1908, Zhou Ziqi came back from the United States as a foreign affairs consultant. Soon, he was promoted to Zuo Shen, You Cheng and Zuo Cheng. In the same year, the U.S. government decided to refund some money from boxer indemnity to run a school, and sent China students to study in the United States. 1928 officially changed its name to National Tsinghua University.

During the supervision of Ren You Aesthetics Office and Tsinghua School, Zhou Ziqi personally presided over the selection. His principle of choosing students to study in the United States is "rather short than extravagant". Students should be proficient in Chinese, strong in body, pure in character, innocent in family background and not disfigured. After examination and careful selection, three batches of 180 students studying in the United States were selected. Many of these students studying in the United States later became the pillars of the country, such as Mei Yiqi, Zhao Yuanren, Zhu Kezhen and Hu Shi.

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Zhou Ziqi (1869165438+1October17-1923 65438+1October 2 1), Shan County (now Shandong). In the Ming Dynasty, it moved to Zhouzhengzhuang (formerly Shan County), Sunsi Town, Chengwu. His great-grandfather, Zhou Mingluan, became Cohen's scholar in Jiaqing period of Qing Dynasty, and later served as the governor in Lei Qiong. Grandfather Zhou Yugui, a scholar of Qing Daoguang, later served as the magistrate of Leizhou, Guangdong.

In the 20th year of Guangxu (1894), Zhou Ziqi took the Beijing-Guangzhou exam, and won the second place in the examination of Keshuntian Province. He has served as Counsellor and Consul of the Embassy in the United States, Foreign Affairs Secretaries You Cheng and Zuo Cheng, Shandong Governor and Director of Civil Affairs, Governor of China Bank, Chief of Transportation, Chief of Army, Chief of Finance, and Chief of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhou Ziqi.