Tsinghua University is a well-known institution in the mainland, has a high reputation in the society, and can serve as the president of this school, all of which are leaders in all walks of life. The person we share today has also served as the president of Tsinghua University, and has also served as the honorary president of Tsinghua University, and is a person who has made great contributions in the field of education, his name is Liu Da. So, what is the story of Liu Da?
Liu Da was born in 1911, a native of Zhaoyuan, Heilongjiang, in his early years, Liu Da mainly studied in his hometown, and in 1935 he was admitted to the Department of Chinese And Literature of Peking Furen University and became a senior intellectual. After the "129 Patriotic Movement", Liu Da strengthened his belief in resisting Japan with our party, and he also became a full party member in 1936.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Liu Da rushed to Yan'an, the holy land of revolution, studied for a period of time, and was sent to the jin-Cha-Ji enemy rear base area, where he engaged in anti-Japanese propaganda activities, and ushered in the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan in 1945. After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Liu Da became Chen Yun's secretary, followed Chen Yun to the northeast, arrived in Harbin, assisted Chen Yun in handling matters related to the northeast base area, and assisted Chen Yun in preparing for the establishment of the Northern Manchuria Branch.
As Chen Yun's secretary, Liu Da had an important task, that is, as a liaison officer of the North Manchuria Branch, to convey the instructions of the North Manchuria Branch. At that time, Liu Da often traveled back and forth between Harbin and Bin County, the distance between the two places was more than a hundred miles, and the northeast in winter was ice and snow, full of dangers everywhere, but Liu Da was never afraid, he completed the tasks assigned by his superiors on time every time, and he also received praise from Chen Yun many times.
In 1946, Liu Da was appointed mayor of Harbin, it is worth mentioning that Liu Da was also the first mayor after the liberation of Harbin, during that period, Liu Da did a lot of work for Harbin after liberation, including stabilizing social order, appeasing the people's emotions, leading the masses to support the front line, in short, as the mayor of Harbin, Liu Da did all the work he could do and made outstanding contributions to the liberation of Northeast China.
After the founding of New China, Liu Da continued to work in the northeast and served as the director of the Northeast Forest Industry General Bureau. In 1955, Liu Da was transferred to the Central Committee as vice minister of the Ministry of Forestry, and soon after, he became the deputy minister of the Ministry of Forest Industry. However, in 1957, the 46-year-old Liu Da took the initiative to propose to Premier Zhou that he hoped to resign as vice minister and devote himself to education, and applied to Premier Zhou to work in colleges and universities.
Premier Zhou agreed to Liu Da's resignation request, and Liu Da also returned to the northeast to devote himself to education. In 1958, Heilongjiang University was founded, and Liu Da became the president of this university, doing a lot of basic work for the development and growth of Heilongjiang University. However, in 1959, the 48-year-old Liu Da was criticized in the anti-"rightist" and removed from his post.
After being dismissed, Liu Da went to the Northeast Forestry College, founded a food base, and set up a dairy farm and a chicken farm there, alleviating the food pressure of the Northeast Forestry College. In 1962, Liu Da was screened and rehabilitated, after which he came back and entered the University of Science and Technology of China to continue to work related to college education.
Liu Da has a wealth of experience in education, he cherishes talents, and attaches importance to the cultivation of young people, for the various requirements of intellectuals, Liu Da will also try to meet, can be said to be a "Bole" type of figure, he will be reused in the future is also a matter of course. In 1977, his superiors sent Liu Da to Tsinghua University, where he served as the director of the Revolutionary Committee of Tsinghua University and presided over the work of Tsinghua University, and soon after, Liu Da successively served as president and honorary president of Tsinghua University, doing a lot of work for the development of Tsinghua University during the reform and opening up period, and promoting the development and growth of Tsinghua University. In 1994, Liu Da died of illness at the age of 83.