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A university in Xi』an, capital of Northwest China』s Shaanxi Province, is requiring undergraduates to learn tai chi as a compulsory course amid public attention on Tsinghua University』s emphasis on swimming.就在公眾熱議清華大華「不會游泳不能畢業」的規定時，西北陝西省省會西安市的一所大學則要求大學部生將太極作為必修課。Xi』an Jiaotong University, with its predecessor Nanyang College founded in 1896, is a comprehensive research university with scientific focus. It added the centuries-old Chinese martial art to the curriculum in 1998.西安交通大學前身是1896年創建的南洋公學，它是一所以理工科為重點的綜合研究大學。早在1998年，該校就開始將太極拳這項歷史悠久的武術設為必修課。Wang Yunbing, professor with the university』s sports center, 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 limits, 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教授介紹，學生只有通過太極24式課程，才可以畢業。他還說，武術不僅是一項好的體育鍛煉，不受場地限制,也蘊含古代文明和哲學內涵。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.同樣位於該市的西安電子科技大學也曾將游泳課設置為必修課。不過後來由於場地所限以及學生人數的增多，改成了選修課。Universities in Xi』an are not alone to highlight the need for physical fitness. Tsinghua University in Beijing will soon be requiring undergraduates to pass a swimming test before receiving graduation certificates. The requirement that will take effect this year said all students except those with skin ailments and aquaphobia must pass the test.強調體育鍛煉的重要性，西安的大學們並不孤單。位於北京的清華大學很快也將要求學生通過游泳測試，否則不能畢業。這項規定會在今年生效，患有皮膚病、恐水症等不適合游泳的學生除外。Peking University has had swimming as one of its compulsory courses for undergraduates since 2000.北京大學也自2000年起就已經將游泳作為大學部生的必修課之一了。Other schools requiring swimming include Xiamen University, Sichuan University, Ningbo University, Shanghai University, Sun Yat-Sen University and South China University of Technology.此外，廈門大學、四川大學、寧波大學、上海大學、中山大學、華南理工大學等高校，都把游泳課作為大學的必修課程。