"l" became "e" Is there a spelling mistake on the sign in Tsinghua?
Recently, some netizens said that the sundial, one of the landmarks in Tsinghua University, was "wrongly painted".
The photo shows that the side of the sundial base should have been "1920", but it turned out to be "CEASS 1920" and was painted gold.
Mr. Hu, who came to Tsinghua University to attend a short-term training course, told the reporter of Beiqing Daily that on the morning of April 15, he saw two workers repairing the sundial, a famous scenic spot in Tsinghua. After discovering that "class" was painted as "CEASS", he immediately reminded the workers.
The worker replied that he didn't know any foreign languages, but only drew according to the original plan and would report the situation to the leader later.
According to "Scenery of Tsinghua Campus" published by Tsinghua University Publishing House, the classical timer sundial, which is located at the southern end of the lawn in front of the school auditorium, was originally a relic of Yuanmingyuan and was given to the alma mater when/kloc-0 graduated in the 20th session. On the pedestal of this sundial, the inscription of class 1920 is engraved: "Actions speak louder than words." There are two languages: Chinese and Latin.
It was found that as early as 2007, some netizens posted that the "class" on the Tsinghua sundial was carved into "CEASS". After the news that the sundial was painted came out, some netizens went to the field for verification and found that the two extra strokes on the letter L were not consistent with other strokes.
There is still color difference after the sundial is painted and repaired.
On June 7th, 65438, I came to Tsinghua University and found that the characters on the east side of the sundial base had been changed to "1920", which was consistent with the meaning of "Gengshenli" on the west side of the sundial. The two extra horizontal lines that were coated with gold before have been erased, and the notches are filled with fillers similar to white lime and polished.
The staff of the General Affairs Office of Tsinghua University said that Tsinghua University will celebrate the anniversary of 107 in the second half of this month, and the logistics department of the school has recently completed routine cleaning and restoration of campus monuments and landscapes. One of the tasks this time is to repaint the words on the sundial.
In June, 5438+05, because the painter didn't understand foreign languages, he described "lei" as "CEASS" directly according to the original traces on the base of the sundial. The next day, the teacher in charge of the inspection found this problem and corrected it in time. "On June 16, the logistics department staff repaired and polished the notches. Because the lettering surface is curved, the polishing force should not be too heavy. Although there is still color difference with the surrounding area after repair, after a period of wind and rain, the color will naturally converge. "
In fact, this is not the first time that the Tsinghua sundial has been graffiti. Last year, some netizens photographed the sundial being portrayed. At that time, the score was located in the upper part of the brick surface, with more than a dozen strokes, pale white and very abrupt on the brick surface.
The staff of Tsinghua University Propaganda Department told us that the sundial is not a legal "cultural relic", but it is a symbol of Tsinghua University and a witness to the feelings between alumni and their alma mater. It is not realistic to protect the sundial by compulsory intervention measures such as adding fences. On the one hand, most people like to be near the sundial; On the other hand, it is also contrary to Tsinghua University's school-running philosophy.
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