Education is closely linked to the future and destiny of the country. The purpose of our education is to cultivate socialist builders and successors. "On January 20, 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized during his inspection and research at the former site of National Southwest Associated University located on the campus of Yunnan Normal University. The General Secretary inspected iconic buildings along the way, such as the "December 1st" Movement Memorial Square, the former classrooms of Southwest Associated University, the Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial, and the Southwest Associated University Memorial. He visited the Southwest Associated University Museum to gain a detailed understanding of its history of continuing the cultural heritage of the Chinese nation and cultivating talents for the country under the difficult conditions of the Anti Japanese War. Behind the solemn and heartfelt words, there is a spiritual scroll that spans from the beacon of war to the transmission of fire from generation to generation. In July 1937, the Lugou Bridge Incident broke out, and the Chinese nation faced a critical moment of life and death. Amidst the raging flames of war, teachers and students from Peking University, Tsinghua University, and Nankai University first migrated south to Changsha, forming the National Changsha Temporary University. They then traveled thousands of miles to Kunming, where they were renamed Southwest Associated University. The difficult conditions for running the school are unimaginable - the classrooms are several simple bungalows, with yellow mud rammed walls and iron roofs. The food supply is often interrupted. The "Babaofan (Rice pudding with eight-delicious ingredients)" with sand and stones is a common dish, and sometimes it depends on wild vegetables and sweet potatoes to satisfy its hunger. The 'desk' is a wooden box for storing soap, with notes written on rough, yellowed paper. In order to avoid bombing, it has become common for teachers and students to "sound the alarm" at any time during class... Despite such poor living conditions, it has tempered their deep feelings of solidarity with the fate of the country and the nation. Adhering to the tenacious spirit of "perseverance and excellence", they regard promoting academia as their own responsibility. Historian Qian Mu overcame numerous difficulties to write the "Outline of National History" and shouted, "The future of our nation will still gain vitality from the culture of our ancestors within ourselves; Wen Yiduo and Hua Luogeng, two families of more than ten people, lived together in a room separated by a cloth curtain, forming a unique pattern of "studying ancient and calculating in the east and west". However, they respectively completed two outstanding works, "Chu Ci Xiao Bu" and "Dui Lei Xian Lun"... One classic after another came out in the smoke of gunpowder. Teaching and educating are never relaxed. The United Nations General Assembly requires that the more fundamental the courses, the more renowned professors should teach them; Liberal arts students are required to take a natural science course, while science and engineering students are required to take a social science course... Under the careful guidance of renowned professors, countless students eagerly study and pledge to accumulate strength for the country's construction after the victory of the Anti Japanese War. Every morning before the library opens, there is already a long queue in front of it, and at night, students sit around under dim gasoline lights to study hard. With the original aspiration of "studying to serve the country", they carry the burden of applying what they have learned. Participated in geological and mineral exploration, anti malaria work in Yunnan, engaged in coal chemical and alcohol energy production during the Anti Japanese War, conducted ethnic surveys, population surveys, teacher training... A series of pioneering research on "knowledge sharing, material development, and the importance of national economy and people's livelihood" provided important support for the supply of materials, transportation guarantee, and military recovery that supported the overall situation of the country during the period of the Anti Japanese War. Not only is it a knowledge palace dedicated to studying and scholarship, but it is also a hot melting pot for cultivating patriotic individuals! At the critical moment of national crisis, teachers and students devoted themselves to the war in various forms: more than 1100 people joined the army to serve the country, rushed to the front line of the anti Japanese war, and many sacrificed themselves on the battlefield; More than 400 foreign language students serve as military translators; Teachers and students carried out anti Japanese propaganda, raised donations, and wrote letters on behalf of soldiers... In 1946, Southwest Associated University was "successfully closed" and the three schools returned to the north. The Normal College was continued in Kunming, which is now Yunnan Normal University. Over the course of eight years, millions of seeds of education have taken root and grown in the smoke filled land, becoming pioneers of cultural salvation, pillars of scientific salvation, and inheritors of the torch of education for the country. In eight years, Southwest Associated University has trained more than 8000 students, produced 8 "Two Bombs and One Satellite" heroes, 2 Nobel laureates, more than 170 academicians, and a large number of outstanding talents, creating an immortal monument in the history of higher education at home and abroad. The spiritual radiance illuminates the journey ahead. Time flies, and the spark of Southwest Associated University in the past has turned into a brilliant galaxy today. Guided by General Secretary Xi Jinping's important discourse on education, fully implementing the Party's education policy, actively participating in the construction of a strong education country, teachers and students hold the same belief and continue to write the chapter of serving the country in the vast world of the new era. On the elite campus, teachers pass on the torch from generation to generation and teach each other from the three foot podium; The students burned the plaster and continued the sundial, competing and exploring inside and outside the classroom. The fundamental task of universities is to cultivate virtue and talent, "said Qiu Yong, Secretary of the Party Committee of Tsinghua University, with a firm tone." The century old prestigious schools in the world are nothing more than educating people, and teaching is the top profession in the world! "At the forefront of technology, they aim at the needs of the country and launch a charge against the" bottleneck "technological difficulties. From Tsinghua University's laboratories, Peking University's Weiming Lake, to Nankai's innovation park, teachers and students bravely venture into the "no man's land" and forge the cornerstone of serving the country with innovative strength. "We must think of ideas that have never been thought of and do things that have never been done before." Chen Peng, director of the Department of Chemical Biology of Peking University, has an ambitious goal of "developing chemical biology that belongs to the Chinese people!" On the ground of grass roots, they lean to listen to the pulse of their families and countries, and forge gold in the furnace of practice. From the red soil plateau in Yunnan to the vast fields in the north, teachers and students have traveled all over the mountains and rivers, empowering agricultural upgrading with technology and infiltrating rural civilization with culture. Determined to work in Motuo County, Xizang, Li Zulei, a graduate of the Vocational and Technical Education College of Yunnan Normal University, went to 45 villages throughout the county to carry out family education publicity in the past seven years. Li Zulei, a graduate of the Vocational and Technical Education College of Yunnan Normal University, said, "Light up the ideal lamp for children and illuminate the way forward!" When we look at the bright stars of the Southwest Associated University, we should not forget that in those days of war, there are still many colleges and universities that insist on running schools in the midst of displacement: North China United University sowed the seeds of revolution and knowledge in the Shanxi Chahar Hebei Anti Japanese Base Area, which is "the densest artillery fire and the fiercest struggle", the Chinese People's Anti Japanese Military and Political University forged the "cradle of stars" by adhering to the belief of "learning to fight in the fight", Zhejiang University continued to teach in the ancient temple, Xiamen University created the legend of "the best school in the southeast" in Changting... Their successors also took root and grew into a vast landscape. From saving the country through knowledge to revitalizing the nation through education, this belief and steadfast spirit will transcend time and space, illuminating the path forward for generations of learners! (New Society)