History of Tsinghua University Vegetarian Association

  • The Commencement

    The Commencement
    Five likeminded founding members established Tsinghua's first vegetarian association.
  • First contact with the Tsinghua University Catering Center

    Representatives of the university talks to the Catering Center about their proposal for the first time
  • The First

    The First
    The THU Vegetarian Association helped organize the event for vegetarian communities across colleges in Beijing.
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    The First Vegetarian Culture Festival

    The association help organized the First Vegetarian Culture Festival across colleges in Beijing.
  • First Recruit

    First Recruit
    The association started recruiting new members in Autumn, 2012
  • The Second Vegetarian Culture Festival

    The Second Vegetarian Culture Festival
    The Culture Festival is an annual event for vegetarians on college campuses in Beijing.
  • Second Recruit

    The association is gaining popularity over the years
  • Third Recruit

    Third Recruit
    Every year, membership of the vegetarian association increase by about 200, half are international students.
  • First attempt at vegetarian facility

    The association first submitted a proposal to put in place vegetarian options
  • The Third Vegetarian Culture Festival

    The Third Vegetarian Culture Festival
    This is the first time Tsinghua ever hosted the event.
  • Performance art @ Qingfen

    Performance art @ Qingfen
    Ouyang, a member of the association did performance art in a campus cafeteria to raise awareness about animal slaughter.
  • Strike two

    The association submitted an updated proposal on putting in place vegetarian options.