Donation and Signing Ceremony of “Zhong Xunzheng---Cyanine Fund” Convened by Southeast University

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In the morning of September 10, the donation and signing ceremony of “Zhong Xunzheng - Cyanine Fund” was convened at the old library of Sipailou Campus, Southeast University. Academician Zhong Xunzheng, Wang Xiaodong, Chief Architect of Shenzhen Huasen Architectural& Engineering Designing Consultants Ltd., Academician Zhong Zhongzheng’s family members including his daughterZhong Ning and wife Wang Jingmin, Mr. Li Shuang, Consultant of “Zhong Xunzheng - Cyanine Fund”, Huang Dawei, Vice President of Southeast University and Vice Chairman of the Education Fund, Jin Zhijun, Executive Deputy Director of the Development Committee, Leng Jiawei, CPC Secretary of the School of Architecture, Dean Han Dongqing, representatives of Academician Zhong Xunzheng’s students, and representatives of teachers and students of the School of Architecture attended the donation ceremony, which was presided over by Deputy Director Jin Zhijun.

In his speech, Vice President Huang Dawei expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Academician Zhong Xunzhen and his students on behalf of the school for their caring donation. He pointed out that Academician Zhong Xunzhen has not only created a large number of highly acclaimed classic architectural works but also cultivated a great amount of outstanding talents for the society. The generous donation made by Academician Zhong Xunzhen would not only affect his disciples but allow more students of Southeast University to learn gratitude and dedication. Vice President expected that this donation ceremony could motivate students of Southeast University to improve their personality and actively participate in the tide of socialist construction.

Academician Zhong Xunzhen, during his speech, expressed his gratitude to his alma mater and expected that the subsequent students could work with stamina and diligence; meanwhile, Academician Zhong Xunzheng also expressed his gratitude to the staff for the hard work to establish the fund. He hoped “Zhong Xunzheng - Cyanine Fund” could help more students of Southeast University to achieve better results in study and innovation.

In the donation ceremony, Professor Shan Yong, on behalf of the Schoolof Architecture, introduced Academician Zhong Xunzhen’s experience and achievements since his studies and work. In the speech, Wang Xiaodong, a disciple of Zhong Xunzheng, expressed his gratitude and admiration for his teacher.

Academician Zhong Xunzhen graduated from the Department of Architecture of Nanjing University (currently Southeast University) in 1952, then taught at Nanjing Institute of Technology (currently Southeast University) in 1954 and was elected as an academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering in November 1997. He studied at Southeast University and devoted the majority of his life to Southeast University; therefore, he has extraordinary feelings of the School of Architecture of Southeast University. In 2018, Academician Zhong decided to donate RMB 500,000 to the School of Architecture on the occasion of his 90th birthday. As affected by his generosity, his disciples actively followed his donation when allowed and then jointly discussed about establishment of “Zhong Xunzheng-Cyanine Fund” at Southeast University Education Foundation with the initial capital of RMB 1.6 million for the purpose of motivating the students enrolled by the School of Architecture to learn, explore and innovate in the field of architectural design.

Academician Zhong Xunzhen is not only an outstanding architect but an architectural educator in contemporary China who has long been engaged in architectural design research and creation. The architectural idea as he put forward in the 1980s, that is, “let nature take its course”, has exerted profound influences in the field of architecture. He has created multiple classic works and his masterpieces including Beijing Railway Station and the Bridgehead of Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge were selected as the “First Batch of Architectural Heritage in the 20thCentury of China” in September 2016, as jointly announced by China Cultural Relics Academy and Architectural Society of China.