Students of grade 77, Peking University Law DepartmentLi Keqiang, Guo Mingrui, Jiang Mingan, Wu ShuchenGraduation agreed, he wrote a book called "legal culture" book. This agreement has not been able to achieve.
In 1982, the class of 82, they choose to stay. Li Keqiang in economic law department, Wu Shuchen went to the legal history department, room in the administrative law teaching and research Jiang Mingan, Guo Mingrui chose to study law.
The same year, Li Keqiang as PKU Secretary of the Communist Youth League, away from the line after the first Secretary of the Department, the CYL Central Committee, the Liaoning provincial Party committee secretary.
In 1985, Guo Mingrui left the university. Because the upset of rural Shandong wife, rushed two rural places, he returned to Yantai.Now is the president of Yantai University.
In 1992 Beijing city politics and law system selection of cadres from the scholars, Wu Shuchen was elected to the Beijing second intermediate people's court when the vice president, say goodbye to the pulpit. He is now the BOCOG Legal Department of Beijing city.
Over the past thirty years, professor at Peking University Administrative Law Jiang Mingan said with a smile, the students all over the world, different is, but they always stick to the law department of Beijing university.
　　
I want to go to university!
In the "heart of the party says it" proposition composition, Jiang Mingan hates not to write as much as his ten year waiting for
The evening news to Guo Mingrui.
To Peking University Law Department notice, he worry than joy: the son just over one year old, his wife as domestic subsidies, still in the production team. So a walk, in the middle school teaching income didn't say, who will take care of his wife and children?
He hesitated, Guo Mingrui was sitting on the Yantai train bound for Beijing. That year, his county, he admitted to Beijing University, the county has funded dozens of pieces of money money. Even so, from that the resumption of college entrance examination news, till Peking University School, Guo Mingrui is not "good".
Wu Shuchen received notice that he is the big day, 20 days later, he fell in love with his girlfriend for more than a year held a simple wedding. Wu Shuchen did not think of, to leave Beijing in 1968 to Shanxi to jump the queue, I was a 20 years old boy, go back to Beijing is the Peking University law student, also married a girl of sichuan.
"We decided that I once admitted, must blow." Wu Shuchen reassured with the practical action to give his girlfriend. Just over two months preparing for the exam, he and his girlfriend agreed not to see each other each other, just once, is his girlfriend with a bottle of four dollars of condensed milk and pork liver, "says is adding some nutrients to me." Recalling the past, happy expression on the face of Wu Shuchen.
For the university can not determined not to marry Jiang Mingan, all happiness. "Peking University" four words in the lower right corner of the kraft envelope. From the beginning of the second grade junior high school graduated 1967, Jiang Mingan series, soldier, make the team in the country, has never stopped learning, in 1975 he was admitted to the Miluo county's five seven university. However, opened less than a week, he secretly ran home. The second day, the school to him "catch" back, open collective congress, criticism of his conduct contrary to Chairman Mao's "five seven instructions". Since then, he does not run, reclaiming land from the lake in those days, put up with reed Lake in the shed, he carefully look at high school textbooks.
In 1977, Deng Xiaoping comeback after grasping force education. "The first half of the year will be news to the resumption of college entrance examination, then pass that graduates can be admitted." At this time, Jiang Mingan is the town of Miluo county middle school high school language classes, political. He put the University hopes two class hundred people a day to teach students, Chinese politics, with them at night and mathematical physics. A few months later, when he learned from newspaper laosanjie can take part in college entrance examination, "will soon die happy!"
"I want to go to university! Over the years, I have read many books Chinese modern history, modern Chinese humiliated...... Our country's prosperity must depend on knowledge!" 1977 -- October Miluo County of Hunan province college entrance examination, in the "heart of the party says the words" proposition composition, Jiang Mingan hates not to write as much as his ten year waiting for.
One day in early 1978,He Qinhua (president, professor at East China University of politics and law) was still a construction site digging up river silt, heard the radio he was admitted to Beijing University news, he immediately put in the hands of the shovel. Before, He Qinhua had to do hard work leads to liver hypertrophy, lost the chance, he didn't want to just miss the person or opportunity and university. He was now a town committee secretary, in the eyes of parents, is not the university entrance exam, "the future is bright".
　　
The age structure of strange class
It is this special environment, between the thought collision and exchange of knowledge, make the University Law Department in 77 to form the unique spirit temperament
