Jinling High School
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Jinling High School is a high school in Nanjing
, Jiangsu
, People's Republic of China.
Jinling High School was founded by American missionaries in 1888 as Fowler Biblical School. It became affiliated with Jinling University (the University of Nanking
) since 1910 and was therefore called Jinling High School until 1951, when the name was changed to Nanjing No. 10 Middle School. Having restored its original name "Jinling High School" in 1988 before its centennial anniversary, it is a key school in Jiangsu province, honored as a provincial and national model school. It is also one of the most prestigious and competitive national model schools in China.
For more than a century, over 100,000 graduates have been groomed. Among them are hundreds of eminent alumni, such as people's educationist Tao Xingzhi
, master architect and the designer of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum Lv Yanzhi, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
and former honorary chairman of its core scholar’s presidium, the thermo physicist Wu Zhonghua, economists Wu Jinglian
and Li Yining, biologist Fu Xin-Yuan, mathematician and leader of differential coefficient geometry Tian Gang, Nobel Laureate in Literature Gao Xingjian
, and member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Qi Kang (architect)
. The school is hence widely acclaimed as a "cradle for the elite".
The school enjoys a central location in the city of Nanjing
, with a campus of 50,000 square metres.
Nanjing
' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...
, Jiangsu
Jiangsu
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...
, People's Republic of China.
Jinling High School was founded by American missionaries in 1888 as Fowler Biblical School. It became affiliated with Jinling University (the University of Nanking
University of Nanking
The University of Nanking was a private university in Nanjing, China. The University of Nanking was founded in 1888 and sponsored by American churches...
) since 1910 and was therefore called Jinling High School until 1951, when the name was changed to Nanjing No. 10 Middle School. Having restored its original name "Jinling High School" in 1988 before its centennial anniversary, it is a key school in Jiangsu province, honored as a provincial and national model school. It is also one of the most prestigious and competitive national model schools in China.
For more than a century, over 100,000 graduates have been groomed. Among them are hundreds of eminent alumni, such as people's educationist Tao Xingzhi
Tao Xingzhi
Tao Xingzhi , was a renowned 20th century Chinese educator and reformer. He studied at Teachers College, Columbia University and returned to China to champion progressive education. His career in China as a liberal educator was not derivative of John Dewey, as some have alleged, but creative and...
, master architect and the designer of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum Lv Yanzhi, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The 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...
and former honorary chairman of its core scholar’s presidium, the thermo physicist Wu Zhonghua, economists Wu Jinglian
Wu Jinglian
Wu Jinglian is one of the preeminent economists of the People's Republic of China , primarily specializing in economic policy as it applies to China's ongoing series of economic reforms....
and Li Yining, biologist Fu Xin-Yuan, mathematician and leader of differential coefficient geometry Tian Gang, Nobel Laureate in Literature Gao Xingjian
Gao Xingjian
Gao Xingjian is a Chinese-born novelist, playwright, critic, and painter. An émigré to France since 1987, Gao was granted French citizenship in 1997...
, and member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Qi Kang (architect)
Qi Kang (Architect)
Qi Kang , born in 1931 in Nanjing, is an Architect, Professor, Ph.D. Supervisor in Southeast University, Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Foreign Academician of French Academy of Architecture , and Director of Research Institute of Architecture of Southeast University.-Life :Qi Kang is...
. The school is hence widely acclaimed as a "cradle for the elite".
The school enjoys a central location in the city of Nanjing
Nanjing
' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...
, with a campus of 50,000 square metres.
Notable alumni
- Tao XingzhiTao XingzhiTao Xingzhi , was a renowned 20th century Chinese educator and reformer. He studied at Teachers College, Columbia University and returned to China to champion progressive education. His career in China as a liberal educator was not derivative of John Dewey, as some have alleged, but creative and...
- education reformist - Wu JinglianWu JinglianWu Jinglian is one of the preeminent economists of the People's Republic of China , primarily specializing in economic policy as it applies to China's ongoing series of economic reforms....
- economist - Li Yining - economist
- Gao XingjianGao XingjianGao Xingjian is a Chinese-born novelist, playwright, critic, and painter. An émigré to France since 1987, Gao was granted French citizenship in 1997...
- Nobel Prize for Literature laureate, 2000 - Tian Gang