Li Zhuomin, the first president of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, explained the reason why the university was named the Chinese University of Hong Kong at the 1978 celebration ceremony of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He pointed out that there is a general explanation that Chinese refers to China culture, so the Chinese University refers to the university that spreads China culture.

Li Zhuomin believes that "no university can be divorced from its own national background. Therefore, universities founded by China people or overseas Chinese are all universities in China ... Every university is a bridge to communicate domestic and foreign cultures ... That is a matter of course. "

The Chinese University of Hong Kong is special in that it devotes itself to a special mission. This task is to absorb and melt China's data into various disciplines and carry it forward ... In short, the Chinese University of Hong Kong is a university that integrates China culture into various disciplines. "

Li Zhuomin pointed out that the second word "Wen" in the university motto (that is, the second word of the name of China University) does not refer to liberal arts in a narrow sense, but includes all disciplines, so the school motto emphasizes the true meaning of the name of China University. He continued: "The universities founded by China people or overseas Chinese are all China universities; But our university is unique, because the English name of the Chinese University begins with the capital letter T, which expresses the special mission of our university. "

2. School motto

Qiu Guang studies and strictly abides by etiquette.

A profound knowledge is blog posts, and observing etiquette is a Covenant ceremony. Bo Wen's etiquette is the main educational discipline of Confucius, and his words are recorded in The Analects of Confucius: "Confucius said: A gentleman is knowledgeable in literature, and if he agrees with etiquette, he can also be a husband." The educational policy of our school is to pay equal attention to morality, intelligence and physique, so we adopt "Bo Wen Yi Li" as the school motto.

3. School emblem

The school takes "Phoenix" in China mythology as its school emblem. Since the Han Dynasty, Phoenix has been regarded as the "bird of the South" and has always been a symbol of nobility, beauty, loyalty and solemnity. Take purple and gold as school colors, purple symbolizes enthusiasm and loyalty, and gold symbolizes perseverance and courage.

4. School emblem

After the establishment of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Council of the University applied to the British Military Academy in London, England for a medal in accordance with the Universities Ordinance. The heraldry college was awarded the CUHK heraldry on 1967, which is the first university in Hong Kong to formally obtain a complete heraldry. At present, the emblem of CUHK is almost the same, except that the blue shield animal Kirin is added on both sides. The shield-shaped school emblem is designed as "two-color phoenix", and the two colors are "or" and "purple", which means gold and purple.