In February 28, 1978, when the Shanghai train arrived in Beijing, has more than 3 a.m., university teachers have been waiting at the gate.
He Qinhua sat on the school car, through the big city of Beijing, came to Weiming lake. At this time, Jiang Mingan is his book carts and other luggage to the town, from the town to the train station to sit tractor. On the platform, he and had to burn the midnight oil classmates Yiyi farewell. His future students are from from all sides to the Weiming lake, in a field for four years.
The first week, just after the 17 birthday of Song Jian (now the Jiangsu Provincial Higher People's court judge) that she is the youngest in the class. The college admitted to Peking University Girl Nanjing for most students the impression, she is too small, compared to the naive. Wang Shaoguang remember, when some older classmates make fun of her uncle. "I was really too small," Song Jian told the Southern Weekend reporter recalled, "a lot of people of a township, as a teacher, as a cadre, when the soldiers, their experience in far above me." In such an age structure peculiar class, Song Jian said the younger students do not participate in the competition.
He Qinhua remember, someone in the class to he mentioned opinion, said he spoke by too heavy, a decision the tone of command, unlike the students discuss. After school the first collective activity, He Qinhua turned the new mail list, find a classmate and he is somewhat similar, are born in 1955, had served as cadres: Li Keqiang, Secretary of the Party branch of a village in Anhui, Anhui Province, Mao Zedong thought learning advanced individual. He Qinhua ate a surprised: "provincial learning Mao Zedong thoughts advanced individual, not the!" He asked to sit next to the students: "who is Li Keqiang?" "I am Li Keqiang, you are He Qinhua!" The other said.
High academic excellence, Genzheng Miao red was a law student selection criteria. Although the political climate warmer, began to thaw law is still top secret professional, a "position" means, legal textbooks cover all have "top secret". The military, the rural branch secretary, primary and secondary school teachers, the local party and government functionaries -- the legal profession be both red and expert of the gathered heroes.
In Peking University Law Department 77 level of this big family, before the college entrance examination quite a number of people already like Golgi reading "my university". Li Keqiang, He Qinhua worked as a grass-roots party cadres,Chen Xingliang (Beijing University Law School professor)Before the college entrance examination is the County Public Security Bureau clerk, Jiang Mingan, Wang Shaoguang (Professor, Chinese University Hong Kong, Department of politics and public administration English academic journal "The China Review" editor in chief), Wu Shuchen is a middle school teacher. Most of them are "Lu Xi law accidentally" go on. He Qinhua wanted to Fudan University Philosophy Department, the result is recorded in advance to the north; Guo Mingrui is reported to the Department of Archaeology at Jilin University, has not been able to do so;Wang ShaoguangThe first choice is the aesthetic, not into; Chen Xingliang in an old classmate Zhou Zhen think article, said he did not take the law as the first volunteer; Zhou Zhen want to report is Chinese system, then transfer failed.
It is in this particular environment, between the thought collision and exchange of knowledge, make the University Law Department in 77 to form the unique spirit temperament. "A study of collective best is composed of people from different backgrounds." Wang Shaoguang frankly, undergraduate period he learned from the students something, a greater impact on the future of their. He gained more precious than pure legal knowledge education of personality.
　　
At the time of the North
Is that you do not see themselves as elite, society will look to you as God's favored one
Li Keqiang in English on the hard hard let He Qinhua unforgettable: "front the small write back write back English, English; on the way to the canteen, the queue is back." Jiang Mingan's hard for everybody is recognized. One summer, Song Jian's brother to play Beijing, host Jiang Mingan hostel. Then he told her, Jiang Mingan read a book in the dorm, often at night, three or four hours is not the rise time. Guo Mingrui said, on the plain, he and Jiang Mingan have a spell; on hard, he is far better than Jiang Mingan.
Guo Mingrui told the Southern Weekend reporter, when the law rarely works, many are reading literature, history, political writings, "their works, all of us have read, but not over two times."
"The Isle of man original according to provisions must be read to read, but it was very difficult to read." Song Jian admits he is difficult to understand their original. Perhaps this is the elder brothers think that one of the reasons she did not mature. The reading room of of all kinds of periodicals, the novel was famous at home and abroad, but Song Jian turned over a time. She likes most is Roman Roland's "John Christoph", the end of the novel still makes her feelings: "here we are! Alas, you have multiple ah! The child, who the hell are you?" The child replied: "I am the coming days."
