"I am not participating in this meeting today as Governor Qi, but in another capacity--- professor and administrative jurist, and I am very satisfied with this status and gladly accept the invitation to attend the meeting. Qi Tianxiang slowly got out of the car, smiled slightly at Han Fangquan, president of Hezhou University, and Xie Lijun, secretary of the party committee, who greeted him: "Since you are attending the conference as scholars, you don't need the two of you to accompany you, so you should be busy with your own!"www.biquge.info I can take care of myself. ”

"How can this work? Whether you are a provincial governor or a professor or doctoral supervisor, you are our distinguished guest, how can you not be accompanied? Han Fangquan is very familiar with Qi Tianxiang, and he is not as restrained as Xie Lijun, after shaking hands with Qi Tianxiang warmly, he continued with a smile: "The centennial celebration of Hezhou University, it is very happy to have friends from afar, and the saints have taught us, an institution that inherits cultural traditions, and we are corrupt Confucians, who are teachers, and we can't be careless!" ”

Seeing Han Fang's natural and appropriate response, which caused Qi Tianxiang to smile with satisfaction, Xie Lijun hurriedly took over and said, "Principal Han's words are very good, and it also shows the essence of our Heda tradition of hospitality and sincerity. Killing chickens and slaughtering geese has guests, and the aged wine is fragrant! ”

"Secretary Xie has written chapters, and good sentences have come out one after another, which is enviable!" Lu Shanzun said aloud with a smile, slowly walked in from outside the crowd, and said as he walked: "It's just that after these two sentences, it can be 'even if the wind, frost, rain and snow are coming, it is always a matter of drinking and drinking', or it can be 'wave your hand after the happy feast, and from now on Bo Zhong is a passerby'." I don't know what kind of scene Secretary Xie wants? ”

Lu Shanzun's tepid answer, as well as the appropriate poetry chanting, immediately made the welcome scene cheerful, looking at Xie Lijun's slightly embarrassed expression, Qi Tianxiang and Lu Shanzun politely shook hands, and said with a smile: "From Lao Xie's expression, it can be seen that he must be happy to drink with each other, or is it 'no wind and rain and no sunshine', a hundred years of river is big, but it is difficult to sustain a meal of chickens and geese?" I don't think so! ”

Seeing Qi Tianxiang and Lu Shanzun talking and laughing happily, as well as Xie Lijun's embarrassed expression, as well as the excitement of the onlookers, Han Fangquan hurriedly smiled and said to Qi Tianxiang: "I think let's sit and talk in the VIP room!" With so many high-level cadres standing at the door of this scholarly building chatting freely, the atmosphere is happy and down-to-earth, and Heda Ke's reputation is discredited, and it will become a system. ”

"I think it's still the people's President Han's deep concerns, the governor has it, and there is no shortage of professors, but there are not many hundred-year-old river universities, we can't add icing on the cake, how can we not confuse the holiness of the campus!" Lu Shanzun was in a good mood, and he also said wittily, and then looked at Qi Tianxiang and comforted: "Let's go into the room!" At this moment, there is no quiet corner on this campus that you can just walk around and see. ”

Qi Tianxiang listened to Lu Shanzun's words, looked at the eyes of Han Fangquan and Xie Lijun, especially when he saw that more and more people were gathered, he shook his head helplessly and said with a smile: "People often say that the rivers and lakes can't help themselves, and it is difficult to be free on campus!" ”

Qi Tianxiang spoke, without being too modest, but smiled slightly and walked into the Scholar Building with Han Fangquan, which was really the central institution of Hezhou University, and the people who walked into the building behind him were more invited officials at all levels, forming a turbulent torrent and carrying them into the VIP room or conference room of the Scholar Building.

At the beginning of the last century, a literary master who was famous in China at that time was invited to give a lecture here, and the plaque of the name of the building was named. It is with this precious inscription and plaque that this four-story small building, which has undergone nearly a hundred years of wind and rain and has been renovated several times, has been preserved in ancient times, and has also become one of the few old buildings left on the campus of Hezhou University. This boxy building with arches and cornices seems to be the shape of Chinese-style heavy eaves and tiles, but in fact it is still the model of Western-style multi-storey brick-concrete buildings, but there is a combination of Chinese and Western cornices. Because of its huge size and fame, it occupied a very important position in the old campus in the past. With the rise of high-rise buildings on the university campus and the end of the life of the buildings of the same type, its function as a teaching building is gradually weakening, and it is more a witness to the existence of a century-old river university.

Taking this place as the main reception point for the centennial celebration of the university, it is not only because of the famous name and long history of the scholarly building, but also because of the artificial lake, large green space, and plants and trees that can be seen everywhere around the scholarly building.

