Wuhan University
武汉大学
Motto:	自强 弘毅 求是 拓新 (Get bestirred, Develop perseverance, Aspire after truth and Blaze new trails)
Established:	November 29, 1893
Type:	Public (state run)
President:	Liu Jingnan (刘经南)
Faculty:	5,000
Students:	53,000
Location:	Wuhan, Hubei, PRC
Campus:	Urban, 5,600 mu (亩)
Website:	www.whu.edu.cn

Wuhan University (WHU; Simplified Chinese: 武汉大学; Traditional Chinese: 武漢大學; Pinyin: Wǔhàn Dàxué; colloquially 武大, Pinyin: Wǔdà) is a prestigious university in China. It is a key university directly under the administration of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. It is located in Hubei Province's capital Wuhan, known as "the thoroughfare leading to nine provinces". For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... For other uses, see Student (disambiguation). ... For the brand of cymbal, see Wuhan cymbals. ... Hubei (Chinese: 湖北; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hu-pei; Postal System Pinyin: Hupeh) is a central province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... PRC is a common abbreviation for: Peoples Republic of China Palestinian Red Crescent Popular Resistance Committees This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Cities with at least a million inhabitants in 2006 An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... A website (alternatively, web site or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or more web servers, usually accessible via the Internet. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Traditional Chinese (Traditional Chinese: 正體字/繁體字, Simplified Chinese: 正体字/繁体字) refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... Hubei (Chinese: 湖北; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hu-pei; Postal System Pinyin: Hupeh) is a central province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... For the brand of cymbal, see Wuhan cymbals. ...

History

The university dates back to the Ziqiang Institute (Simplified Chinese: 自强学堂; Traditional Chinese: 自強學堂; Pinyin: Zìqiáng Xuétáng ), which was founded in 1893 by Zhang Zhidong 张之洞, governor of Hubei and Hunan Provinces in the late Qing Dynasty. Later, it changed its name several times before it was named National Wuhan University in July 1928, and was among the first group of national universities in modern China. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, Wuhan University moved to Leshan, Sichuan Province and returned to Luojia Hill after the war. Zhang Zhidong (Chinese:张之洞; Wade-Giles: Chang Chih-Tung; Courtesy Xiaoda 孝达; Pseudonyms: Xiangtao 香涛, Xiangyan 香岩, Yigong 壹公, Wujing-Jushi 无竞居士, later Baobing 抱冰; Posthumous name: Wenxiang 文襄) (1837—1909) was an eminent Chinese politician during the late Qing Dynasty who advocated for controlled reform. ... Hubei (Chinese: 湖北; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hu-pei; Postal System Pinyin: Hupeh) is a central province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Not to be confused with the unrelated provinces of Hainan, Henan, and Yunnan. ... Flag (1890-1912) Anthem Gong Jinou (1911) Qing China at its greatest extent. ... The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) was a major invasion of eastern China by Japan preceding and during World War II. It ended with the surrender of Japan in 1945. ... Leshan (Simplified Chinese: 乐山; Traditional Chinese: 樂山; Pinyin: Lèshān; Wade-Giles: Le-shan) is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Sichuan (Chinese: 四川; pinyin: Sìchuān; Wade-Giles: Ssu-ch`uan; non-standard transliteration: Szechwan) is a province in central-western China with its capital at Chengdu. ...

By the end of 1946, the university had six colleges: the colleges of liberal arts, law, sciences, engineering, agriculture and medicine. Wuhan University enjoyed a very high academic status, with Wang Shijie, Wang Xinggong and Zhou Gengsheng as its successive presidents. In the history of education, the seven liberal arts comprise two groups of studies, the trivium and the quadrivium. ... For other uses, see Law (disambiguation). ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... Engineering is the discipline and profession of applying scientific knowledge and utilizing natural laws and physical resources in order to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems, and processes that realize a desired objective and meet specified criteria. ... For the chemical substances known as medicines, see medication. ...

Zhou Enlai, Dong Biwu, Chen Tanqiu, Deng Yingchao and Luo Ronghuan were involved in revolutionary communist activity here before 1949. Zhou Enlai (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chou En-lai) (March 5, 1898 – January 8, 1976), a prominent Communist Party of China leader, was Premier of the Peoples Republic of China from 1949 until his death in January 1976, and Chinas foreign minister from 1949... Dong Biwu (Chinese: 董必武, Wade-Giles: Tung Pi-wu) (1886 - April 2, 1975) was a Chinese communist political leader during the regime of Mao Zedong. ... Deng Yingchao with Zhou Enlai, 1954 Deng (right), with Edgar Snow (left) and Zhou approx. ... Luo Ronghuan (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Luó Rónghuán; Wade-Giles: Lo Jung-huan, November 26, 1902 – December 16, 1963) was a Chinese communist military leader. ...

