» » » » Focus The Official Naming Ceremony of Shouren Building held at Peking University APR . 19 2016 Peking University, Apr. 15, 2016: On Monday, April 11, 2016, the building in the backyard of the officially received the name, Shouren Building, which pays tribute to Mr. Chen Shouren. Mr. Chen Shouren (sixth from the left) and other guests witnessing the unveiling ceremony The name, Shouren, showed PKU’s sincere gratitude to Mr. Chen Shouren’s long-term support and contribution. Furthermore, “Shouren” literally means “to uphold the principle of humanity and benevolence” in Chinese, which is the kernel of Confucianism. Therefore, it also expressed PKU’s resolution to stick to its principle of cultivating virtues and benefiting humanity on the road towards building a world-class univer来源(Source From):
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