As described in the words of Cai Gong Shi: “There is constant music in rivers and lakes and the Spring and Autumn are forgetful”, there is constant joy in the world and seasons of change and hardship soon shall pass.
On the 25th of May 2023, 40 Shandong University MBBS students from different grades, visited the Jinan City Planning Excibition and the Cai Gong Shi Memorial Hall.
At the Jinan City Planning Excibition the students had the opportunity to learn the history of Jinan city as it was built surrounding its natural springs and Daming lake. The excibition also revealed the current plan to expand the city to the east and the slow construction of a subway railway underground within the city of Jinan; discussing the slow meticulous planning not to affect the natural spring system with the construction.
At the Cai Gong Shi Memorial Hall the students learnt about the horrific history of the Japanese war of aggression against China in the early 1900’s. It was at the place of the Memorial Hall where the diplomat Cai Gong Shi and his 18 subordinates were killed in 1928 while trying to prevent the Japanese invasion and destruction from Qingdao into Jinan and further. It was from the teachings of Sun Yat Sen that Cai Gong Shi lived his life by trying “to not only avoid to be polluted by one’s environment, but also to strive to change one’s environment”. Students learnt the sad history of the Japanese war of aggression, the life and sacrifice of Cai Gong Shi for the people of China and also to be the change you want to see in the world.
By: 月季
