Hangzhou No. 2 High School

Hangzhou No. 2 High School (Chinese: 杭州第二中学) is a coeducational public secondary school in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It has more than 2,800 students, aged 16 to 18 years. It was founded in 1899 by American Christian missionary W. S. Sweet.[1] The school has gained prestigious reputation in many aspects, often referred to as one of the "three top high schools" in Hangzhou.[2]

Hangzhou No. 2 High School
杭州第二中学
Location
Information
Typecoeducational public secondary school
MottoChinese: 立志、努力、为公
Ambition, Endeavor, Compassion
Established1899 as Hangzhou Huilan High School 杭州私立蕙兰中学

1939 as High School Affiliated to National Chekiang University 国立浙江大学附属中学

1951 as Hangzhou No. 2 High School
FounderW. S. Sweet and Coching Chu
PresidentShang Ke (尚可)
Enrolment≈2,800
Colour(s) Parakeet;  Golden
PublicationHangzhou Erzhong (杭州二中)
School SongChizi Yin (赤子吟)
Websitewww.hz2hs.net.cn
Hangzhou No. 2 High School
Simplified Chinese杭州第二中学
Traditional Chinese杭州第二中學

The school served as one of three permanent venues of Harvard Summit for Young Leaders in China.[3][4][5]

Awards and recognition

The school was listed as one of the Key Middle Schools of Zhejiang Province in 1978 and was appointed as a First-Class Key Middle School in 1995 by the Zhejiang Education Committee.[6] The school was the first-ever school that was officially recognized as a First-tier Model School of Zhejiang Province.[7]

Notable alumni

Sister schools

References
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  4. "Hangzhou No. 2 High School to Hold Harvard Summit". eol.cn. 15 June 2016.
  5. "Student Leaders from China and US Meeting in August Hangzhou". Zhejiang Daily. 15 June 2016.
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  7. "Hangzhou No.2 High School of Zhejiang Province 2016-2017 Profile". 1 July 2017.
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  11. "海湾战争时 我任中国驻科威特大使" (in Chinese). China Talk. 14 August 2009.
  12. "List of Chinese Ambassadors to Oman". 8 March 2016.
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  14. "List of Chinese Ambassadors to Bahrain". 24 January 2018.
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