Prompt: At 8 a.m. on September 7, HZAU held an opening ceremony to welcome incoming students in 2023 in East Stadium.
Gao Chi, secretary of the CPC HZAU Committee, President Li Zhaohu and other senior leaders welcomed more than 9000 students. The ceremony is moderated by Vice president Qing Ping, attracting over 150,000 online viewers.

Vice president Qing Ping presided over the ceremony. (Photo/Hou Guotao)

Students put on their badges. (Photo/ Zheng Jingyang)

At the beginning of the ceremony, all new students pinned their university badges, which meant that they were new members of HZAU with 125 years’ history and they would be inspired to carry forward the university spirit, “Learn and Practice, Achieve and Help Achieve” . They made an oath of admission together then.

Incoming students made an oath. (Photo/ Zheng Jingyang)

All the participants stood solemnly and sang the national anthem as the flag was being raised. Then the university flag was hoisted.

Raising the national flag（Photo/Liu Tao)

Prof. Sun Yan at the ceremony （Photo/Hou Guotao）

Dr. Sun Yan, professor of ecology from the College of Resources and Environment delivered a speech on behalf of faculty members. Here are three key words shared by her: goal, growth and attempt. She encouraged incoming students to set their own goals, stay curious and keep trying.

Wang Jiatong delivering speech( Photo/Hou Guotao)

Wang Jiatong from the College of Animal Science and Technology and Veterinary Medicine delivered a speech on behalf of undergraduate freshmen. She chose to major in animal science out of her experiences and interests. She was determined to devote herself to ecological conservation and building a community with a shared future for mankind with what she would learn during subsequent years on campus.

Xiang Yimeng is an incoming doctoral student from the College of Life Science and Technology (Photo/ Hou Guotao)

Xiang gave a speech on behalf of graduate students. After completing her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at HZAU, she was ready to pursue further studies and dedicate herself to ensuring that China’s food supply remains firmly in its own hand.

President Li Zhaohu is a professor of crop science. (Photo/Hou Guotao)

President Li extended a warm welcome to new students and heartfelt greetings to their families on behalf of the University.
“This year marks the 125th anniversary of HZAU.” said Li. He declared that HZAU is a forerunner of agricultural higher education in China with rich and profound culture. In an new era, students need to keep innovating. As the old saying goes, persist in innovation and become more innovative every day.

President Li delivers a speech.(Photo/Liu Tao)

Prof. Li gave three pieces of advice to students on innovation.
First, develop innovative thinking and be brave to innovate and chase dreams.
Second, be diligent and pragmatic to promote innovation capability.
Third, enjoy a journey of innovation and be willing to innovate with efforts.

At the end of speech, he expressed his hopes, “Future is created by young people. You are supposed to be brave in innovation, be good at innovation and be ready for innovation. I hope that you are determined to work hard and innovate at HZAU and devote yourselves to the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and building of a community with a shared future for mankind.”

Family members attended the ceremony. (Photo/ Gong Shifeng)

The opening ceremony concluded with the university anthem.

Source:http://news.hzau.edu.cn/2023/0907/67700.shtml
Translated by: Li Xin
Supervised by：Guo Haiyan