Chen Xingliang remember, their school year, Lu Xinhua's novel "Scar" caused a sensation, together with the later drama "in silence", novel "sacred mission", "Scar Literature" blow on the face and come. 12 at noon, He Qinhua dormitory, seven people around Tao Jingzhou's radio, listening to Liu Xinwu "love story".
In 1978 December, "today" magazine. By the poetKitajimaWrote the foreword in drafting:"In a pool of blood rises at dawn today, what we need is a riot of colours of the flowers, need is really belongs to the nature of the flowers, the need is real in people heart the flowers open."Wang Shaoguang told reporters, when they often riding a bicycle, to eight one lake poetry readings, or to see the exhibition in the gallery. "It is a thought liberation era, the most popular of humanitarianism and alienation theory." Chen Xingliang said.
The North reeky. "Chinese flora Chen Jiangong wrote novels, Gonggongzhengzheng sticking out, lasted for half a year, we have to look at." He Qinhua compared the Chinese department, Department of philosophy and law, he felt that the legal department of the students do not play, in contrast, Department of philosophy, as Chinese active.
"We have no less frustrating."Du Chun (director of Legal Affairs Department of the Ministry of JusticeRecall, then as long as) is one of the most concerned problems in society, we have to "toss" a, "is that you do not see themselves as elite, society will look to you as God's favored one."The famous "triangle" was the meeting place of the various arguments. Du Chun remember, they participated in two famous parade. Once in 1980 China men volleyball team beat South Korea men's volleyball team, the entire campus are boiling, then someone set fire to, the campus to the street parade; another is the people's university buildings occupied, they went to school with brother, is seething.
　　
No soil can we transform
Jiang Mingan often remember the time. Gong Xiangrui home in the small courtyard, several people together about the western political system
Jiang Mingan also holds a three black and white photograph.
Sit in the middle of the front row of the elderly a black Chinese tunic suit, a black frame glasses, One's eyes flashed like lightning., mouth Wei pan smile. His back and sides of the young people be in fine Fig. The old man is the constitution, administrative law and political science predecessors Mr. Gong Xiangrui was late, in the Peking University law faculty. The photo, the old Gong Mr. Right is Jiang Mingan, on the left is Chen Xingliang. The back row from right to left, followed byLi Keqiang, Wang Shaoguang, Li Qijia (Environmental Law Institute of Wuhan University and deputy director, China Law Association of environment and Resources Law Research Association Secretary General), Liu Fengming (vice president Microsoft Chinese Co. Ltd.), Tao Jingzhou (now at the law firm Beijing representative office managing partner, ICC International Court of arbitration committee).
"Comparative constitution Mr. Gong said, a lot of content and comparative politics." Wang Shaoguang told reporters, he inspired the political interests and the old Gong's directly related to. Gong Xiangrui's early years in politics, went to Britain to study, personal experience of Western political, legal, and legal literacy with politics. Peking University Law Department in 77 of 82 students, many comparative constitutional law and Western political enthusiasts. The classroom, Mr. Gong's home, are they discuss, study sites. The Cultural Revolution ten years, public security organs was smashed, the constitution become waste paper, teaching, some teachers on the topic were constitution. "Mr. Gong taught constitutional meaning, like rain." Mention Gong Xiangrui, He Qinhua's eyes can emerge out of the old gentleman ten kinds of expression at the lecture. Class hobby photography of He Shan (now the NPC Standing Committee Law Committee inspector) will look like a lot of the old Gong.
Jiang Mingan often remember the time. Gong Xiangrui home in the small courtyard, several people together to discuss and constitutional, "Ms Gong compiled textbooks, tend to specify one report, other people heard comments." Jiang Mingan said, Gong Xiangrui advocates the separation of the three powers, multi-party system, some views are still taboo. Tao Jingzhou impressed me most is the old Gong of "responsibility" explanation: you must complete to you, if not complete, must explain the reason. A government accountable to the people must be completed to the people of things, if not complete, must explain the reason to the people, this is the real responsible government.
Under the influence of Gong Xiangrui, Jiang Mingan began "abandoned" B.M. "Manuoxin of Soviet administrative law", to Jennings's "the British Parliament", Dai Xue's "essence" of British constitution, and began learning English in 1981. Li Keqiang, Tao Jingzhou also gradually focus to foreign constitution and comparative political study. They help Gong Xiangrui translation of "comparative constitutional and administrative law".
Jiang Mingan didn't expect that, upon graduation, Gong Xiangrui poured cold water on him, "the teacher is afraid of my study of administrative law will not find a job, have no food to eat." Jiang Mingan now remember sigh. The old Gong had a constitutional democracy in the nine million six hundred thousand square kilometers of land ambition, allowing for the students' future time, but firmly told him China did not engage in administrative law of the soil.
