Nanjing Zhonghua High School

Nanjing Zhonghua High School 中华中学
敬德修业方自励,博物明理能用世
Address
369 Zhonghua Road,210006 Nanjing, Jiangsu China
Information
Type	Public, secondary
Established	1899
Principal	Yongci Bi (毕泳慈)
Staff	213 (as of December 2012)
Number of students	2,549 (as of December 2012 )
Campus	Urban
Website	Official Website

Nanjing Zhonghua High School (Chinese: 中华中学; pinyin: Zhonghua Zhōngxué,was founded by Dr. William E. Macklin (马林 (传教士))，a British Missionary Doctor, in 1899.

History

The school’s name was Christian Middle School when it was founded.Dr. William E. Macklin founded Gulou Hospital in Nanjing as well. Nanjing Zhonghua High School had been a school for women and changed its name for several times. It was officially named as Nanjing Zhonghua High School in 1983. Throughout history, Nanjing Zhonghua High School has been an outstanding high school in Nanjing which is the capital of Jiangsu province and was the capital city of the Republic of China .

Now, Nanjing Zhonghua High School is recognized as one of the four best high schools in Nanjing, along with High School Affiliated to Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing Jinling High School and Nanjing No.1 High School.

Hexi Campus

The campus on 369 Zhonghua Road,Nanjing is now the campus for Nanjing Zhonghua Middle School.The high school section moved to 208 Xinglong Avenue in Hexi. Hexi campus is much more larger than the old one and provides better facilities with 11 buildings including 60 classrooms and dorms that can host about 2,000 students. It is also close to Olympic Stadium Station of Subway line 1. Hexi campus opened at fall 2011 though it lacked the tradition and culture of Zhonghua High School in the points of view of some students and parents.