Xishan is like a beautiful mountain
It is always bathed in spring breeze
Institutions of higher learning start from the middle of Guizhou
Being knowledgeable and steadfast
The earth is full of hidden dragons
Ming Dow saves the world
Seeing the sage Si Qi
Serving the country and serving the people with the same ambition
Looking at thousands of students
Everywhere in Jiangshan, the sun rises and the east is full of goodness.
The motto of Guizhou University embodies the spirit of your university's pursuit of truth, advocating perfection, emphasizing erudition and hard work, and sparing no effort for the country and the nation. It has a clear inheritance relationship with the motto of the National Guizhou University, which was established by Mr. Zhang Tingxiu, the founder of the National Guizhou University more than 6 years ago. It also combines the new requirements given by the times to Guizhou University today, inheriting the past and carrying forward the future. The starting point is higher and the goal is farther. Compared with the old school motto, although it only adds four words, it has a deeper connotation and a richer understanding of traditional culture, which can be described as "harmony but difference".
The motto "Mingde is the best" is taken from the first volume of "University", which says "The way of a university is to be virtuous, to be close to the people and to stop at the best." It means that the fundamental purpose of a university is to understand and highlight the inherent moral light of human nature, then to be close to the people and do our best to serve them, and finally to make society and people reach the ideal realm of harmony and perfection through personal self-cultivation and social practice. This is an ideal way to be a man and learn, and it is also the highest goal pursued by China cultural people. "erudite and steadfast" is found in the book of rites? The doctrine of the mean "learned, questioned, thought carefully, distinguished, and practiced" is the methodology of Confucian sages' learning, which is in perfect harmony with "mingde to be the best": "mingde to be the best" puts forward the ultimate goal, and "learned and practiced" provides specific implementation methods for achieving this goal. These words of wisdom have been highly praised for more than 2, years, and they have also been respected by universities in modern China. Therefore, the motto of Guizhou University is a new understanding and interpretation of traditional culture.