Until the day before his death, he was still writing in his diary...

"Sunny to cloudy

East wind level 1 to 2

This was the day before Zhu Kezhen passed away.

Written with a trembling pen

Last diary entry

This modern Chinese meteorologist and

Founder of geography

I wrote dozens of thick diaries throughout my life.

Observe and record phenology and weather every day

Never take it lightly

For fifty-three years

He is Zhu Kezhen

In addition to the diaries written before 1935

Except for those lost during the Anti-Japanese War

From January 1, 1936

The day before he died

Total 38 years and 37 days

More than 8 million words

No day of interruption

March 7, 2022

It is the 132nd anniversary of Zhu Lao's birth

Let us pay tribute to him

【Science saves the nation, traveling across the ocean】

March 7, 1890

Zhu Kezhen was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang

A rice merchant's home

Zhu Kezhen has been

Talented, hardworking and studious

Soon after entering Chengzhong School

He's by his bed.

Post a note

It says "Wake up and get up"

From then on, "get up as soon as you wake up" became Zhu Kezhen's motto.

The motto of studying

Motivated him to study harder

September 1910

As the second batch of Boxer Indemnity students

Zhu Kezhen boarded a cruise ship to the United States

He was 20 years old when he stood on the deck

Looking back at the homeland

Looking forward to the future

1918

Just at Harvard University

Zhu Kezhen received a doctorate in meteorology

Rejected invitations from many American universities

With a passion to serve the country and the people

Returned to the long-lost motherland

[The first person in modern China to “ask the sky”]

China in the 1920s

Warlordism

The country is devastated

There are basically no modern meteorological observation stations.

The few observatories

All were established by foreign missionaries

Or set it in the concession

The whole of China is suffering

Impact of meteorological disasters

At that time, China did not have the ability

Conduct weather forecast

“Husband-made weather map

It's a government matter

And the foreign churches

It is also very shameful."

to this end

Zhu Kezhen traveled around and communicated

To create my country's meteorological industry

A lot of effort has been put into

He is in Nanjing Beiji Pavilion

Establishing modern China

The first national meteorological institute

And since 1930

Release weather forecasts made by Chinese

China's modern meteorological career began from then on

Zhu Kezhen also became

The first person in modern China to "ask the sky"

From Scientist to Educator

What remains unchanged is the patriotic sentiment.

Use what you have learned to serve the motherland

This is exactly Zhu Kezhen's ideal.

No matter how hard it is, I am not afraid

However

Since 1936

His main job

No longer a meteorological study

After resigning several times

With the goal of "revitalizing Zhejiang Province

Cultural and educational undertakings

Zhu Kezhen officially took office

President of Zhejiang University

From a scientist

Became an educator

Serve the country by revitalizing cultural and educational undertakings

“First, what do you want to do at Zhejiang University?

Second, after graduation

What kind of person should I be?

Autumn 1936

Zhu Kezhen as President of Zhejiang University

At the opening ceremony

Proposed to freshmen

Two simple but profound questions

This is the famous "Two Questions of Zhu Kezhen"

[The Long March of “A Literary Army”]

Less than a year after Zhu Kezhen took office

The Anti-Japanese War broke out

Facing the precarious school in the war

Zhu Kezhen decided

Leading more than 1,000 teachers and students in the school

Embarking on the road of "migration to the west"

‍Displaced along the way, lack of medical care and medicine

Some common diseases can also be fatal

Zhu Kezhen's wife

Zhang Xiahun and his second son Zhu Heng

Because during the migration

Died of dysentery

It became a huge pain in his heart

But throughout the westward migration process

He has an extraordinary spiritual power

Support and lead the team forward

"As the head of a school

More than just being responsible for students

We must also be responsible for the country’s education.”

Under the leadership of Zhu Kezhen

Where will Zhejiang University move to?

"Library" and "Laboratory"

Just carry it on your shoulders wherever you want

Temples and ancestral halls as classrooms

Planting vegetables on your own

No matter how harsh the conditions

Zhu Kezhen never delays

First time to start class

On the way westward

Serving the local people

Support the War of Resistance with Practical Actions

In two and a half years

Zhejiang University students and teachers have moved around for many years

Crossing the six provinces of Jiangnan

2600 km

This is a difficult feat

Because its lines and

The first half of the Red Army's Long March

Basic overlap

The Long March, known as “a literary army”

The spirit of "seeking truth"

Active advocate and practitioner】

In the displaced westward migration

The school motto "Seeking Truth" was born

November 19, 1938

Zhu Kezhen in Yishan, Guangxi

Chairing a school affairs meeting

At his initiative

The meeting confirmed

"Seeking truth" is the motto of Zhejiang University

after

In his speeches, Zhu Kezhen

Repeated emphasis

The "spirit of seeking truth" is a

The spirit of "overcoming all difficulties and risking one's life to seek truth"

Must have a strict scientific attitude

"First, do not follow others blindly or echo others, but only ask right and wrong without considering the benefits and losses; second, do not be arbitrary or overbearing; third, be focused and seek truth from facts."

Zhu Kezhen is not only

Active advocate of the spirit of "seeking truth"

It is also a lifelong practice

A model of the spirit of "seeking truth"

In terms of employing

Zhu Kezhen promoted people based on their talents

Employ people based on their merits

No sectarianism

It was through his efforts

Zhejiang University has gathered a large number of

Elite intellectuals in various fields at that time

【A rust-free screw】

After Liberation

Zhu Kezhen actively participated in the construction of New China

Served as Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

For China, which is in need of reconstruction

Established many first

The first multidisciplinary expert

Research Institute for the Protection and Utilization of Natural Resources

The first batch of research and

Organizations for desertification control

The first group of researchers to study glaciers and

Marine research institutes

March 1958

Zhu Kezhen wrote a letter to apply to join the party

In the application

He wrote

"We must devote all our strength to the cause of socialism and strive to: 1. obey the leadership of the Party wholeheartedly; 2. study Marxism conscientiously and advance the scientific cause of the people; 3. work hard to transform ourselves and strive to become working-class intellectuals."

1962

Zhu Kezhen, who was already 72 years old

Finally realized

Desire to join the Communist Party of China

He said happily

“I finally found my destiny”

After joining the party

Zhu Kezhen wrote in a 10,000-word ideological report

Compare yourself to

"A rustless screw"

Determined to "do my best honestly

As the saying goes, "As long as there is breath left, this determination must not be slackened"

February 7, 1974

Zhu Kezhen passed away

Died at the age of 84

He taught his students earnestly

“The purpose of life is to serve

Rather than enjoying

Such spirit is like a beacon

For generation after generation

Scientists show the way

The Life of Zhu Kezhen

It is a life of pursuit of truth and continuous progress.

Is to keep learning new knowledge

A life spent striving to reach the pinnacle of science

Is to seek truth from facts

A life of rigorous scholarship

Let us pay tribute to Mr. Zhu together!

Source: WeChat public account "Communist Youth League Central Committee"

Editor: Ge Qi

Proofreading丨Luo Yihe

Proofread by Wang Xiaomei

On-duty editor: Dong Junjie