Beijing No.4 High School
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: Běijīng shì dìsì zhōngxué), commonly abbreviated as Beijing Sizhong and sometimes referred to as Beijing High School Four (BHSF), is a public beacon high school
in Xicheng District
, Beijng, China
. It was established in 1907 by the Shun Tian Government (Beijing Government) during the Qing Dynasty
, known as the Shun Tian Secondary School at the time. After the Xinhai Revolution
, the school was renamed as Capital Public No.4 Secondary School (京师公立第四中学), which was not changed into the current name until 1949, when the People's Republic of China
was proclaimed. The school was among the first to be accredited as "Municipal Model High School" by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Education. More than 200 students from the school have won medals in municipal, national and international competitions every year. More than 96 percent of its graduates passed the enrollment line of key universities in National Higher Education Entrance Examination.
. Its predecessor Shun Tian Secondary School (顺天中学堂) was founded in 1906 by the then Shun Tian Government (Peking Government) of the Qing Dynasty
. Along with a few other primary and secondary schools established, the government
nullified the imperial examination system
and commenced a more institutional system on academic studies and education as a result of the Hundred Days' Reform
.
period, the Capital Department of Education Affairs (京师学务局) exercised jurisdiction over the school and renamed it Capital Public No.4 Secondary School (京师公立第四中学) on September 29, 1912, which is thus the anniversary commemorated until today.
The May Fourth Movement
of 1919 involved representative students from the school to parade and assemble at Tiananmen
. After the city was invaded In 1939 by Japan
, the school was mandated to conduct education of enslavement by Japan. The surrender of Japan
in 1945 ended enslaved education, and the ROC government took over, with Sun Lubing (孙鹿宾) being principal. At that time, the secret service of the CPC
had been developing secret CPC members within the school.
In 1945, alumni from Tsinghua University
, Yenching University
and Peiyang University who argued against the Chinese Civil War
propagated their ideas to Senior Grade 3 students in an auditorium in the Beijing No.4 High School. When the local police arrived and besieged the auditorium, a conflict with the students broke out, with several students injured by bayonet
. The police then bound the alumni. The Mayor of Peking He Siyuan (何思源) dispatched personnel to unbind them and apologized to the students.
From late 1948 to early 1949, the school was forced to cease its teaching and suspend classes when the KMT
army occupied the school, turned its buildings and campus into barracks
and battlefield
to fight against CPC
in the Civil War
.
assumed control of the city on January 31, 1949. On March 15, the Beijing Military Management Commission (北京市军管会) sent Li Fusheng
(李复生) to take over the school as principal. In April, 1949, it set a CYLC branch and a CPC
branch, and established a students union. It was at this time that the school was renamed to Beijing No.4 High School (北京市第四中学).
On November 7, 1995, the then CPC General Secretary, Chinese President Jiang Zemin
paid a visit to the school. He highly praised it, observing:
The International Olympic Committee
(IOC) sent an evaluating delegation to inspect Beijing
in February 2001. The No.4 High School was the only educational organ that received the evaluating committee. It was believed to have contributed to the success of Beijing
in the 2008 Summer Olympics bidding.
On August 6, 2007, IOC President Jacques Rogge
visited the school and delivered a speech there.
Incumbent Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao
visited the No.4 High School on September 4, 2007. There, he remarked:
On August 7, 2008, the day before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the school was visited by the wife of IOC President Jacques Rogge, Anne Rogge and other foreign guests.
On May 5, 2011, NBA player Roy Hibbert
of Indiana Pacers
visited the school as a part of the NBA Cares program. The Center
taught the students some basketball skills.
.
(施光南) and written by the collective.
, Beijing
). The very old campus had been renovated and rebuilt many times, while the site was not changed. It occupied 65,733 m², of which the playground occupied 27,067 m², including basketball courts, tennis courts, football pitch, and volleyball courts. On the campus, there were around 1,500 trees and flowers in approximately 100 kinds. It also had a botanical garden where crops grown and a well pavilion.
The principal’s office (校长室) is the only structure in archaic style, which is conserved from the old campus period. PO has a balcony
popularly known as Wang Yue
Tai (望月台). The 6-storey Experiment Building (实验楼) has laboratories for chemistry, physics and biology, and computer rooms. On the sixth floor there is an observatory.The Administration Building (办公楼) built in 2003, has space for teachers and staff to work, and provides conference rooms.
The school offers a stadium with plastic field, in which there are a football pitch, two volleyball courts, six basketball playgrounds, and other track and field facilities. A multi-purpose gymnasium is also inside of the school, where there are rooms for table tennis, a gym and a 200-meter swimming pool. There are also cafeterias, auditoria, and students dormitories.