"No soil can we transform!" Jiang Mingan answered in a cavity blood. "Maybe, but it needs time, five years ten years I'm afraid I can't.." Mr. Gong answer. In 1985, Jiang Mingan was invited to participate in the Organization Department of the Central Committee, the working personnel of the state law (civil law later) research and development. Later, he participated in almost all the administrative legislation. In the meantime, he realized Gong Xiangrui was anxious, before and after the administrative procedure law in 1989, against the voice can be heard without end: "we are the people's Government of the people, how can tell people's government? This is not to Westernization?" When Jiang Mingan felt more "mingaoguan" in Chinese difficult.
　　
"The Whampoa　 issue" and "the unnamed 77"
The students have this or that kind of change, but the one thing hasn't changed, he he
Teach Peking University Law School professor Yang Dunxian level 77 affectionately call them "Whampoa　 phase".
Yang Dunxian told the Southern Weekend reporter recalled, "Whampoa　 issue" the thought is active, "students generally not more than." Yang Dunxian impressed me most is the Li Keqiang, he often think about legislation and interaction in the household system. Discussion among the students is quite positive, Chen Xingliang said, he went to Graduate School of Renmin University, occasionally back to Peking University and Li Keqiang discussing related theoretical problems.
Is the rule of man? Rule by law? Rule of law is the combination? People began in the 1950's therapy treatment to discuss after 10 years of frozen, thawed quickly -- "Chinese history develops to today, the rule of man to have come to an end. The aspirations of the people to the legal system more urgent, more firmly, China situation from the rule by people gradually into the legal system, it is a turning point." In 1978 February, the famous scholar Liang Shuming in politics directly under the group meeting on the China legal problems when speaking repeatedly stressed in the current China constitution is often a mere scrap of paper, the governance of the country always rely on the rule of man, rather than the rule of law.
1979, promulgated the first criminal, Yang Dunxian participated in the legislative process. He recalls, for looting crime, then several experts including him, do not advocate regulations, relevant leaders say temporarily had to write. "Counter revolutionary crime" is written into the law. In 1981, Peking University Press published Yang Chunxi, Gan Yupei, Yang Dunxian, Yang Diansheng, editor of the criminal law textbook, and began a teaching case set. Jiang Mingan said, before that the criminal law case called all the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Criminal law and criminal procedure law, in Yang Dunxian's view, at least over the "defy laws human and divine" history, the "people's Daily" published an editorial said, the enactment of criminal law is the milepost China legal construction.
The lack of teachers and other educational resources, but the legal education of Peking University is very relaxed and free, not to stick to one pattern. Wang Shaoguang was impressed by the marriage law, the examination period, he made a story to write their own, want to replace the course examination, didn't expect the teacher Li Zhimin gladly accepted, also he played not low scores. Remember professor Li Zhimin, He Qinhua feel deep is the teacher's selfless, "I even 'to' are not clear, teacher Li hand guidance I write the paper." Wu Shuchen on his first teacher Zhang Guohua also deeply respect: "teacher Zhang's generous to others, willing to lonely still influence the way people."
In 1982, the "Whampoa　 issue" graduation. In addition to the four leave school, Tao Jingzhou, Wang Shaoguang, Liu Fengming, study abroad. Tao Jingzhou is now a famous lawyer. Liu Fengming is Microsoft Chinese limited company deputy general manager and chief legal officer. Wang Shaoguang is a professor of political science at the Chinese University Hong Kong, in April this year, he was the British think-tank named one of the 50 Chinese Chinese effect. He Qinhua admitted to East China University Of Politics and Law foreign legal history, went outside the law on road, is now the president of East China University of politics and law. Du Chuncheng university four years is muddleheaded came, finally "by the law department of Beijing University this aura into the Department of justice", is now the Legal Affairs Department of Ministry of justice. He told reporters, in their class, people like him are more.
The youngest Song Jian after graduating from back home, it is Jiangsu province high court judge. In 2002, Peking University Law Department in 77 party commemorating the 20 anniversary of graduation, most of the students here, former teachers were invited to the scene. Li Keqiang as a student representative made a speech. After the meeting, several students organization responsible for compiling a book, there is every student in the school and now the picture, the album is called "the 77."".
"The students have this or that kind of change, but the one thing hasn't changed, he he." Song Jian said. 　　

