The word "Tsinghua" originated from the poem "You" in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, including "gathering songbirds in one scene, Zhan Tsinghua in" ("Zhan" means "Shen"), which means "When the sun sets, songbirds return to the forest; The clear water color and gorgeous vegetation have been submerged in the twilight. " The original intention is to lament the passage of time.

Later, the word "Shui Mu Tsinghua" was introduced and given the meaning of "beautiful trees". Today, the plaque behind the I-shaped hall reads "Shui Mu Tsinghua".

Tsinghua Campus (now Changchun Garden), a royal garden, was built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty and then abandoned. Xichun Garden was built in Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty, and then it was divided into two parts: near Spring Garden and Xichun Garden. Emperor Xianfeng's inscription for Xichun Garden was changed to "Tsinghua Campus".

19 10, the Institute of Tourism Aesthetics changed the auditorium of the affiliated school into a school, and named it "Tsinghua College" according to its location, and later renamed it "Tsinghua College".

1June, 928, after Nanjing National Government took control of Beijing, it was ready to run a university. Because Tsinghua received the money returned by the United States, the letter of appointment to President Luo Jialun was titled "Tsinghua University" without the word "national". After repeated efforts by Luo Jialun, it was finally named the National Tsinghua University.

1949 after the founding of new China, the word "national" was removed and eventually became "Tsinghua".

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The handwriting of today's China school name is 1950 Mao Zedong Calligraphy. Since 1997, the school has obtained the registered trademarks of Tsinghua, Tsinghua, Tsinghua, Tsinghua, the school emblem, the clock pattern and the second school gate pattern. In nearly 40 countries and regions.

Among them, "Tsinghua" became a national well-known trademark in 2006, which is the first well-known trademark in Chinese mainland universities.

Tsinghua's school motto "Strive for Self-improvement, be virtuous and carry things" comes from a speech entitled "Gentleman" made by Liang Qichao in Tsinghua University in the winter of 19 14.

191410/in June, Liang Qichao gave a speech in Tsinghua, and inspired students with two images in Zhouyi: "Heaven is strong, gentlemen strive for self-improvement" (dry divination) and "rich terrain, gentlemen carry things with morality" (Kun divination), pointing out that

A gentleman's self-excitation is like the vigorous operation of a celestial body. He should not suffer from the cold, should not advance with the benefits, and retreat when he is killed. Instead, we should emphasize self-victory, abandon selfish desires, be resolute, persevere, be brave, avoid difficulties and obstacles, and strive for self-improvement.

At the same time, a gentleman should be as thick as the earth, be lenient with others, be strict with himself and treat others lightly, absorb new civilization with a broad mind, improve our society, promote our politics, and shoulder the historical responsibility with a generous morality.

Later, Tsinghua University's motto was "Strive for Self-improvement, Be Virtuous and Carry Things".