This is also a change that has only been possible in recent years, with a new campus, a larger and better development space and teaching environment, and more importantly, with sufficient financial resources and energy, there is time to renovate this old campus, which has been basically abandoned. It was only when the old campus was renovated that it suddenly dawned on the fact that Heda could go through a hundred years, not relying on high-rise buildings, nor its unshakable status among universities in the province, but the original planning in the original construction layout, as well as the tranquility and elegance of the environment.

It was only after the demolition of several buildings built through the cracks and the restoration of the previous artificial lake and winding paths along the lake that the style of the old campus was restored, and the old campus has also become a cultural display landscape, an important place for the University to show its tradition and cultural heritage to the outside world, and the few remaining faculties in the old campus have become the veritable pride of the century-old University.

There are not many teaching missions here, and there are less than 1,000 students and faculty members here, which makes the old campus even more empty and quiet, and also shows the beauty of the campus environment and atmosphere. The centennial celebration was held here, and both the idea and the planning were very thoughtful and insightful.

Qi Tianxiang is no stranger to this campus, whether as a provincial governor or a former administrative jurist, this is the place he has visited many times, and the selection of the campus renovation and the location of the celebration activities is also the funds he allocated and the implementation with reference to his opinions. In the early years, as a scholar, he came here to give lectures, and Qi Tianxiang once longed for and was obsessed with the profound cultural heritage and rich and long cultural history of this century-old campus.

As a visiting scholar, in the face of the elusive past, as well as the messy buildings, especially the artificial lake that once had rippling blue waves, as well as the tranquility and mystery of the pebble path around the lake, Qi Tianxiang was deeply regretful and helpless in addition to yearning. The school is expanding, the teaching scale is expanding, and in the face of the dependence of economic development on Hezhou University, there is no reason for Hezhou University to indulge in the glory of history and move forward.

Not only the campus of Hezhou University, but also in the rolling torrent of reform and opening up and economic development, the contradiction between inheritance and development is always considering the wisdom and vision of policymakers, and it is also forced to make multiple choices in the protection of traditional culture and the development of local economy. This is true for campuses, for famous mountains and rivers, and for cultural research and preservation. When tradition meets the economy, it is not only the temptation to resist, but also the need for development and change to be satisfied, which is the reason why the choices are consistent.

Qi Tianxiang can't change the status quo of the old campus, just like he can't change the status and role of Hezhou University in the economic pattern of Hehai Province, even after Qi Tianxiang took a temporary post in Hehai and became the secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, he only paid attention to it, and the role he could play was still minimal.

It was only after he arrived in Hezhou City as the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee that Qi Tianxiang officially walked into Hezhou University for the first time to investigate, and only then did he officially mention the proposal of artificial lake and campus landscaping, which also played a full role in the new campus, and the old campus only existed as an annex, Qi Tianxiang's suggestion had practical significance. The basis of all this is to renovate the campus and restore the cultural and historical relics of the campus under the premise of the university's plan for the centennial celebration, so that the campus is not only a teaching carrier, but also a cultural business card and a commemorative place with historical memory in Hezhou City and even Hohai Province.

Qi Tianxiang's suggestion played a role, and the key was that Qi Tianxiang's financial support as the secretary of the municipal party committee played a role, several teaching buildings and dormitory buildings around the lake were demolished, and the ancient buildings around the artificial lake such as the Scholar Building, the Knowledge Seeking Building, and the Art Fragrance Garden were restored. The most important thing is the artificial lake that has been dammed, and after dredging, the spring water has been reintroduced, forming an overall water system with the moat outside the campus, and the spring water surrounding the city that has not been seen for many years has been restored again, becoming a beautiful scenery of Hezhou University.

Although Qi Tianxiang left the Hezhou Municipal Party Committee, he has always paid attention to the environmental improvement of Hezhou, especially the holding of the centennial celebration. This is also the first university in Hohai Province to go through a hundred years, and it is a cultural event in Hohai Province, which not only plays a pivotal role in improving the cultural taste of Hezhou City, but also plays a pivotal role in enhancing the soft power of Hohai Province.

Qi Tianxiang understands this, and the administrators of Hezhou University are even more clear, they started the preparations for the celebration very early, and reported the progress of the preparations for the celebration to the provincial government several times, and as early as more than a month ago, the invitation was sent to Qi Tianxiang, and the invitation was not Qi Tianxiang, the governor, but Qi Tianxiang, an administrative jurist, a former visiting professor and doctoral supervisor.

Qi Tianxiang is very satisfied with such an identity, and will be willing to revisit the campus of Heda University with this identity, not only to reminisce about culture, but also to find memories.

Qi Tianxiang is very clear about this.