Qi Yanping of dean of graduate commencement speech at the Shandong University 2008 session of study

My dear classmates:

 Good afternoon everyone!

Today I as a teacher and a member of the standing here, look at youth inspired you, heart is very proud. A blessing in life, than to the world of excellence and teaching. Mountain high, this hundred years old school in the past three years, because you and more vibrant, colorful. Three years of studying hard, at present the eagle wings. You will have the Shandong University graduation certificate, waved goodbye to his alma mater, went to the motherland, on both sides of the Changjiang River world corner, to write a new chapter of life. Here, on behalf of your alma mater of teachers, to you -- 2008 graduates -- to express the most sincere best wishes!

2008, is a worthy of we will forever remember the year, this year is the year of the disaster. This year, we Chinese experienced the pain of war, the sorrow of the pain. In the face of nature, human beings are so small; in the face of natural disasters, human beings are so helpless. The disaster relentless, boundless love. Natural disasters can destroy many-storied buildings, but not destroy our Chinese will and hope. People in disaster in the heart, I more deeply aware of humility, tolerance, love, gratitude is the human eternal sustainable.

2008, it is worth our serious summary of the year, this dates back 30 years, in 1978 we began a surge high and sweep forward reform and opening-up process, this year marks the 30 anniversary of. After 10 years of the Cultural Revolution catastrophe, the economy of our country is on the verge of collapse, social stagnation. In 30 years, we Chinese hard, forge ahead, with their own hard work and sweat, wisdom and courage, to Chinese plastic caused a spectacular national. 30 years of reform is not Everything is going smoothly., not without controversy, but Chinese to melt into the tide of world civilization by the direction of the reform is irreversible. However, to build our country into a respectable country, we need to pay greater intelligence and courage.

2008, is a worthy of our full review year, this dates back 60 years, people came out in 1948 from the Second World War untold in the war, in order to perpetual peace of mankind, made a will all affect human document -- "the Universal Declaration of human rights", this year marks the 60 anniversary of. This declaration solemnly declares that all human beings are born free, equal in dignity and rights. The dignity and rights of every individual and equal recognition and protection, become the foundation of freedom, justice and peace of mankind. Human rights movements in 60 years the tide fall, when back into. Today, human rights as a universal value, has been widely recognized by the whole world, we China has become an active promoter of the world's human rights movement. However, to achieve universal access to speech freedom, everyone shall enjoy freedom of choice of belief freedom, liberty, freedom from material deprivation in everybody enjoys the ideal society free from fear of, we need to pay greater intelligence and courage.

2008, is a worthy of our reflection year, this dates back 100 years, in 1908 the Qing government issued the "imperial constitution outline". The outline of imperial constitution stipulates the absolute authority of the emperor, but also in the history of the creation of the world China first incidental provisions of the subjects, speech, publication of the book, free and non legal procedure shall not be subject to arrest, imprisonment and punishment, property rights against illegal invasions of the rights of subjects. This is considered to be the beginning China constitutional reform, this year marks the 100 anniversary of. This one hundred years, is the major countries in the world in the economic, political, legal, cultural work competition, civilization make a spurt of progress for 100 years. But we Chinese, this 100 years, especially in the first 2/3 days, but domestic trouble and foreign invasion, warlords, foreign invasion, civil war rebels occupied. After a hundred years, the modernization of society transformation, political democratization, the rule of law in the country of operation management, in 2008 the US, still be in suspense problem. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, we need to pay greater intelligence and courage.

Dear students, taking history as a mirror, one can know the. The reason I want to lead you back to the history, because I deeply aware that today we stand in the historical development of the Chinese nation new key point, history and the special responsibility gives us a special generation youth. In modern history, we China missed opportunities one after another. Today, history does not allow us to miss again.

Throughout the history of human civilization, we will discover that the science and rationality, humanistic and humanitarian, system and rules to support and to continue to support the development of the modern civilization. Science and technology culture, humane culture, system culture is still the mainstream culture of our times. Science and technology culture is corresponding to the material civilization, the development of science and technology, is the direct result of wealth, wealth accumulation; humanitarian culture, is to treat people as people's culture, which is corresponding to the sublimation of human's mind, promotion of spirit, it is the human heart directly concerns the peace and quiet of the system; culture is the corresponding political civilization, advocating rules, comply with the system, is the soul of modern political civilization.

Dear students, today's era is a science and technology change rapidly, the rapid economic development, ideological diversity of age, risk and risk is also a human face of the growing period, the risk and risk, some comes from nature, some are from the society itself, some are from our own spiritual and moral the world. Then, with the power of science and technology, the power of humanity, the strength of the system, reduce, reduce the risk and danger to human beings, we are not worth mentioning, commitment and responsibility of individual life great every.

2008 of our graduates, the footsteps of dignified and strong!

2008, our big mountains, the footsteps of dignified and strong!

2008, we Chinese footsteps dignified and strong!

                                                                                                         Thank you!

                                                                                                        June 27, 2008

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