When I only saw the furnishings on the first floor, I realized that this was not a simple building or memorial hall. What shocked me from the bottom of my heart was everything I felt from it. It is everything here that makes me feel that I should be so shocked. ...
First of all, the situation of this building. The school building was purchased by Mr. Cai Yuanpei and the Belgian with a loan of 200,000 yuan. After simple decoration and students' preparation, it is divided into stacks, reading rooms, classrooms and other rooms with simple furnishings. Then there is the reading room, which has been restored to its actual layout according to the photos at that time. An administrator's desk has attracted a lot of people's attention, because our Chairman Mao works behind this desk, and anyone must get his permission to enter this reading room. We have never felt so close to the chairman as we do today. In the corner of the reading room, the salaries of the staff at that time were displayed, ranging from the monthly salary of the principal Cai Yuanpei to that of the lowest librarian Mao Zedong, 8 yuan. The following is a series of exhibitions by Mr. Cai Yuanpei. What impressed me most was Mr. Cai Yuanpei's transformation of Peking University. Including changing school spirit, reorganizing students and hiring teachers. It's hard to die without saying a word. In fact, what I feel here is not how amazing this building is, but what I really look forward to exhibiting here. What I felt was a real spirit, a living spirit, and "freedom and tolerance of thought", which was unimaginable at that time. In an institution of higher learning, staunch royalists and staunch revolutionary parties can coexist, and there are a large number of reformists, which is extremely rare in old China. What is this? It is an idea, a spirit, a fusion, and a long-cherished spirit of "peace, freedom and fraternity". In the lecture hall, it is difficult for us to see Ku Hongming, a royalist, and Chen Duxiu, a progressive, debating and discussing with each other. Even now, it is difficult for us to see which university teacher has an academic debate because of different views. This is the style of study of a school and a country. Our country needs this spirit, our nation needs this argument, and we need them! This makes us feel that in such an institution of higher learning, academic freedom and academic progress come first. There are not so many political struggles for power and profit. What is needed here is real knowledge. As long as you have real talent and practical learning, you can come here to teach. This allows us to find Lu Xun, Hu Shi, Chen Duxiu and Gu Hongming in these commemorative photos. Their political views are not necessarily the same, but they have one thing in common. Mr. Cai Yuanpei not only transformed this institution of higher learning, but more importantly, like a surgeon, he cut off the decaying and decaying necrotic part of this nation with a knife. This is the most important reason why this school can become the birthplace of the new culture movement. There will never be such a progressive idea in the military government office, absolutely not!
The May 4th Movement broke out in Beijing, and the movement in Beijing broke out in Peking University. Nearly 20/3 of the 3000 students went out from here, and most of the arrested students were students of this institution. As the principal, Mr. Cai Yuanpei ran around and led the whole school teachers to welcome the children when they were released. We deeply feel the concern of the headmaster who is over 500 years old for his students. However, it is more about the appreciation of children's "Little Phoenix is clearer than the old Phoenix" and their satisfaction in accepting progressive ideas. I think a principal's attitude towards these students is the attitude of this school towards the style of study. If a school has no spiritual cohesion, it is a stagnant pool. If the headmaster of a school can't do his best for this spirit, he is personally tearing down the cornerstone of the school. An institution of higher learning cannot live without its own spiritual support. In order to defend and maintain this spirit, students and teachers can even sacrifice their lives to shed blood. This is the most gratifying place for this institution. We feel admirable power from these photos. Even if the principal was replaced by Zhou Zuoren during the Japanese occupation period, it did not change the spiritual strength that this school should have. This is the most sufficient reason why I admire Peking University!
We walked into the room from every door here, surrounded it for a week, and then walked out of the room. What we feel is a breath-equality and democracy, progress and revolution. Recruiting female students, opening physical education class, and establishing German College all make us feel that there is still hope for this nation, and here we find the reason why this nation can continue to struggle for its own survival. As long as the smell of these rooms does not fade, then this country may stand in the world again. In fact, the smell here has lasted for nearly a hundred years and will continue. Save it, save it, save it forever!
In fact, we should find ourselves lost here for a long time. We need to realize the future we are going to move forward, and we need to know why there is us and why there is our future. ...