On this day, 87 years ago, on May 4, 1938 (April 5, 1938, the lunar calendar), Southwest Union University began classes in Kunming. On July 7, 1937, the Lugou Bridge Incident and Japan's War of Aggression against China broke out, and North China was in emergency! Pingjin is in emergency! Peking University, Tsinghua University, and Nankai University were ordered to move to Hunan to form the "National Changsha Provisional University", which will open in Changsha on November 1. However, the war continued to deteriorate, and Shanghai and Nanjing fell. On January 20, 1938, the Standing Committee of the Provisional National Congress decided to move to Kunming; On April 2, 1938, it was renamed "National Southwest Associated University", and classes began in Kunming on May 4, 1938. Southwest Associated University had 5 colleges of arts, law, science, engineering and normal education, with a total of 26 departments, as well as two specialized subjects and one pre-study class. It was the largest institution of higher learning in the country at that time. The UN General Assembly does not have a president. A standing committee composed of the presidents of Tsinghua University, Peking University and Nankai University and the secretaries and directors of the UN General Assembly leads the school, and Mei Yiqi, a member of the Standing Committee, oversees the school affairs. In 1946, Feng Youlan wrote "National Southwest Associated University Monument". The article wrote: "United University, with its inclusive spirit, has shifted the temporary atmosphere of society, established the scale of academic freedom internally, and gained the title of a fortress of democracy externally. It has violated the promises of thousands of people and acted as the voice of one person." The picture shows all teachers and students of the Chinese Department of Southwest Associated University taking a group photo in front of the classroom in 1946.