Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of Tarim University

Populus euphratica is the oldest tree species in Xinjiang, also known as the “desert hero tree”. People praise Populus euphratica not only because of its beauty, but also because of the spirit of “hard work, self-improvement, rooting in the frontier, and willingness to contribute” contained in the vitality of Populus euphratica. Despite the raging sandstorms, drought and salt-alkali erosion, survive tenaciously. The spirit of Populus euphratica is not only a true portrayal of Populus euphratica itself, but also the spiritual foundation of Talimu University, and it is the concentrated embodiment of the spirit of the Corps in Tarim University. Over the past 60 years, Tarim University has taken the XPCC as its root cause to maintain stability and protect the border, with the XPCC’s and Populus spirits as its soul, keeping in mind its responsibilities and missions, striving to become stronger, and composing the glorious miracle of the “Desert Academy”.

Carrying forward the Populus euphratica spirit is not just empty talk, nor will it become obsolete with the development of the times. It will show different levels of value in a special environment. At present, the situation in southern Xinjiang is special, and there are some difficulties in retaining talents. Under this situation, how to encourage all kinds of talents to take root in the border and contribute to the border has become a realistic question before us. As the cradle of cultivating talents in Xinjiang, the Corps, and especially in southern Xinjiang, Tarim University has a more difficult mission. Only with humanistic sentiments and with the Populus euphratica spirit in educating people can the Corps fulfill its mission of maintaining stability and defending borders and cultivating more “retainable” high-level talents. High-level talents provide stronger talent guarantee for realizing the overall goal of social stability and long-term stability in Xinjiang.

To educate people with the Populus euphratica spirit, we must not forget our original intention and fulfill our duties with due diligence. Populus euphratica is like an immortal soul in the desert, clinging to the desert under its roots. When the wind came, I tried my best to stop it, and when there was no rain, I took the roots deeper into the soil. This perseverance and perseverance need to be inherited and carried forward by the Tajikistan in the new era. Tarim University was established in 1958 after the No. 1 Agricultural Division of the Corps was ordered to station in Alar to cultivate a large number of knowledgeable, educated, and skilled laborers and builders, and to serve the national strategic needs of reclaiming the border. Under the new situation, Tarim University must not forget the original intention of serving southern Xinjiang and serving the XPCC’s undertakings of reclaiming and protecting the borders. It combines teaching and educating people with the Party Central Committee’s strategy of governing Xinjiang with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core and the positioning requirements of the XPCC. The goal and the mission of the Corps to maintain stability and protect the borders, hard work, nourish orchids and trees.

To educate people with the Populus euphratica spirit requires hard work and diligence. Populus euphratica was born in the desert and grows longer than the desert, but the raging sand cannot defeat it, and the barren land cannot make it shrink. Populus euphratica can reach 10 to 15 meters in height and 1.5 meters in diameter. They firmly believe that only by growing can make themselves stronger and have more powerful arms. From the beginning of its establishment, Tarim University only offered 5 classes in agricultural economics, agronomy, water conservancy, agricultural machinery, and accounting and statistics. Now it has developed into a single agriculture-based advantage, including science, engineering, literature, management, law, economics, education, art, and history. Such comprehensive universities with coordinated development of multiple disciplines have made great achievements, but at the same time their strength and attractiveness are still relatively limited. In order to play a greater role and more powerfully carry on the important historical tasks, Tarim University should strive to grow up like Populus, make itself stronger, and cultivate more and better patriotic, patriotic, and dedicated successors to the cause of maintaining stability and defending borders for the Corps.

Forging ahead, the Populus euphratica spirit is a precious spiritual wealth that inspires the Ta adults to continue to create brilliance. Under the background of the new era, only by educating people with the spirit of Populus euphratica can the role of talents as the “first resource” be fully brought into play, better serve the Xingjiang and solid borders, and perform the “three major functions” and the “fourths” for the Corps. “Great role.