China News Service, Xi'an, July 18th (Zhang Yichen and Shi Furong) "I received the school's first admission notice today, and I am very excited. The old professor's writing brush is a gift that is worth cherishing for a lifetime." Shaanxi Normal University Class of 2022 Freshman Ye Jiarong told a reporter from Chinanews.com on the 18th that the handwritten admission notice is a cultural heritage of the school, and it is also full of old professors' expectations for the school's freshmen.

  For 16 years, Shaanxi Normal University has insisted on handwriting the admission notice with a brush. The handwritten notice has been praised by netizens as "the best first lesson of the school" and "the most cherished admission notice in history".

This unique admission letter has become a "little luck" in the hearts of the students.

The picture shows the scene of the old professor's handwriting admission notice in 2022 at Shaanxi Normal University.

Photo by Mei Yutaki

  "Scholarship and calligraphy convey good news." This time-consuming, labor-intensive, dedicated, and affectionate admission notice was written by retired professors of the school with brushes. It is full of teachers' expectations and care for students. The notice is accompanied by The design of Han mud seals and paper-cut silhouettes shows the unique cultural imprint of the Chinese nation and inherits the timeless classics of national quintessence.

  From the Big Wild Goose Pagoda to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang, from the Ming City Wall to the Bell and Drum Towers, Xi'an, the "ancient capital of the thirteen dynasties", with its vicissitudes of history, shows the richness and vitality of Chinese culture at home and abroad.

At the moment of graduation season, many colleges and universities in Xi'an have also passed graduation gifts full of elements of "Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang Dynasties", so that "ancient rhyme" flows slowly among the students.

  The Lantian jade seal of Northwestern University, the purple sandalwood seal of Shaanxi Normal University, the commemorative seal of Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology engraved with the pattern of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and the Tang Jing of Shaanxi University of Science and Technology... On the social platforms of students in Xi'an colleges and universities, the alma mater "walks the heart" "As a graduation gift, it has become a recent "popular".

The picture shows the scene of the old professor's handwriting admission notice in 2022 at Shaanxi Normal University.

Photo by Mei Yutaki

  "The thoughts of parting are slowly spreading. The school's graduation gift 'Lantian Jade Seal' is a good blessing and an expectation for the future." Han Yan, a 2022 graduate of Northwestern University, sighed in her WeChat Moments.

  Since Northwestern University selected the Lantian jade seal as a graduation gift in 2015, new changes have been made every year, such as adding jade stalks and graduation year, engraving names, and matching small seal pads.

In the past eight years, the school has presented more than 56,000 Lantian jade seals to graduates.

  "The Tang mirror full of ancient charm is not only a special graduation gift, but also a manifestation of cultural self-confidence." An Yuran, a 2022 graduate of Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, said that the school has customized a Tang mirror for each graduate this year as graduation As a gift, this Tang mirror has the meaning of "voyage", wishing the graduates to set sail on the road of life in the future.

  "Whether it is the admission letter written by brush and the graduation gift of the university, it shows the profound cultural heritage and unique humanistic feelings of the university, and the meaning behind it is very profound." Wang Xiaoyong, an expert from the Shaanxi Academy of Social Sciences, said that this is not only the university's gift to students A respect and an expectation are also the development and inheritance of the Chinese culture.

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