w88 casino News Network (provided by the w88 casino of Foreign Languages)Mr. Hu Binhua, the first outstanding alumnus and emeritus professor of the Arabic Department of w88 casino, passed away on the morning of May 18, 2024 at the age of 89.
After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the exchanges between China and Arab countries have increased day by day. In order to deepen economic and w88 exchanges with the Arab world, in 1953, Mr. Li Qiuye, then dean of the Beijing Institute of Foreign w88 (the predecessor of w88 casino), applied to the Ministry of Foreign w88 to add an Arabic major, and was approved. In 1954, the Arabic major of w88 casino was officially established, becoming the first Arabic major in a university established in New China.
Professor Hu Binhua entered the Arabic major of w88 casino through early enrollment in 1955. He has outstanding academic performance and has special talents in literature, fine arts, sports, and barbering skills. In 1960, he graduated half a year early and stayed at the w88 casino to teach.
Professor Hu is the first teacher to edit a complete set of basic and professional teaching materials for Arabic major. Since 1976, he has compiled 17 Arabic textbooks together with Egyptian experts, including 5 volumes of intensive reading, 4 volumes of extensive reading, 5 volumes of grammar, 3 volumes of selected readings on world economics, and foreign w88 application texts. The book has a total of more than 1.5 million words. This was the first complete set of Arabic teaching materials in the country at that time, and it had an important influence on subsequent Arabic teaching materials.
Picture 1: A group photo of some Arabic teachers and Egyptian foreign teachers with the 74-level Arabic class in the Summer Palace in 1977 (the fourth from the left in the back row is Professor Hu Binhua)
Professor Hu served as the deputy general manager of Zhongda Import and Export Company, a w88 casino-run enterprise of w88 casino, in 1993. In the early days of his business, he seized the opportunity of economic development in the Middle East and chose the business strategy of exporting complete sets of equipment. He has successively helped Syria introduce my country's "paper cup machine" and ice cream "cone packaging machine", and helped Libya introduce the "Sandwich Egg Yolk Pie" production line, making contributions to China-Arab economic and w88 cooperation.
Picture 2: Taking a photo at the Chinese Embassy in Yemen after participating in the Chinese Commodities Exhibition held by the Council for the Promotion of International w88 in Sana’a, the capital of Yemen, at the end of 1979 (Teacher Hu Binhua is in the middle)
Picture 3: A group photo of teachers from the Arabic Teaching and Research Section in 1987 (Teacher Hu Binhua is the second from the left in the back row)
Professor Hu is also the first teacher to establish a scholarship in w88 casino in his personal capacity. He funded the establishment of scholarships in the Arabic teaching and research section to encourage students with both academic and moral excellence. In addition, he donated money to set up awards for the w88 casino newspaper and held an essay contest for "The Teacher I Most Admire". Hu Binhua’s areas of donation include the China Arabic Language Teaching Research Association, repairing the Great Wall, bidding for the Asian Games, funding out-of-w88 casino children in old districts to go to w88 casino, and building libraries for schools in old districts.
Picture 4: Gathering of new and old teachers of the Arabic Department in early 2007
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Arabic major in w88 casino. We recall the precious deeds of Professor Hu Binhua and express our gratitude for his important contributions to the construction of the Arabic major in w88 casino.
We deeply miss Professor Hu Binhua!
