Changde First Middle School
| Changde First Middle School 常德市第一中學 | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
207 Langzhou Road, Wuling District , , | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public school |
| Motto | Esteem Diligence Viliancy Integrity |
| Established | 1902 |
| Grades | 10 - 12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colour(s) | Purple |
Changde First Middle School (Chinese: 常德市第一中學), or First High School of Changde, is a high school located in , Changde, Hunan, People's Republic of China. The school was founded in 1902 by Xiong Xiling, who was the first Finance Minister of Republic of China. It has been a prominent high school in Hunan since its establishment, especially reputable for cultivation of revolutionaries and politicians during the turbulent years of 20th century.
History
In 1902, Xiong Xiling, a Hunan-born industrialist and reformer, founded the Western Normal College (西路師範講習所) to provide modern education for local youths in Northwestern Hunan.[1][2] It was transformed to a provincial secondary school in the era of Republic of China, and renamed to Changde First Middle School in April 1953 after the communist takeover.[3] The school campus used to be the manor of Zhu Yizhen (zh:朱翊鉁), a prince in Ming Dynasty.
Notable people
Educators
- Xiong Xiling (熊希齡) - Founder of the school
- Shen Kejia (沈克家) - Former Headmaster and teacher of English. He held a degree in English from Peking University and was fluent in several foreign languages
- Yu Jiaxi (zh:余嘉錫) - Former teacher of Chinese, Academician at Academia Sinica
Alumni
- Sung Chiao-jen (宋教仁) - Republican revolutionary, founder and first president of Kuomintang
- Jiang Yiwu (zh:蔣翊武) - Republican revolutionary, Commander-in-Chief of Xinhai Revolution
- Qin Zhen (覃振) - Republican revolutionary, former vice president of Legislative Yuan, Nationalist Government (Republic of China)
- Jian Bozan (翦伯贊) - Historian, former vice president of Peking University
- Lin Boqu (林伯渠) - Communist revolutionary, former vice chairman of Standing Committee of the National People's Congress[1]
- Su Yu (粟裕) - Communist revolutionary, former commander of People's Liberation Army[1]
- Teng Daiyuan (滕代遠) - Communist revolutionary, former commander of People's Liberation Army[1]
- Li Zhuchen (zh:李燭塵) - Chemist, former vice president of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
- Xin Shuzhi (zh:辛樹幟) - Agriculturalist, former president of Lanzhou University
- Wu Bixia (吴碧霞) - Professor of the China Conservatory of Music
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 档案时空 [Archives: Time and Space] (in 中文). Dangan Shikong Magazine Office《档案时空》杂志社. 2009. Retrieved 2026-09-08 – via Google Books. Search this book on
- ↑ 中华人民共和国地名大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Place Names of the People's Republic of China] (in 中文). 4. Beijing: Commercial Press. 1998. p. 6930. Retrieved 2026-09-08 – via Google Books. Search this book on
- ↑ Wang, Juping 王菊苹 (2024-10-16). Guo, Xu 郭旭, ed. "湖南湘西：到常德市征集李烛尘有关文史资料" [Xiangxi, Hunan: Collecting historical and cultural materials related to Li Zhuchen in Changde City] (in 中文). China Internet Information Center. Archived from the original on 2026-09-08. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
