Bronze Statue of SJTU 11th President Tang Wenzhi Unveiled

As it was the 118th anniversary of SJTU, the Bronze Statue of Tang Wenzhi, SJTU 11th President, prestigious educator, engineering pioneer, master of sinology, was unveiled. On the afternoon of April 12, the unveiling ceremony was grandly held on the Wenzhi Avenue. President Zhang Jie gave a speech, Tang Deming, Tang Wenzhi's great grandson made remarks, and Vice President Zhu Jian presided over the ceremony.

President Zhang Jie reviewed the outstanding contributions made by President Tang Wenzhi during his term of office for 14 years to SJTU as well as to China's education. He emphasized that the spirit and virtue of "seeking truth and upholding practicality" of Mr. Tang Wenzhi should be inherited and carried forward.

As a master of sinology, Tang Wenzhi created a new way of chanting poems and he to a large extent impacted the naming of our university, Jiao Tong. The Bronze Statue, standing at the corner of Wenzhi Avenue and S. Siyuan Rd., is cast in bronze. Its granite base is 2.8 meters high, with the statue standing on it. President Tang holds in his left hand the book "High School Lecture Notes", which was written by himself, and places his right hand behind his back, exactly imitating his posture of chanting "Tang Tune" and meanwhile standing for his raising heads and eyes watching SJTU with a gratified smile.

Translated by Li Jing          Reviewed by Wang Bingyu