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.

Nantong Middle School of Jiangsu Province
Address
9, Zhongxuetang Street

Information
TypeState school
Established1909
PrincipalCheng Jinping
Number of studentsabout 6,000
CampusUrban
WebsiteOfficial 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

  1. 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.

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