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Interpretation of the school emblem :

The emblem of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University is designed with exquisite composition, including the full name of the university in Mao style calligraphy, the English abbreviation GDPU, the olive branch symbolizing medicine and life, the kapok flower symbolizing Guangzhou City, the vibrant Guangdong Pharmaceutical University students, and the date of the university’s founding in 1958.

The school emblem has a unique shape, is intuitive, solemn, rigorous, and combines both movement and stillness. It highlights the school’s characteristic of combining medicine with pharmacy, and has a distinctive image.

The center of the school emblem is a simple shape of Guangzhou Kapok, which clearly conveys the geographical location of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University and highlights the status of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University in southern China as one of the three independently established pharmaceutical universities in the country. Above the flower shape is an abstract deformation of an open book page, which reflects the characteristics of the school and conveys the cultural connotation of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University and the sacred duty of teaching and educating people.

On the kapok flower are two letters “Y” and “Y” representing “medicine” and “medicine”, which are cleverly combined in artistic deformation: reflecting the core concept of combining medicine and medicine and putting people first. The shape of the two “Y” letters and the transformation on the head form a “person” with wings spread high, full of vitality and a healthy body, symbolizing the vision of Guangyao people for the future, and their positive and enterprising spirit of pursuing excellence.

The olive leaf formed by the letter “Y” on the outer ring of the school emblem reflects the school motto of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, “Caring for Life and Protecting Health”. The “天” and “地” on the school emblem are the full name and English abbreviation of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, implying the meaning of “standing tall and upright”, which is full of modernity and conveys the strong development trend of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University in line with international standards.

The school emblem uses dark blue as its standard color, representing the ocean of knowledge, the depth of science and technology, and rational thinking. It is a spiritual symbol of the teachers and students of Guangzhou Pharmaceutical University’s courage to climb the peak of science and technology and spread their wings to soar in the ocean of knowledge.

School Song

“A New Chapter for Chinese Medicine”

Lyrics and music by Huang Hongxing

Rooted in the fertile soil of South Guangdong

Kapok flowers bloom with fiery red ideals

The gallant Pearl River

The green olive branch carries the hope of life

Going through the glorious years

History is engraved with our glory and dreams

Entering a new century

The times call on us to innovate and develop to create brilliance!

We, the people of Guangyao, value justice, seek truth, inspire and practice

Every year, peach and plum blossoms bloom

We, the Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, use both traditional Chinese and Western medicine to help the world

A new chapter for Chinese medicine*

Opening a new chapter for Chinese medicine

Motto

School motto: “Study Chinese and Western medicine, and save the world with medicine”

Interpretation of the school motto:

“Medicine” refers to items that can be used to cure diseases and save lives, including Chinese and Western medicine.

“Xue” means to study, research, practice, explore, master and apply; as a noun, it means learning, scholarship, subject, theory, academic attainment, school and college, and can be extended to mean knowledge or skills.

“Pharmacy” is the name of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University and also its main subject.

“Zhong” here refers to traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese medicine, Chinese pharmacy, and traditional Chinese medicine; by extension, it refers to the Chinese nation’s 5,000-year-old excellent cultural tradition of traditional Chinese medicine.

“West” here refers to Western medicine, Western medicine, Western pharmacology, and the essence of Western medical knowledge.

The two words “Zhongxi” are combined together to mean the combination of Chinese and Western medicine.

“Chinese and Western Pharmacy” succinctly encompasses the school’s advantages of “highlighting pharmacy and preventive medicine” at Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, and highlights the characteristics of “focusing on medicine, combining medicine and medicine, and integrating medicine and engineering”; it highlights the connotation of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University’s leading disciplines, and shows the name of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University. It conveys the school’s sense of mission to carry forward the country’s 5,000-year excellent cultural tradition of Chinese medicine, adheres to the teaching policy of combining Chinese and Western medicine, and other extremely rich ideological, cultural and scientific connotations; it encourages Guangdong Pharmaceutical University students to learn and master the essence of Chinese and Western pharmacy, to be inclusive of Chinese and Western pharmaceutical knowledge, and to make useful contributions to maintaining health and protecting life with the knowledge and skills of combining Chinese and Western medicine.

“Medicine” means medicine, doctor, medical treatment, and medical skills.

“Tao” means truth, morality, justice, and conduct. Here it refers to morality, character, and knowledge.

“Medical Tao” is a double entendre, referring to the laws of pharmacy and medicine, medical knowledge, medical technology and skills; it also refers to medical ethics, professional ethics, behavioral norms and other principles of life.

“Ji” means to help, rescue, and provide relief, saving the dying and the wounded.

“World” refers to the people, the masses, and society.

“Ji Shi” means to help the society, benefit the world, care for life, protect health, and save patients from illness.

“Medical science saves the world” means that Guangdong Pharmaceutical University uses the medical knowledge and medical technology it has learned, with the virtues of benevolence, righteousness and fraternity, to save the world and benefit the people, save the dying and heal the wounded; and make due contributions to mankind, society, maintaining health, protecting life, and protecting the environment.

“Pharmacy of both Chinese and Western medicine, medicine for the world”, from the two aspects of “pharmacy” and “medicine”, highlights the true nature of Guangzhou Pharmaceutical University, with a distinct personality. The former conveys the school orientation, teaching policy, and school orientation of Guangzhou Pharmaceutical University, with the core being the word “learning”; the latter appeals to the social practice, life value, dedication, and ideal realization of Guangzhou Pharmaceutical University students, with the emphasis on the word “doing”. The integration of knowledge and action, which is integrated and has a close internal connection and causal relationship, is the motto of all teachers and students of Guangzhou Pharmaceutical University for teaching and educating people, doing things and being a person.

“Chinese and Western Pharmacy” succinctly summarizes the characteristics of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, “focusing on medicine, combining medicine with medicine, and integrating medicine with engineering”, highlights the connotation of the school’s leading disciplines, shows the school’s name, and conveys the school’s mission of carrying forward the country’s 5,000-year excellent cultural tradition of Chinese medicine, adhering to the teaching concept of combining Chinese and Western medicine, and other extremely rich ideological, cultural and scientific connotations; it encourages Guangdong Pharmaceutical University students to learn and master the essence of Chinese and Western pharmacy, to be inclusive of Chinese and Western pharmaceutical knowledge, and to make beneficial contributions to maintaining health and protecting life with the knowledge and skills of combining Chinese and Western medicine.