Identity
The official university motto is "Noble in Spirit, Boundless in Knowledge" (simplified Chinese: 气有浩然 学无止境; traditional Chinese: 氣有浩然 學無止境; pinyin: qì yŏu hào rán, xué wú zhǐ jìng); it was adopted in May 2002. The university also uses the branding slogan "Soul of the mountains, spirit of the sea" (Chinese: 山之魂, 海之韵; pinyin: Shān zhī hún, hǎi zhī yùn) in reference to Shandong's geographical nature as a mountainous peninsula. The official lettering is a reproduction of calligraphy written by Mao Zedong. In March 1964, during the period between the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, Mao wrote the characters in the address of a thank-you note to Gao Heng, a professor at Shandong University who had sent him literature. The official song of Shandong University was written by lyricist Qiao Yu (乔羽), who also wrote the lyrics for My Motherland, and composer Gu Jianfen (谷建芬), both natives of Shandong Province. The lyrics of the official song are:
我们向往大海, Wǒmen xiàngwǎng dà hǎi,
只有大海能纳百川。 Zhǐyǒu dà hǎi néng nà bǎi chuān.
我们敬仰高山, Wǒmen jìngyǎng gāo shān
登高望远才知地阔天宽。 Dēnggāo wàng yuǎn cái zhī dì kuò tiān kuān.
勇于探索，不畏登攀。 Yǒngyú tànsuǒ, bù wèi dēngpān.
淡泊的襟怀，炽热的情感， Dànbó de jīnhuái, chìrè de qínggǎn,
让文明之花嫣红开遍。 Ràng wénmíng zhī huā yānhóng kāi biàn.
同学少年，青春结伴。 Tóngxué shàonián, qīngchūn jiébàn.
知识无涯，生命无限！ Zhīshì wú yá, shēngmìng wúxiàn!
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