Bai Meichu (1876—1940), a native of Lulong County, Qinhuangdao City, Manchu, a scholar in the late Qing Dynasty, was an early teacher of Yongpingfu Middle School, a famous geographer in modern my country, Hebei Normal University 's predecessor——Zhi Professor of Li Women's Normal School.
In 1909, he graduated with honors from Tianjin Beiyang Normal School, and taught at Qingyuan Middle School in Zhili Province and Tianjin Zhili Women's Normal School. He was appointed as the dean and professor of the Geography Department of Beijing Normal University, and China The editor-in-chief of the Geosciences Society is a famous professor and scholar of Chinese geography. He has written many books. He is a famous patriot and a progressive democrat.
Since childhood, he was determined to learn and was rewarded by the Qing government. At the age of 16 he began to teach at Yongpingfu Middle School.
In 1905, Pak Mei was admitted to the Beiyang Normal School as a major. Because of his excellent academic performance, although the imperial examination was abolished at that time, when he graduated in 1909, the Qing government still rewarded him with a reputation.
Because his parents are old, one younger brother is mentally ill, and two younger brothers have to go to school, he had to give up the opportunity to study abroad. Although the family's financial conditions are difficult, Bai Meichu did not abandon his life pursuit-to establish a Chinese school of geography.
Facing the corruption and incompetence of the Qing government, he thumped his chest and even burst into tears.
In 1913, Bai Meichu was hired as a teacher at Tianjin Zhili Women's Normal School (the predecessor of Hebei Normal University), teaching Chinese language, geography, and calligraphy. During this period, he also served as a geography class at the Jingshi Women's Normal School, so he often traveled back and forth between Beijing and Tianjin.
Intuitive and interesting displays and passionate explanations are the outstanding features of Baimeichu's teaching of geography.In class, he often used the maps he drew by himself to introduce local specialties and customs from province to place enthusiastically, which aroused students' interest in learning geography.
In addition, he also focuses on organically combining historical events with geographical knowledge in order to deepen students’ understanding and impression of geography. In fact, he also touches on certain content of historical geography .
When talking about the corruption and incompetence of the Qing dynasty, which caused a series of humiliation for the loss of the country, he was often full of emotions, shaking his fingers, thumping his chest, and even tearing his face.
In August 1917, Bai Meichu was hired as the director of the Department of History and Geography and a professor of geography at Beijing Normal University. With his profound knowledge, integrity, and deep patriotism, he won the school’s teachers and students. Respect, everyone is used to calling him "Mr. Bai".
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