On the afternoon of April 15th, the second lecture on the "Global History and China 2015" series of lectures was held in the library. Zhang Guogang, a professor of history at the School of Humanities of Tsinghua University, gave a lecture entitled "Looking at Chinese history and characteristics from the world's civilization" for our teachers and students. The lecture was chaired by Professor Li Xuetao, Dean of the Global History Research Institute.

Zhang Guogang is based on global awareness, combined with historical facts and practical issues, looking at the Chinese studies from a relatively civilized perspective, talk about historical characteristics in more civilization, and explain the tradition and modern, China and the world from the world's three aspects: Chinese civilization. relation. He believes that in the current global context, Chinese traditional civilization is constantly drawing nutrients that are constantly drawing world civilization in order to carry out independent transformation and update, which can not only provide spiritual power for China's modernization, but also seek to seek China in China. Another world model provides theoretical resources. Zhang Guogang pointed out that the Northword Global History Research Institute was established in this era challenge and opportunities. It is believed that it will play its due role in the future.

(Chu Lijuan, the Global History Research Institute)