From providing medical care in the harsh conditions of Altay to founding a university on the Xianyang Plateau; from one physicians passion for education to a legacy passed down through two generations; from the difficult pioneering days of a small training college to the confident strides of a high-level application-oriented private university---the development journey of Shaanxi University of International Trade Commerce (SUITC) stands as a vivid reflection of the flourishing growth of Chinas