Zhu Ziqing, born in Zhejiang province in 1898, was an outstanding educator, poet, and prose writer. He was invited to teach at Tsinghua University in 1925, and accepted a number of academic posts, becoming a professor and later the Dean of the Chinese Language Department, and also the Head Librarian of the school.

　 Upright, diligent, and a tireless teacher, Zhu was regarded as a model modern scholar by his students and colleagues. His representative works are "A View of Father's Back" and "The View of the Lotus Pond in the Moonlight," which are still widely read today.

　 Zhu died in August 1948. In August 1978, three decades after his death, the school built the "Ziqing Pavilion" in his memory. In April 1987, during the anniversary of the founding of the school, a white-marble statue of Zhu was erected on the bank of the lotus pond.