Front row from left to right: Jiang Mingan, Gong Xiangrui, Chen Xingliang, Wang Jianping, the back row from left to right: Tao Jingzhou, Liu Fengming, Li Qijia, Wang Shaoguang, Li Keqiang (photo provided by the Law School of Peking University, Professor Jiang Mingan hereby acknowledge)

            The administration level 78

　In 2001, "China youth" magazine "100 young people" Chinese, the law only two people, two people are 78 Southwest University of Political Science and Law law students (Xia Yong and He Weifang).

In 2005, the famous jurist, former director, Academy of Social Sciences Institute of law China Western 78 law students Xia Yong was appointed to the state secrecy bureau.

In 2006 November, Qi Shujie professor of Xiamen University, Peking University 78 law students in 2004 issued second "the diary" one article, in the law field caused a discussion.

More and more legal scholars on 78 levels of legal undergraduate, and called it the "78 phenomenon". The achievements of this phenomenon is the law of a large number of 1978 into the University's talent: He Weifang, Liang Zhiping, Xia Yong, Long Zongzhi, Jiang Qing, Gu Peidong, Cheng Liaoyuan, Wang Minyuan, Wang Weiguo, Zhao Xudong, Xu Guodong, Wu Zhipan......

They are the 78 levels of law undergraduates, graduates of law education in China is the first full recovery after. One of the largest southwest university of political science and law origin,

   The administration of 78 alumni, later to become the president of Long Zongzhi, before the college entrance examination is a two years junior soldiers.

When Western received the letter, he was on a business trip in Beijing, on the road, he felt hitherto unknown encouragement, with "has been in a canoe.".

When he returned to the classroom, listening course who no longer familiar, moved to tears, "there is a kind of suddenly from and Life is but a dream. not realistic". For a moment he recalled re entered the classroom feeling that.

Special time experience, let the students in 78 treasure the opportunity to study. At that time the most popular in the campus slogan is: the lost time back!

In the western law professor, 78 alumni Shu Yang impression, then read the most diligent is three Hubei nationality students: Ye Feng, Jiang Bixin, Xia Yong.

"I often see them back with built-in Book Military satchel, holding a tin boxes, in be in a hurry to depart to shuttle between the classroom, library, canteen, dormitory." Shu Yang recalls.

And he himself, but also was like reading and a bit of a "swot". He said: "a hobby is reading, if not to go, is certainly a great loss." In an article about university life memoir, he put the process of reading and reading as his life ring.

Another Western 78 alumni, two justices Li Shaoping, then find all readable book, that "a good book, is the most delicious thing in the world".

It was a passionate reading time.

Law China researcher at the Academy of Social Sciences, politics level 78 alumni Chen Zexian with 8 words that describe the era of reading: be like hunger and thirst to learn in order to practise.