A great number of well-known scholars like Gu Hongming, Zhu Kezhen, Wu Baoliang, Zha Qian, Gui Zhiting, Ye Yage, Li Siguang, Wen Yiduo, Huang Kan, Yu Dafu, Shen Congwen, Zhu Guangqian, Liu Ze, Liu Yongji, Ye Shengtao, Yang Duanliu and Li Jiannong taught here successively.According to the university, in 1948, the University of Oxford wrote an official letter to the Ministry of Education of the Chinese National Government, stating that bachelors of liberal arts and sciences that graduated from Wuhan University with average grades above 80 could enjoy "the senior status of Oxford". Gu Hongming (1857-1928) in his old age. ... Coching Chu (Simplified Chinese: 竺可桢; Traditional Chinese: 竺可楨; pinyin: Zhú KÄ›zhÄ“n; Wade-Giles: Chu Ko-chen) (March 7, 1890 - February 7, 1974), a prominent Chinese meteorologist, geologist and educator. ... Li Siguang (Chinese: 李四光) (1889-1971), is the founder of Chinas geomechanics. ... Wen Yiduo (real name: Wen Jiahua) (1899-1946) was a Chinese poet and scholar. ... Yu Ta-fu, pinyin Yu Dafu was a 1920s Chinese short story writer. ... Shen Congwen (traditional Chinese: ; simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ShÄ›n Cóngwén; Wade-Giles: Shen Tsung-wen, December 28, 1902—May 10, 1988) was the pen name of a Chinese writer from the May Fourth Movement. ... Zhu Guangqian 朱光潛 is the founder of the study of aesthetics in 20th c. ... Ye Shengtao (28 October 1894—1988) was a prominent author, educator and publisher. ... The University of Oxford (informally Oxford University), located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... For the Chinese civilization, see China. ...

An arch to the entrance of the student residential area.

In 1952, after a general reshuffle of the colleges and departments of the higher educational institutions throughout the country, Wuhan University became a key university of liberal arts and sciences directly under the administration of the Ministry of Higher Education. Professor Li Da, Delegate to the First Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a celebrated philosopher, economist and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, held the post of president of the university for 14 years. The prestigious Wuhan University Medical School and Tongji University Medical School jointly formed Central-south Tongji Medical College (later Wuhan Medical College), then Tongji Medical University. The Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese: 中国科学院; pinyin: Zhōngguó KÄ“xuéyuàn), formerly known as Academia Sinica (not to be confused with Taiwans Academia Sinica currently headquartered in Taipei which shares the same root), is the national academy for the natural sciences of the Peoples Republic of... Tongji Medical College Simplified Chinese: 同济医学院; Pinyin : TóngJì-YÄ«XúeYuàn. ...

On August 2, 2000, with the approval of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, the new Wuhan University was established as a combination of four major universities close together ---- the former Wuhan University, the former Wuhan University of Hydraulic and Electrical Engineering (WUHEE), the former Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping (WTUSM) and the former Hubei Medical University (HBMU). is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

Note:

• Wuhan University of Hydraulic and Electrical Engineering (WUHEE) (Simplified Chinese: 武汉水利电力大学; Traditional Chinese: 武漢水利電力大學; Pinyin: Wǔhàn Shuǐlì Diànlì Dàxué; colloquially 武水, Pinyin: Wǔshuǐ).
• Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping (WTUSM) (Simplified Chinese: 武汉测绘科技大学; Traditional Chinese: 武漢測繪科技大學; Pinyin: Wǔhàn Cèhuì Kējì Dàxué; colloquially 武测, Pinyin: Wǔcè).
• Hubei Medical University (HBMU) (Simplified Chinese: 湖北医科大学; Traditional Chinese: 湖北醫科大學; Pinyin: Húběi Yīkē Dàxué; colloquially 湖医, Pinyin: Húyī).

The historical evolution of Wuhan University (table)

Academics

• School of Chinese Linguistics and Literature (文学院), History School (历史学院), School of Philosophy (哲学学院), School of Foreign Languages and Literature (外国语言文学学院), School of Journalism and Communication (新闻与传播学院), Department of Art (艺术学系)
• School of Information Management (信息管理学院), School of Economics and Management (经济与管理学院), Law School (法学院), School of Political Science and Public Management (政治与公共管理学院), College of Education (教育科学学院), WTO Studies School (WTO学院), Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) (高级研究中心)
• School of Mathematics and Statistics (数学与统计学院), School of Physics (物理科学与技术学院), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences (化学与分子科学学院), College of Life Sciences (生命科学学院), School of Resource and Environmental Science (资源与环境科学学院), College of Pharmacy (药学院), College of Material Science and Engineering (材料科学与工程学院)
• School of Water Resource and Hydropower (水利水电学院), School of Electrical Engineering (电气工程学院), College of Power and Mechanical Engineering (动力与机械学院), School of Urban Design (城市设计学院), School of Civil Engineering (土木建筑工程学院)
• School of Computer Science (计算机学院), School of Remote Sensing Information Engineering (遥感信息工程学院), School of Electronic Information (电子信息学院), International School of Software (国际软件学院), School of Geodesy and Geomatics (测绘学院), School of Printing and Packaging (印刷与包装系)
• School of Medicine (医学院), College of Basic Medicine (基础医学院), School of Nursing (HOPE护理学院), School of Stomatology (口腔医学院), School of Public Health (公共卫生学院)
• College of Foreign Students Education (留学生教育学院), School of Network Education (网络教育学院)

Wuhan University School of Foreign Languages and Literature is one of the earliest school founded in the history of Chinas Universities. ...

Present

As a comprehensive university, Wuhan U. has 53,000 students including 18,000 postgraduates. Quaternary education or postgraduate education is the fourth-stage educational level which follows the completion of an undergraduate degree at a college or university. ...

Campus

Wuhan's famous blue roof tiles.

The university has rolling physical features with the scenic Luojia Hill and the beautiful East Lake. Its campus is heavily wooded and green, with fragrant flowers everywhere year-round. Wuhan University is widely known as one of the most beautiful universities in China，especially for its cherry blossom garden in the spring. A cherry blossom festival is held every spring.

Wuhan University boasts a campus covering an area of 5508 mu and has a floor area of 2.42 square kilometres. The university's libraries have a collection of approximately 5.4 million volumes and subscribes to more than 10,000 Chinese and foreign periodicals. Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

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Coordinates: 30°32′27″N, 114°21′40″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...