Zhè suǒ dàxué hǎinàbǎichuān, huānyíng shìjiè gèdì de xuésheng.
This university is all-embracing — it welcomes students from all over the world.
Tips
history
From Yuan Hong's 《三国名臣序赞》 (Jin dynasty): 「方寸海纳」 — the heart (literally 'square-inch') takes in like the sea. Commentator Li Zhouhan (Tang) glossed it: 「方寸之心，如海之纳百川也」 — 'the heart is like the sea that accepts a hundred rivers.' Often paired with 有容乃大 ('with tolerance comes greatness') as a couplet.
culture
A favorite motto for schools, cities, and institutions marketing openness. Xiamen University uses it as part of its campus ethos; the character 海 is central to its self-image.
