Today I was browsing HIT (Harbin Institute of Technology) news and accidentally clicked on an article about an engine donation. Seemed ordinary enough. Suddenly, a familiar back of a head caught my eye (red circle in the picture). That back of the head looked so familiar — where had I seen it before? A round head, layered neck fat, seamlessly integrated with the shoulders with barely any neck. Could it be…
I read the whole article with suspicion, and sure enough, that back of the head belonged to none other than my dad! He was participating in a so-called “public welfare activity” and got snapped by a paparazzo reporter who posted it online.
Original text below:
Source: http://news.hit.edu.cn/articles/2006/10-19/10154408.htm
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Sin sin, being a Tongji person but quoting content from another university, Amen.
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HIT News (Zhang Yuqin text/photo) On October 18, Beijing Hyundai Motor Co., Ltd., together with the China Education Development Foundation, held a donation event donating 100 engines to 36 universities nationwide. The Weihai campus was gifted 4 automobile engines, becoming one of the 8 universities receiving the most.
Weihai Zhenyang Special Sales Service Station, entrusted by Beijing Hyundai, held a grand donation ceremony. Attendees included Dean of the School of Automotive Engineering Cui Shengmin, Party Secretary Shi Xiongda, Head of Thermal Energy and Power Engineering Lin Bo, Deputy Head of Vehicle Engineering Jiang Libiao, and some faculty members. Secretary Shi Xiongda and Weihai Zhenyang Sales General Manager He Lehua each gave speeches. Dean Cui Shengmin and General Manager He Lehua exchanged pennants and commemorative plaques. The ceremony attracted attention from Weihai TV, Weihai Daily, and iweihai.com.
The "Heartbeat 2006" Beijing Hyundai university engine donation ceremony was a social welfare activity celebrating the company's fourth anniversary, aimed at supporting automotive and engine education in Chinese universities, fostering engine R&D talent, and encouraging independent innovation. The 100 donated engines covered all models currently produced by Beijing Hyundai, all at internationally advanced, domestically leading levels. The Weihai campus received 4 engines: two 1.6L, one 1.8L, and one 2.0L, totaling over 100,000 RMB in value, all to be used for experimental teaching. After the ceremony, General Manager He Lehua and some employees delivered the engines to the campus.
Founded in 1988 by Harbin Institute of Technology and China FAW Group, the Weihai campus School of Automotive Engineering relocated to Weihai, Shandong in 1997 with approval from the former State Education Commission. In recent years, the college has undertaken numerous national research projects and contributed significantly to the Shandong regional economy. The college continuously improves its teaching, research, and experimental environment, focusing on cultivating students' innovative spirit and comprehensive quality, and has produced many outstanding automotive professionals highly sought after by employers.
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My dad’s really something — after all these years working in academia, my own photo has never appeared on a “.edu.cn” domain website, yet my dad easily got his “head” a spot. But HIT was really cheap — even though they didn’t donate cash, they at least gave engines. Grind one down and you could claim “independently developed IP engine” and apply for major projects; or just scrap them and sell them off as “research funds.” How did it end up with just a head, and the back of it at that? I immediately fired up the search engine and searched frantically. Finally found the “multi-pic-kill-cat” full version of the news.
Full source: http://yixinai.com/car/news/cheshi/2006/10/22870.asp
Finally, here’s one more “glamour shot.” Sigh, way too fat…
http://news.hit.edu.cn/articles/2006/10-19/10154408.htm