国产精品永久免费视频- 无码精品A∨在线观看中文 -热re99久久精品国产99热-国产成人久久777777

Hunan University preserves legacy of wartime history

By Li Muyun | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-09-24 20:30
Share
Share - WeChat
Li Yuwei, an assistant professor at Hunan University's School of Architecture and Planning, shows a picture of the Hunan University Library before it was destroyed by Japanese bombing in April 1938, with fragments of the library's stone pillars in the background. [Photo by Li Muyun/chinadaily.com.cn]

Reminders of that period still stand nearby. Just a short walk from the Red Building, four Ionic columns rise from the former site of the university library, destroyed in April 1938. Completed only five years earlier, the library had been celebrated for its scale and design, said Li Yuwei, an assistant professor at the School of Architecture and Planning. Today, fragments of the columns remain in place, while sections of two were moved to the main campus gate as a memorial.

Across the grounds, traces of artillery fire can still be found on historic buildings tucked among trees and newer construction. For Long, such scars are not just relics but lessons. "Remembering is not about nurturing hostility toward other nations," he said. "It is about drawing courage from the past and cherishing the peace we have today."

Peng Yi, a doctoral student, said the visit deepened her appreciation of the university's wartime sacrifices. "It is essential for young people like us to remember our wartime heroes, and carry forward the spirit of resistance," she said.

Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US