He thinks, grade 78 students not only loved to read, and will use.

In 1979 May, 78 grade students initiated the establishment of students' legal advisory group of Southwest University of political science and law, Long Zongzhi, Zhu Xiaoqing, Zhang Qiong, Zhang Jiantian and other 20 students to become the first batch of members. Every day to receive dozens of visitors and hundreds of letter for help. The matter was praised by the politics and law department.

The administration of 78 alumni, the Justice Department lawyers to guide the work of secretary Gong Xiaobing remember, when Gu Peidong first posted a handwritten speculative color paper, promote each class to its high quality class. Published in classes usually write with a pen in the size of half desk on white paper, posted in the dining room, corridor, corridor, become a unique landscape of the campus.

In the campus has great influence at the time of the class journal articles, sometimes an article to spark debate. Zhang Jiantian recalled: "some carefully read, and some random annotations, Each airs his own views., speak one's mind freely. How to treat and function of Mao Zedong, the spirit of Lei Feng and the enslavement of...... Is a hot topic of discussion was."

He Weifang recalled: "at that time, understanding, wall newspaper some view is really shock the common customs."

During that time, took the job, have a look the various classroom, canteen red brick wall of the post as "big" one article, become a kind to enjoy western students.

The administration of grade 78 students is very fondly for his alma mater, many of them have a deep "Southwest complex".

They talked about the alma mater, the most frequently used words is "home", "home".

"If they give up their homes, it is tantamount to separate the soul of the spirit of belonging, long exiled and wandering." A grade 78 student explained that his "alma mater complex".

At the end of 1999, "the administration will be incorporated into the Chongqing University" after the news came out, far beyond the 78 grade students are sorrowful: "I'm home destroyed." Or we meet each other a sigh: "politics without."

"Nursing success", they had a party to celebrate.

A lecture on 2003, a review of the history of Western alumni of wind and rain, when he sensationally shouted "Southwest die life and growth in nature," the words, the audience of students applause, tears.

A western student says: "I love politics, we appreciate every true love western people. Glorious and brilliant politics, is on the 78 level of the true love of the University teacher. The administration suffered but eventually casting special history has proved this point. Why are my eyes full of tears, because I love this land too deep."
Since the 78 since becoming a phenomenon, has attracted a lot of attention, until recently, it was found that the 78 level of time has passed for nearly thirty years.

"Over the past 29 years, people indulge in elaborating on or level 78. I don't know if this is a proud of it, or a sad?" A legal scholars question the people indulge in 78 glorious history to reality, "we can not create a new level 78 myth?"

This problem was put forward, it has aroused great response.

Some people say, 78 levels of the law is a myth, have no predecessors, after No.

Have no predecessors seems to have is a fact, no one -- many people are looking for, or in the future there will be a similar myth?

To this problem, a famous scholar, Western 78 alumni Chen Zexian calmly answered: "the background cannot be, students is difficult to reproduce the same miracle, natural no longer."

Gu Peidong has a similar view: "the administration level 78 brilliant -- that is the history of experience, can not be."

Long Zhi Zong also think: "this group of people (78) because of social experience and experienced hardship and mature, but also catch up with countries began to democracy and legal process is legal talent, so they can get more prominent, but also has some form of sign of success."

There would be legal undergraduate level 78 and now a law student encounters compared:

When reading, 78 grade because is one of the first few, rare, so "in a million pet".

Now the number of students enrollment intensified, the undergraduate law of the teachers have lost enough enthusiasm for students. Many master's tutor can no longer call themselves the names of students, undergraduates are "uncle does not ache, grandma doesn't love".

Graduation, students of grade 78, is the earliest legal talents, welcome. And now the law school is faced with many requirements employer pick and choose.

Faced with this reality, some people asserted: "golden age law students have gone for ever, Western or other law schools later if we want to repeat 78 grade elite phenomenon, is undoubtedly tell some fantastic tales."

Except for objective reasons, many factors of the spirit level is also thought to cause 78 myth no longer reproduce.

Be the first to bear the brunt of is current law students and students in grade 78 reading energy gap.

Many of the students in grade 78, the law school professor often put their school and now students reading situation for comparison.