The corridor from Teaching Building to Experiment Building is one of the more notable characteristics in Beijing No.4 High School.
Each floor of this four-storey structure has eight classrooms, which are shaped in hexagon instead of rectangle
. This design facilitates large capacity, small sight range and small visual angle that are really conducive to teaching and learning in the classrooms. The corridors shaped by the hexagonal classrooms are also convenient for emergency evacuation and break-time amusement.
Pinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
: Běijīng shì dìsì zhōngxué), commonly abbreviated as Beijing Sizhong and sometimes referred to as Beijing High School Four (BHSF), is a public beacon high school
Beacon high schools in Beijing
Beacon high schools in Beijing is a system used by the municipal government of Beijing, China to designate model high schools.Traditionally, some high schools in China have been statically designated as "key schools", which are associated with academic prestige and preferential resource...
in Xicheng District
Xicheng District
Xicheng District is a district in Beijing, China. Xicheng District spans 32 square kilometres, making it the largest portion of the old city , and has 706,691 inhabitants . Its postal code is 100032. Xicheng is subdivided into 15 subdistricts of the city proper of Beijing...
, Beijng, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. It was established in 1907 by the Shun Tian Government (Beijing Government) during the Qing Dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
, known as the Shun Tian Secondary School at the time. After the Xinhai Revolution
Xinhai Revolution
The Xinhai Revolution or Hsinhai Revolution, also known as Revolution of 1911 or the Chinese Revolution, was a revolution that overthrew China's last imperial dynasty, the Qing , and established the Republic of China...
, the school was renamed as Capital Public No.4 Secondary School (京师公立第四中学), which was not changed into the current name until 1949, when the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
was proclaimed. The school was among the first to be accredited as "Municipal Model High School" by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Education. More than 200 students from the school have won medals in municipal, national and international competitions every year. More than 96 percent of its graduates passed the enrollment line of key universities in National Higher Education Entrance Examination.
Late Qing Dynasty period
Beijing No.4 High School is one of the oldest schools in BeijingBeijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
. Its predecessor Shun Tian Secondary School (顺天中学堂) was founded in 1906 by the then Shun Tian Government (Peking Government) of the Qing Dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
. Along with a few other primary and secondary schools established, the government
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
nullified the imperial examination system
Imperial examination
The Imperial examination was an examination system in Imperial China designed to select the best administrative officials for the state's bureaucracy. This system had a huge influence on both society and culture in Imperial China and was directly responsible for the creation of a class of...
and commenced a more institutional system on academic studies and education as a result of the Hundred Days' Reform
Hundred Days' Reform
The Hundred Days' Reform was a failed 104-day national cultural, political and educational reform movement from 11 June to 21 September 1898 in late Qing Dynasty China. It was undertaken by the young Guangxu Emperor and his reform-minded supporters...
.
ROC period
During the ROCRepublic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
period, the Capital Department of Education Affairs (京师学务局) exercised jurisdiction over the school and renamed it Capital Public No.4 Secondary School (京师公立第四中学) on September 29, 1912, which is thus the anniversary commemorated until today.
The May Fourth Movement
May Fourth Movement
The May Fourth Movement was an anti-imperialist, cultural, and political movement growing out of student demonstrations in Beijing on May 4, 1919, protesting the Chinese government's weak response to the Treaty of Versailles, especially the Shandong Problem...
of 1919 involved representative students from the school to parade and assemble at Tiananmen
Tiananmen
The Tiananmen, Tian'anmen or Gate of Heavenly Peace is a famous monument in Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is widely used as a national symbol. First built during the Ming Dynasty in 1420, Tian'anmen is often referred to as the front entrance to the Forbidden City...
. After the city was invaded In 1939 by Japan
Empire of Japan
The Empire of Japan is the name of the state of Japan that existed from the Meiji Restoration on 3 January 1868 to the enactment of the post-World War II Constitution of...
, the school was mandated to conduct education of enslavement by Japan. The surrender of Japan
Surrender of Japan
The surrender of Japan in 1945 brought hostilities of World War II to a close. By the end of July 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy was incapable of conducting operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent...
in 1945 ended enslaved education, and the ROC government took over, with Sun Lubing (孙鹿宾) being principal. At that time, the secret service of the CPC
Communist Party of China
The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...
had been developing secret CPC members within the school.
In 1945, alumni from Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University , colloquially known in Chinese as Qinghua, is a university in Beijing, China. The school is one of the nine universities of the C9 League. It was established in 1911 under the name "Tsinghua Xuetang" or "Tsinghua College" and was renamed the "Tsinghua School" one year later...
