清華大學必修游泳? 西安交大學生必修太極!

Tsinghua University announced that it will require undergraduates to pass a swimming test before receiving graduation certificates.

清華大學近日宣佈，將要求本科生通過游泳考試才能獲得畢業證書。

Tsinghua University is not alone in highlighting the need for physical fitness.

不過清華大學並非唯一一所強調強身健體必要性的大學。

A university in Xi'an, Shaanxi, has been requiring undergraduates to learn tai chi as a compulsory course for nearly 20 years, local media reported.

據陝西媒體報道，該省西安市一所大學將太極拳設爲本科生必修課已有近20年的時間。

Wang Yunbing, head of the sports center of Xi'an Jiaotong University, said only students who pass the 24-form tai chi course can receive diplomas, adding that the martial art is not only good physical exercise with few venue limitations, but also has connotations to Chinese ancient civilization and philosophy.

西安交通大學體育中心主任王雲冰稱，學生只有通過24式太極課程才能獲得文憑。他補充道，太極這門武術不僅是一個場地限制少的很好的體育鍛鍊項目，還具備中華古文明和哲學內涵。

Xidian University, also based in Xi'an, once required students to learn swimming but later changed it to an elective course because of venue constrains and increased number of students.

同樣位於西安的西安電子科技大學，曾要求學生學習游泳，但隨後因爲場地限制、學生數量的增加，只能將其改爲了選修課。

Peking University has had swimming as one of its compulsory courses for undergraduates since 2000.

此外，北京大學自從2000年開始，也將游泳作爲本科生的必修科目之一。

Other schools requiring swimming include Xiamen University, Sichuan University, Ningbo University, Shanghai University, Sun Yat-Sen University and South China University of Technology.

其他對游泳有所要求的院校還包括廈門大學、四川大學、寧波大學、上海大學、中山大學以及華南理工大學。