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Why does Xiamen University face the sea with its back to the mountain?
Xiamen University, backed by the sea on the coast of the East China Sea and south of Kashima, is a world-renowned institution of higher learning at the foot of the towering Five Old Peaks and beside the Blue Sea and Jinsha River. This comprehensive university directly under the Ministry of Education, a "national cross-century key construction", was founded in 192 1 by Chen Jiageng, a famous patriotic overseas Chinese who was praised by President Mao Zedong as "the flag of overseas Chinese and the glory of the nation". Mr. Chen Jiageng chose the martial arts school at the southern end of Xiamen Island, facing the mountains and the sea, to build Xiamen University, with a total area of 2 100 mu. The open terrain here is conducive to the large-scale development of school buildings; The beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers here can create a beautiful education and learning environment; This is the martial arts field where Zheng Chenggong, a national hero in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, practiced the water army, which will stimulate people's infinite thinking and association with hard work and strength. Adjacent to Nanputuo Temple, a thousand-year-old temple, this place is gentle, quiet and has a sense of historical depth. Does this reflect Mr. Chen Jiageng's respect for China tradition and his sacred recognition of modern institutions of higher learning? The Jiageng-style campus architecture, which began in the 1920s, includes three independent and interrelated architectural groups, namely, Qunxian Building Group, Furong Building Group and Jiannan Building Group. It has strong characteristics of the times, contains China's simple traditional Feng Shui concept, and embodies the architectural conception adapted to local conditions and the innovative spirit of multi-integration. ...