However, as early as the winter of 1925, Li Kui An, chairman of Baxian County Council, put forward a proposal to organize Chongqing University. The discussion on the establishment of Sichuan Bureau has been put on hold for several years because of the turmoil and lack of funds. 1In the summer of 929, a group of professors from East Sichuan, who taught at Chengdu University, returned to Chongqing, joined with famous businessmen such as Zhu, Wang, Wen Shaohe and An, and set up the Chongqing University Promotion Association, and proposed to Liu Xiang, commander of the National Revolutionary Army in Chongqing and the aftermath supervisor of Sichuan, that Chongqing University be organized, which was approved by Liu Xiang. On August 4th, Liu Xiang convened a meeting of relevant persons, formally established the preparatory meeting of Chongqing University, and published the Declaration on the Establishment of the Preparatory Meeting of Chongqing University and the Declaration on the Preparatory Meeting of Chongqing University, clarifying the motivation, reasons and purpose of the establishment of Chongqing University. Subsequently, the Preparatory Committee held many discussions on the date, funding, location, enrollment and appointment of professors of Chongqing University. In September, the first school affairs meeting of Chongqing University was held to discuss the establishment of the Admissions Examination Committee, the specific matters of deciding the examination time and preparing for the start of school. Decided to immediately recruit two classes of preparatory students at Caiyuanba temporary school site to start classes first.
192910 June 12, Chongqing University, the first university in Chongqing, officially opened in Yangjiayuan, Caiyuanba, marking the formal establishment of Chongqing University. 654381October 23rd, the Standing Committee of the Preparatory Committee of Chongqing University discussed and approved the election of Liu Xiang as the first president of Chongqing University.
Liu Xiang (1888—— 1938) was a warlord in Sichuan during the Republic of China. Also known as Yuanxun, the word Fucheng, the law number Yuxian, Han nationality, Dayi, Sichuan, is a first-class general in the army. Born in July 1888+0. Anren Town, Dayi County, Sichuan Province. Grandfather Liu Gongjing, former champion of martial arts in Qing Dynasty. His father, Liu Wengang, built a church, owns more than 40 acres of paddy fields and runs a water mill with two relatives. His mother Xerox gave birth to three sons, and Liu Xiangju grew up. His wife Liu, a rural woman in Dayi County, gave birth to three sons (two of whom are dead) and a daughter. He was a lean man in modern Sichuan at that time and showed bravery in the war. His nickname is "Pageko", also known as "Liu Mangzi". He and Chiang Kai-shek pretended to be snakes, and he remained semi-independent in Sichuan all his life. His military and political talents are very old-fashioned, but he is extremely superstitious. /view/ 148448.htm (introduction to Liu Xiang)