Suzhou High School of Jiangsu Province

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Suzhou High School of Jiangsu Province
江苏省苏州中学
Location
Map
699 Renmin Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215007

China
Information
MottoHonesty, Faith, Thoughtfulness, Courage (诚、信、思、勇)
Established1035; 989 years ago (1035)
PrincipalWei Xin (卫新)
Staff348[1]
Faculty251[1]
Number of students2014[1]
Websiteszzx1000.cn

The Suzhou High School of Jiangsu Province (江苏省苏州中学) is a public high school in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

In 1035, the Northern Song politician and writer Fan Zhongyan founded the earliest predecessor of the current Suzhou High School, Suzhou Prefecture School (苏州府学). During the Qing dynasty, Zhang Boxing (張伯行) established the Ziyang College (紫陽書院) inside the Suzhou Prefecture School. It was one of the most prestigious colleges in the nation, and several emperors of the Qing dynasty praised its achievements.[2] In the 1900s, the imperial examination was abandoned, and consequently Duanfang, the governor of Jiangsu, transformed the school into a modern school. He also invited sinology masters Wang Guowei and Luo Zhenyu to join the faculty of the school.[3] In addition, during the Republic of China period, Zhang Taiyan and Qian Mu taught sinology here. It is widely regarded as one of the four most famous high schools in Jiangnan.[note 1][4]

After the establishment of People's Republic of China, Suzhou High School became one of the 24 key high schools of China in 1953, which were selected by the Ministry of Education,[5] and one of the top four high schools in Jiangsu Province.[note 2][6] In 1997, Suzhou High School was one of the first batch of national model high schools in Jiangsu Province. After the key school concept was abolished,[7] it became a four-starred high school in 2004. In a 2016 ranking of Chinese high schools that send students to study in American universities, Suzhou High School ranked number 39 in mainland China in terms of the number of students entering top American universities.[8][9]

  1. ^ a b c 机构展示—江苏省苏州中学 (in Chinese). Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
  2. ^ 戈春源 (1993). 清代苏州的紫阳书院. 铁道师院学报（社会科学版） (in Chinese) (2): P52–53,P80.
  3. ^ 金德门 1999, p. 157
  4. ^ 金德门 1999, p. 168
  5. ^ 蔡大镛 2007, p. 26
  6. ^ 中国江苏网 (2005-06-06). 访重点中学"四大名旦"之--苏州中学 (in Chinese). Sina News. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
  7. ^ 江苏将全面取消重点中学称号 全国首创五星级评估 (in Chinese). Xinhua News. 2003-09-19. Archived from the original on September 21, 2003. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
  8. ^ People's Daily "http://gz.people.com.cn/n2/2016/0224/c358162-27802234.html Archived 2016-10-14 at the Wayback Machine" Feb 24, 2016.
  9. ^ CollegeNode Ranking ""中国内地出国留学Top50中学排行榜". Archived from the original on 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2016-04-05."


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