemporary young people must have cultural awareness and cultural self-confidence.
In the future, young people will have such self-consciousness and self-confidence, and they will work with all sectors of society to promote the development of folk music, and there will be hope for the future of folk music.
Dai Guanhao: I mainly talked about my views on the impact of the excellent traditional Chinese culture on the social progress of Macau.
I mentioned the point of view in Zheng Guanying's "Dangerous Words in a Prosperous Age", a modern Chinese thinker: "If you want to improve yourself, you must first get rich; if you want to get rich, you must first promote business; if you want to promote business, you must first focus on schools, quickly establish the constitution, respect morality, and improve politics. ."
President Xi responded by saying that this book "Dangerous Words in a Prosperous Age" has influenced many revolutionaries, and he also agrees with many of the views in this book.
Kwong Chee-yong: Because I aspire to be an elite in the business world, I started from UM’s motto “Reneousness, Righteousness, Courtesy, Wisdom and Faithfulness”, combined with my business major, and focused on my views on “faithfulness”.
After I finished speaking, President Xi responded: "No one can stand without trust. This is true for a person, an organization, and a nation and a country. A nation and country that keeps promises will surely become prosperous and strong, and will win international success. respect."
Chen Jianyang: I was a high school student at Zhuhai No. 1 Middle School. I was a sophomore at the University of Macau at the time. At the symposium that day, I sat in the second row opposite President Xi.
At the symposium, President Xi asked, "Are there any mainland students here?" I raised my hand and said, "I am."
President Xi asked with a smile, "Why did you choose the University of Macau?" I was very nervous and blurted out, "Because it's close to home." This sentence made everyone at the scene laugh, and I relaxed because of this.
Afterwards, I talked about my real thoughts on choosing UM.
I said that Macau is a special administrative region of China, and there must be some differences from the mainland.
I was faced with a choice after the college entrance examination. I had the opportunity to come to UM, so I wanted to experience the cultural atmosphere that blends the East and the West and the differentiated education system.
Interview Team: After listening to everyone's speeches, President Xi delivered an important speech.
Please recall the main content of President Xi's speech.
Han Xingyun: President Xi said: "Chinese culture is extensive and profound, and I am also an enthusiastic supporter and loyal learner of Chinese culture." He shared with us his experience of learning Chinese culture.
President Xi said that he also liked reading Chinese cultural classics very much when he was a teenager, and insisted on learning bit by bit.
From the beginning of my teenage years to the present, I would pick up a book and read it whenever I have time, and every time I find it beneficial to open the book.
When he was in elementary school, he read "Water Margin" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
After working as a farmer for seven years, I have been learning and accumulating.
To this day, as long as he has free time and opens the door to the treasure house of Chinese culture, he is still "having a book in hand, and having endless fun".
President Xi also mentioned the books he has read, such as "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai", "Zizhitongjian", "Twenty-Four Histories", Lu Xun's essays, etc.
President Xi said to us earnestly and affectionately: "Reading these books is beneficial to open books. In this process, we must learn to sublate, take the essence, get rid of the dross, and gain positive energy." "Chinese culture has a long history and is broad and profound. Treasures, once explored, will be used for a lifetime.” He continued: “These are all important parts of Chinese culture, the key is how we grasp it, give it a new connotation and spirit of the times, and better understand and Use it. We call it Investigating Things, Acquiring Knowledge, Sincerity, Righteousness, Self-cultivation, Family Order, Governing the Country, and Bringing Peace to the World.”
Kwong Zheyong: President Xi's speech is very easy to understand. He instructed us that students are in the golden period of their lives. They should not only have the enthusiasm for learning and knowledge, but also have the responsibility of caring about the country and the special zone, so as to achieve the unity of knowledge and action. Apply what you have learned, and make a good reserve of ideology, morality, knowledge, ability and talent for entering the society in the future and joining the construction of the special zone and the country.
Among them, two sentences particularly impressed me.
President Xi said: "The influence of Chinese culture on the Chinese people has penetrated into the bone marrow. This is the cultural DNA." Institutional self-confidence, as well as cultural self-confidence, cultural self-confidence is the foundation.” President Xi also said that when he met with foreign affairs, many foreign dignitaries did not talk about practical issues as soon as they came up, but asked him if he could talk about China. cultural understanding?
These foreign dignitaries said that there must be internal reasons why China is doing so well in many things.
President Xi gave us a lively, exciting and profound "open class" of Chinese culture by means of a forum.
We must live up to President Xi's expectations. Through learning and understanding the history of the Chinese nation and country, we can draw spiritual strength, enhance our pride in the five thousand years of civilization, enhance our national pride and cultural self-confidence, and enhance our backbone and integrity as a Chinese. color.
Chen Jianyang: President Xi stressed that contemporary Macau youth must possess a spirit of patriotism and draw nourishment and strength from the excellent traditional Chinese culture, which impressed me deeply.
President Xi said: "In Chinese culture, the core and important one is patriotism. People, family, country, and the world are all progressive." He started from the history of the Chinese nation and said that patriotism in China Deep-rooted, the patriotic complex is also deeply rooted.
He also quoted two lyrics to talk about patriotism, one is from the national anthem, "Build our new Great Wall with our flesh and blood", and the other is from "Song of the Seven Sons", "But it was my flesh that they took captive. , you still keep my inner soul."
When sharing, President Xi said, "I can always hear new ideas and be moved."
President Xi's explanation gave me a new understanding and thinking about these two lyrics.
I deeply realize that President Xi is full of expectations for our younger generation.
He said: "As the young generation in Macau, it is your lifelong duty to carry forward the spirit of patriotism."
Dai Guanhao: I am most impressed by President Xi's statement on "one country, two systems".
He said: "We are engaged in a great cause - 'one country, two systems', which is unprecedented. It has been 15 years since Macao returned to the motherland, and great changes have taken place. Such a great achievement proves the success of 'one country, two systems'. It proves the superiority of the system." "The cause of 'one country, two systems' is unprecedented and continues to deepen. This task will historically fall on the shoulders of young people in Macau." "I hope you will carry forward the spirit of responsibility and create a new history. "
As a new generation of Macau youth, I truly feel the heavy responsibility on my shoulders.
We must, in accordance with President Xi's request, vigorously carry forward the spirit of patriotism, inherit the tradition of patriotism and love for Macao, consciously strengthen the historical sense of responsibility for advancing the cause of "one country, two systems", cherish the good times of youth, and create beliefs, dreams, struggles, and dedications life.
Interview Team: President Xi has always been very concerned about the construction and development of the University of Macau. After the discussion, he also presented two books to the University of Macau.
Please briefly describe the situation in this regard.
Han Xingyun: President Xi has always been very concerned about the construction and development of the University of Macau. The Hengqin campus was established under the personal care of President Xi.
This is a very large garden-style modern campus, which is about 20 times larger than the old campus of UM. There are 10 residential colleges in it. The colleges have dormitories, gymnasiums, libraries, canteens and other facilities. The conditions are quite good.
After the discussion, President Xi presented the reprint of "Yongle Grand Ceremony" and "Rare Local Chronicles Collection in Peking University Library" to the University of Macau, and signed the book donation letter on the spot.
"Yongle Dadian" is an encyclopedic collection of documents compiled in the Ming Dynasty. "Local Chronicles Series" contains 276 rare local chronicles in the library of Peking University. Both books have high literature and research value.
This special gift expresses President Xi's best wishes to the University of Macau. The teachers and students are very grateful for President Xi's special care and deep friendship for the University of Macau.
When parting, President Xi shook hands with teachers and students to say goodbye, wishing everyone a good academic progress and a happy new year!