To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, celebrate the 65th anniversary of SUIBE, promote the spirit of the university and inherit the academic legacy of masters, the master drama “Qiu Shaoheng” was staged at the Dream Theater of Songjiang District Youth Activity Center on the evening of October 10. Zhou Hanmin, Member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), former Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the China Democratic National Construction Association (CDNCA), former Vice Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the CPPCC, and the first Dean and Honorary Dean of the Law School; Qiu Bin, family member of Professor Qiu Shaoheng; Shen Yi, Deputy Party Secretary and Vice President of SUIBE; Gu Jianbin, Director of the Publicity Department of the Songjiang District Party Committee; Cao Leijun, Deputy Director of the Publicity Department of the Songjiang District Party Committee; Chen Dong, Deputy Director of the Songjiang District Education Bureau; Chen Weiping, Principal of the Education Group of Songjiang Experimental School Affiliated to Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (SUIBE); Wang Youya, producer of the master drama; Zhao Yi, director of the drama; leaders of the publicity departments of brother universities in Songjiang University Town as well as representatives of SUIBE faculty, staff and students watched the performance.
Professor Qiu Shaoheng was a world-renowned jurist and former Honorary Dean of the former Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade. Adopting flashback, the drama starts with his 1982 reunion with his old friend Professor He Luting, vividly interpreting his magnificent life of pursuing academics and serving the country. It reproduces his participation in major historical events such as the Tokyo Trial, the “Shibuya Case” Trial, the Trial of the Gang of Four, and the drafting of the Basic Law of Hong Kong, and tells the little-known stories behind them.
After the performance, Zhou Hanmin shared his feelings about the drama with the audience. He profoundly summarized the spirit of Qiu Shaoheng: unwavering dedication to serving the country; rigorous academic pursuit; magnanimity and modesty.
The script of the master drama had been revised and recreated, supplementing and improving the stories of Professor Qiu Shaoheng leading and organizing the first national advanced training course for foreign-related lawyers entrusted by the Ministry of Justice in the 1980s.
Translated by Ji Keyi