To promote the "Scientist Spirit" in the new era and facilitate the implementation of grassroots cultural activities themed around this spirit on university campuses, the performance of the original campus drama *Gu Jinghui*—guided by the Beijing Association for Science and Technology and jointly organized by the Association for Science and Technology of the University of Science and Technology Beijing and its School of Mathematics and Physics—was staged at 15:30 on September 18 at the Faculty and Staff Activity Center of the University of Science and Technology Beijing. Attendees included leaders from the Beijing Association for Science and Technology and relevant university departments, colleagues and students of Mr.Gu Jinghui, former head of the Physics Department Gong Yuliang, and the leadership team of the School; all freshmen and graduate students of the Class of 2026 watched the performance both online and offline.

This drama draws on the memoirs of Ms.Gu Jinghui—China's first female doctoral graduate in physics and the first director of the physics teaching and research office at our university—to reflect on her years of serving the nation and nurturing talents. At Beijing Institute of Steel Technology, she was an unwavering mentor who paved the way for a girl facing adversity; a persistent researcher who, despite outdated equipment and scarce funding, repaired instruments with her bare hands, mortgaged her jewelry to secure materials, and overcame challenges with the resilience of "difficulties acting like a spring"; and above all, a guiding figure who encouraged Wu Jianxiong—despite repeated rejections—to "pave the way for all those who aspire to enter the laboratory."

Set across the decades from the 1930s to the 1980s, this narrative employs a technique of interwoven timelines to authentically reconstruct the early struggles of Professor Gu Jinghui during the founding years of her institution. In 1931, she earned her Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Michigan, specializing in cryogenics and spectroscopy, and mentored a cohort of distinguished scholars, including Wu Jianxiong. From 1952 onward, she served as a professor at Beijing Institute of Steel and served as the director of the Physics Teaching and Research Section, making significant contributions to the development of physics education and research at our institution under challenging circumstances.

The play "Gu Jinghui" recreates the moving story of this female pioneer in physics—how she used chalk to write Chinese physics formulas and led young teachers in establishing a physics teaching and research office—thereby embodying the profound meaning that "physics knows no boundaries, yet its spirit endures."

Using drama to convey profound truths, and leveraging history to nurture talent, this exhibition aims to guide students of mathematics and physics to reflect on the journey of their predecessors' endeavors and draw spiritual strength from their legacy. In the future, our students will take Mr.Gu Jinghui as their role model, strictly adhere to the college motto— "Cultivate virtue to nurture talent; seek truth to pioneer new paths" —uphold a scholarly attitude of pursuing truth and pragmatism, deepen their expertise in their respective fields, and engage in diligent, practical work. They will integrate their personal academic aspirations into the broader context of national development, strive to produce scholarly achievements rooted in the land of our motherland, and, with the vigor of youth, carry forward the torch of science and bravely fulfill the mission of our era.