Started from 7:00pm in Jin Nan campus on 29th October, the play Yang Shixian lasted about 2 hours. Over a thousand students from Ba Litai Campus and faculty members watched this visual feast.
This play is created by Nankai and based on Yang Shixian, Nankai’s former also the longest serving principal over history. He is also the pioneer in Pesticide Chemistry and Elementary Organic Chemistry. He studied overseas three times back and forth, yet came back to china three times despite the excellent pay and benefits offered by the United States. On each and every critical point over Nan Kai’s history, he got involved and played an irreplaceable role and made remarkable contributions to Nankai University, as well as to New China’s development. Owing to the ground-breaking research in Pesticide Chemistry form him and the scientists in Nankai University, New China solved the pets and diseases problem and ensured the food safety for the whole nation.
This play is written by Guo Wei, young teacher of Nankai. He also played Zhou Enlai. Jia Sheng, secretary of League committee, played Yang Shixian. Zhang Ying, a regimental cadres from College of Arts, played Liu Chongyu, principal's wife.
From the paly also the materials, we can learn that Principal Yang has devoted his whole life to Nankai University. He is also treated as another creator of Nankai University after Zhang Boling.
Reported by: 2017 MTI, Liu Pengchi