, Yenching University
Yenching University
Yenching University was a university in Beijing, China. It integrated three Christian colleges in the city in 1919. Yenching is an alternative name of Beijing - derived from its status as capital of Yan state, one of the seven Warring States from 5th century BC to 3rd century BC.The university...
and Peiyang University who argued against the Chinese Civil War
Chinese Civil War
The Chinese Civil War was a civil war fought between the Kuomintang , the governing party of the Republic of China, and the Communist Party of China , for the control of China which eventually led to China's division into two Chinas, Republic of China and People's Republic of...
propagated their ideas to Senior Grade 3 students in an auditorium in the Beijing No.4 High School. When the local police arrived and besieged the auditorium, a conflict with the students broke out, with several students injured by bayonet
Bayonet
A bayonet is a knife, dagger, sword, or spike-shaped weapon designed to fit in, on, over or underneath the muzzle of a rifle, musket or similar weapon, effectively turning the gun into a spear...
. The police then bound the alumni. The Mayor of Peking He Siyuan (何思源) dispatched personnel to unbind them and apologized to the students.
From late 1948 to early 1949, the school was forced to cease its teaching and suspend classes when the KMT
Kuomintang
The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused...
army occupied the school, turned its buildings and campus into barracks
Barracks
Barracks are specialised buildings for permanent military accommodation; the word may apply to separate housing blocks or to complete complexes. Their main object is to separate soldiers from the civilian population and reinforce discipline, training and esprit de corps. They were sometimes called...
and battlefield
Battle
Generally, a battle is a conceptual component in the hierarchy of combat in warfare between two or more armed forces, or combatants. In a battle, each combatant will seek to defeat the others, with defeat determined by the conditions of a military campaign...
to fight against CPC
Communist Party of China
The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...
in the Civil War
Chinese Civil War
The Chinese Civil War was a civil war fought between the Kuomintang , the governing party of the Republic of China, and the Communist Party of China , for the control of China which eventually led to China's division into two Chinas, Republic of China and People's Republic of...
.
PRC period
The Communist Party of ChinaCommunist Party of China
The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...
assumed control of the city on January 31, 1949. On March 15, the Beijing Military Management Commission (北京市军管会) sent Li Fusheng
Li Fusheng
Li Fusheng is a former Chinese international football goalkeeper who is predominantly remembered for representing Bayi Football Team at club level while also having a long association representing China at international level where he made 119 appearances making him China's highest capped...
(李复生) to take over the school as principal. In April, 1949, it set a CYLC branch and a CPC
Communist Party of China
The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...
branch, and established a students union. It was at this time that the school was renamed to Beijing No.4 High School (北京市第四中学).
On November 7, 1995, the then CPC General Secretary, Chinese President Jiang Zemin
Jiang Zemin
Jiang Zemin is a former Chinese politician, who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 1989 to 2002, as President of the People's Republic of China from 1993 to 2003, and as Chairman of the Central Military Commission from 1989 to 2005...
paid a visit to the school. He highly praised it, observing:
I’ve long heard of your great name, reverberating like thunder. I’m greatly honored to be here.
The International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
(IOC) sent an evaluating delegation to inspect Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
in February 2001. The No.4 High School was the only educational organ that received the evaluating committee. It was believed to have contributed to the success of Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
in the 2008 Summer Olympics bidding.
On August 6, 2007, IOC President Jacques Rogge
Jacques Rogge
Jacques Rogge, Count Rogge , is a Belgian sports bureaucrat. He is the eighth and current President of the International Olympic Committee .-Life and career:...
visited the school and delivered a speech there.
Incumbent Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao
Wen Jiabao
Wen Jiabao is the sixth and current Premier and Party secretary of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, serving as China's head of government and leading its cabinet. In his capacity as Premier, Wen is regarded as the leading figure behind China's economic policy...
visited the No.4 High School on September 4, 2007. There, he remarked:
Beijing No.4 High School is supposed to be developed into a world-class one and ChinaPeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
should have more schools of this kind. This is our hope.
On August 7, 2008, the day before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the school was visited by the wife of IOC President Jacques Rogge, Anne Rogge and other foreign guests.
On May 5, 2011, NBA player Roy Hibbert
Roy Hibbert
Roy Denzil Hibbert is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the NBA. He plays at the center position, and graduated from Georgetown University in 2008. He was drafted 17th overall in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Toronto Raptors and was immediately traded to the Pacers...
of Indiana Pacers
Indiana Pacers
The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are members of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association...
visited the school as a part of the NBA Cares program. The Center
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...
taught the students some basketball skills.
