Nantong Middle School of Jiangsu Province
Nantong Middle School of Jiangsu Province (Chinese: 江苏省南通中学 shortname: 通中, Tong-Zhong) is a high school in Nantong, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China. It has been regarded as an elite school since 1930s.[1] Alumni include 20 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Science and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 5 summer Olympics game gold medalists, many nationally renowned artists, and an exceptional number of politicians and public servants.
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9, Zhongxuetang Street | |
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| Type | State school |
| Established | 1909 |
| Principal | Cheng Jinping |
| Number of students | about 6,000 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | Official site |
Nantong Middle School of Jiangsu Province was funded in 1909 by Zhang Jian, a well-known industrialist and educator in the late Qing Dynasty. It was the first modern middle school in the city of Nantong. It is now one of the provincial key middle schools in Jiangsu. The school motto is Cheng-Heng (Simplified Chinese: 诚恒; English: honesty in a man and perseverance in study).
The school is highly selective. Admission of pupils are judged almost exclusively by the scores in entrance exams. Exceptions are made only when the pupil is considered talented.
Notable alumni
Scientists
Wei Jiangong(魏建功): Linguist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yuan Hanqing (袁翰清): Chemist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Li Ta-tsien (李大潜 Li Daqian), mathematician, member of the French Academy of Sciences
Yang lo(杨乐): Mathematician, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wang Xi(王曦): Physicist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guan Weiyan (管惟炎):Physicist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shi Yafeng (施雅风):Geologist,member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yan Zhida (严志达): mathematician, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhang Miman(张弥曼): paleontologist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Politicians
Gu Hao (顾浩): former vice-governor of Jiangsu Province
Huang Zhendong (黄镇东): former minister of Ministry of Transportation
Li Jinhua (李金华): former Auditor-General, National Audit Office
He Zhukang (何竹康): former governor of Henan Province, former governor of Jilin Province
Artists
Zao Wou-Ki (赵无极): painter, member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris
Fan Zeng (范曾): painter, poet, calligrapher.
References
- Chauncey, Helen Roberta (1992). Schoolhouse politicians: locality and state during the Chinese Republic. University of Hawaii Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-8248-1415-1.