National Chung Hsing University Spring Festival Couplets Unveiling Ceremony for 2026
2025-12-29
興新聞張貼者
Unit秘書室
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The Spring Festival couplets are a familiar decoration in households during the Lunar New Year, symbolizing renewal, blessings, and good fortune. They also serve as a shared medium for traditional culture, artistic aesthetics, and heartfelt well-wishes, carrying people’s hopes and aspirations for the coming year. As 2025 draws to a close, National Chung Hsing University has refreshed the Spring Festival couplets displayed at the Administration Building, bringing with them the university’s fruitful achievements from a year of dedication, and welcoming the 2026 Lunar New Year. The official unveiling ceremony was held on December 19, 2025, with the couplets formally inaugurated on the same day.
The 2026 NCHU Spring Festival couplets read:
“NCHU grounds itself in honesty and simplicity, deeply rooted, empowered by wisdom, globally connected, and poised for a century of interdisciplinary innovation; the university strives for diligence and excellence, advancing sustainability, fostering symbiosis between industry and research, pursuing truth, and embracing a future-oriented vision.”
The lines elegantly incorporate the university’s name—“Chung Hsing (中興)” and “University (大學)”—as well as its motto—“Honesty and Simplicity (誠樸)” and “Diligence and Excellence (精勤)”. The first line reflects NCHU’s steadfast commitment to sincerity and innovation in higher education, including the development of AI and global academic initiatives, international collaboration, and interdisciplinary talent cultivation, charting its next century of impact. The second line highlights the university’s dedication to sustainability, proactive global engagement, and close partnerships with industry and government, guided by a scientific spirit of truth-seeking to shape its future prosperity.
The artistic installation was a collaborative masterpiece created by three distinguished contributors: the couplets were composed by Professor Lee, Chien-Fu of the Department of Chinese Literature; the calligraphy was crafted by renowned alumnus Principal Chang, Chia-Hsin, an award-winning calligrapher, currently Principal of Taichung Kuo Kuang Elementary School and Chair of the Taichung Calligraphy Association, who rendered the work in powerful and refined running script (semi-cursive, 行書) to enhance readability; and the seal inscription was designed by eminent seal engraver and calligrapher Liu, Yen-Chen. The final piece bears the name of President Fuh-Jyh Jan of NCHU, extending encouragement and blessings to all faculty, staff, and students.
The ceremony was presided over by President Fuh-Jyh Jan, who noted in his remarks that the couplets reflect the university’s exceptional progress in recent years—achievements made possible through the collective efforts of faculty, students, staff, and alumni. He expressed hope that as the university looks ahead, the entire NCHU community will continue forward together in good health. Professor Lee also shared the unique challenge of condensing the university’s comprehensive accomplishments into a 16-character vertical format, describing it as a meaningful yet demanding task. Principal Chang further explained that a work once intended for gallery display has now been transformed into a ten-meter-long, red-backed, gold-lettered monumental scroll, embodying festive grandeur and momentum, and conveying his warmest hopes that the NCHU community will appreciate its spirit and design.
Notable attendees included Dean Wu, Cheng-Hsien of the College of Liberal Arts, Dean Chen, Chih-Feng of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, faculty members from the Department of Chinese Literature, the administrative team from Kuo Kuang Elementary School, calligraphy enthusiasts, and members of the public, all adding distinction to the event.
Through the annual renewal of its Spring Festival couplets, NCHU continues to demonstrate the enduring power of literature and the beauty of calligraphy, reflecting its deep humanistic heritage. The installation also conveys the university’s long-term commitment to its guiding principles of global engagement and sustainable advancement, rooting its vision in enduring progress and shared prosperity for the years to come.
The 2026 NCHU Spring Festival couplets read:
“NCHU grounds itself in honesty and simplicity, deeply rooted, empowered by wisdom, globally connected, and poised for a century of interdisciplinary innovation; the university strives for diligence and excellence, advancing sustainability, fostering symbiosis between industry and research, pursuing truth, and embracing a future-oriented vision.”
The lines elegantly incorporate the university’s name—“Chung Hsing (中興)” and “University (大學)”—as well as its motto—“Honesty and Simplicity (誠樸)” and “Diligence and Excellence (精勤)”. The first line reflects NCHU’s steadfast commitment to sincerity and innovation in higher education, including the development of AI and global academic initiatives, international collaboration, and interdisciplinary talent cultivation, charting its next century of impact. The second line highlights the university’s dedication to sustainability, proactive global engagement, and close partnerships with industry and government, guided by a scientific spirit of truth-seeking to shape its future prosperity.
The artistic installation was a collaborative masterpiece created by three distinguished contributors: the couplets were composed by Professor Lee, Chien-Fu of the Department of Chinese Literature; the calligraphy was crafted by renowned alumnus Principal Chang, Chia-Hsin, an award-winning calligrapher, currently Principal of Taichung Kuo Kuang Elementary School and Chair of the Taichung Calligraphy Association, who rendered the work in powerful and refined running script (semi-cursive, 行書) to enhance readability; and the seal inscription was designed by eminent seal engraver and calligrapher Liu, Yen-Chen. The final piece bears the name of President Fuh-Jyh Jan of NCHU, extending encouragement and blessings to all faculty, staff, and students.
The ceremony was presided over by President Fuh-Jyh Jan, who noted in his remarks that the couplets reflect the university’s exceptional progress in recent years—achievements made possible through the collective efforts of faculty, students, staff, and alumni. He expressed hope that as the university looks ahead, the entire NCHU community will continue forward together in good health. Professor Lee also shared the unique challenge of condensing the university’s comprehensive accomplishments into a 16-character vertical format, describing it as a meaningful yet demanding task. Principal Chang further explained that a work once intended for gallery display has now been transformed into a ten-meter-long, red-backed, gold-lettered monumental scroll, embodying festive grandeur and momentum, and conveying his warmest hopes that the NCHU community will appreciate its spirit and design.
Notable attendees included Dean Wu, Cheng-Hsien of the College of Liberal Arts, Dean Chen, Chih-Feng of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, faculty members from the Department of Chinese Literature, the administrative team from Kuo Kuang Elementary School, calligraphy enthusiasts, and members of the public, all adding distinction to the event.
Through the annual renewal of its Spring Festival couplets, NCHU continues to demonstrate the enduring power of literature and the beauty of calligraphy, reflecting its deep humanistic heritage. The installation also conveys the university’s long-term commitment to its guiding principles of global engagement and sustainable advancement, rooting its vision in enduring progress and shared prosperity for the years to come.
National Chung Hsing University Spring Festival Couplets Unveiling Ceremony for 2026
National Chung Hsing University Spring Festival Couplets Unveiling Ceremony for 2026
