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Encyclopedia > Nankai High School

Nankai High School in Tianjin, China (天津南开中学, Tianjin Nankai Zhongxue), founded in 1904, is the first in the series of Nankai institutions established by Zhang Boling and Yan Fansun. It was created to be a modern Western style school, providing an alternative to China's traditional Confucian system of education, which emphazises obedience and respect for the social hierarchy. Tianjin (Chinese: 天津; pinyin: ; Postal System Pinyin: Tientsin) is one of the four municipalities of the Peoples Republic of China. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nankai refers to the series of schools founded in China by the famous patriotic-educationists Zhang Boling(张伯苓) (1876-1951) and Yan Fansun(严范孙) (1860-1920). ... Confucianism (儒家 Pinyin: rújiā The School of the Scholars), sometimes translated as the School of Literati, is an East Asian ethical, religious and philosophical system originally developed from the teachings of Confucius. ...


Currently the school focuses most of its efforts on preparation for examination of university entrance, and emphasizes subjects like science and mathematics over the humanities. However the school allows students some freedom in their choice of subject and attempts to encourage debate in classrooms. A senior class holds discussions on topics including the types classes which the school should provide, and even the mandatory raising of the national flag. The principal states "They have to learn how to be leaders."


In Nankai High School's time-honoured history, many talented people graduated from it and became leaders in various disciplines. The most famous alumni are Zhou Enlai, premier and foreign minister of China when PRC was founded and Wen Jiabao, premier of China since 2003 till now(2005). Also there are approximately fifty academicians of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering who graduated from Nankai High School.


Nowadays, Nankai High School encourages its students to take part in many kinds of competition in science and mathematics, such as National High School Physics Competition, National High School Mathematics Competition, National High School Chemistry Competition, National High School Computer Science Competition, National High School Biology Competition. Many of the students have won the highest prize. The best of them also took part in the international competition: IPHO, IMO, etc. From 1998 to 2005, four students from Nankai High School in Tianjin have been the IPHO gold medal winner.


As of 2005, the enrollment is approximately 4,000 students, and there are some 300 staff.


Alumni

Noted alumni include:

  • Zhou Enlai (b. 1898), premier and foreign minister
  • Wu Dayou, intellectual
  • Wen Jiabao (b. 1942), premier (2003- )

Zhou Enlai (Simplified Chinese: 周恩来; Traditional Chinese: 周恩來; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chou En-lai) (March 5, 1898 – January 8, 1976), a prominent Chinese Communist leader, was Premier of the Peoples Republic of China from 1949 until his death. ... Wen Jiabao (Simplified Chinese: 温家宝; Traditional Chinese: 溫家寶; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Wen Chia-pao) (born September 1942) is the Premier of the State Council of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

External links

  • Nankai High School website (Chinese)

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