Title
The calligraphic title Beijing Sizhong (北京四中, literally Beijing No.4 High School ) was inscribed by Guo MoruoGuo Moruo
Guo Moruo , courtesy name Dingtang , was a Chinese author, poet, historian, archaeologist, and government official from Sichuan, China.-Family history:Guo, originally named Guo Kaizhen, was born on November 10 or 16, in the small town of Shawan...
.
School anthem
The school anthem Song of Hope and Ideal (希望和理想之歌) is composed by composer Shi GuangnanShi Guangnan
Shi Guangnan was a Chinese composer, best known for his patriotic and nationalistic songs from the Cultural Revolution era that combine traditional melodies with westernized accompaniment.-Biography:He attended the middle school division of the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and...
(施光南) and written by the collective.
Old campus
Historically, Shun Tian Secondary School (顺天中学堂) was situated in Wanping Senior Primary School (宛平高等小学堂) Capital Houku (京师后库) (Houku, Xicheng DistrictXicheng District
Xicheng District is a district in Beijing, China. Xicheng District spans 32 square kilometres, making it the largest portion of the old city , and has 706,691 inhabitants . Its postal code is 100032. Xicheng is subdivided into 15 subdistricts of the city proper of Beijing...
, Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
). The very old campus had been renovated and rebuilt many times, while the site was not changed. It occupied 65,733 m², of which the playground occupied 27,067 m², including basketball courts, tennis courts, football pitch, and volleyball courts. On the campus, there were around 1,500 trees and flowers in approximately 100 kinds. It also had a botanical garden where crops grown and a well pavilion.
Current campus
The People’s Municipal Government of Beijing rebuilt the school in 1983 and it was extended to occupy an area of 46372 m².The principal’s office (校长室) is the only structure in archaic style, which is conserved from the old campus period. PO has a balcony
Balcony
Balcony , a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade.-Types:The traditional Maltese balcony is a wooden closed balcony projecting from a...
popularly known as Wang Yue
Wang Yue
Wang Yue is a Chinese chess Grandmaster. He is China's highest-ever rated player with a peak Elo rating of 2751. In 2004, he became China's 18th Grandmaster at the age of 17....
Tai (望月台). The 6-storey Experiment Building (实验楼) has laboratories for chemistry, physics and biology, and computer rooms. On the sixth floor there is an observatory.The Administration Building (办公楼) built in 2003, has space for teachers and staff to work, and provides conference rooms.
The school offers a stadium with plastic field, in which there are a football pitch, two volleyball courts, six basketball playgrounds, and other track and field facilities. A multi-purpose gymnasium is also inside of the school, where there are rooms for table tennis, a gym and a 200-meter swimming pool. There are also cafeterias, auditoria, and students dormitories.
The corridor from Teaching Building to Experiment Building is one of the more notable characteristics in Beijing No.4 High School.
Teaching Building
Each floor of this four-storey structure has eight classrooms, which are shaped in hexagon instead of rectangle
Rectangle
In Euclidean plane geometry, a rectangle is any quadrilateral with four right angles. The term "oblong" is occasionally used to refer to a non-square rectangle...
. This design facilitates large capacity, small sight range and small visual angle that are really conducive to teaching and learning in the classrooms. The corridors shaped by the hexagonal classrooms are also convenient for emergency evacuation and break-time amusement.
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Notable teachers
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, a Chinese mathematicianMathematicianA mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
and CASChinese Academy of SciencesThe Chinese Academy of Sciences , formerly known as Academia Sinica, is the national academy for the natural sciences of the People's Republic of China. It is an institution of the State Council of China. It is headquartered in Beijing, with institutes all over the People's Republic of China...
academician
Notable alumni
- Yuan-Cheng FungYuan-Cheng FungYuan-Cheng "Bert" Fung is a scientist regarded as a founding figure of bioengineering, tissue engineering, and the "Founder of Modern Biomechanics".-Biography:Fung was born in Jiangsu Province, China in 1919...
, a scientistScientistA scientist in a broad sense is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science. This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word...
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See also
- Beacon high schools in BeijingBeacon high schools in BeijingBeacon high schools in Beijing is a system used by the municipal government of Beijing, China to designate model high schools.Traditionally, some high schools in China have been statically designated as "key schools", which are associated with academic prestige and preferential resource...
- High School Affiliated to Renmin University of ChinaHigh School Affiliated to Renmin University of ChinaThe High School Affiliated to Renmin University Of China , colloquially Rendafuzhong abbreviated to RDFZ , is the affiliated high school of Renmin University of China, and is one of the most prestigious high schools in Beijing. It is the sister school of Phillips Academy in Massachusetts and...