Mingde High School (simplified Chinese: 明德中学; traditional Chinese: 明德中學; pinyin: Míngdé Zhōngxué) is a public coeducational high school in Tianxin District of Changsha, Hunan, China.[1]
| Mingde High School 明德中学 | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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410004 | |
| Coordinates | 28°07′19″N 112°57′54″E / 28.12194°N 112.96500°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Comprehensive Public High School |
| Motto | 坚苦真诚 (Hardship and sincerity) |
| Established | 1903 |
| Founders | Hu Yuantan (胡元倓) |
| Principal | Xu Lin (徐林) |
| Grades | 10 to 12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Campus size | 100,000 square metres (1,100,000 sq ft) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Affiliation | Changsha Municipal Bureau of Education |
| Website | www |
Etymology
editThe name was formulated based on a sentence from Great Learning, one of the "Four Books" in Confucianism.[2]
History
editMingde High School traces its history back to the former "Mingde School" (明德学堂), founded by educator Hu Yuantan (胡元倓) in 1903, during late Qing dynasty.[3]
In 1932, Chiang Kai-shek inspected the school and took pictures with teachers and students, inscribing four Chinese characters "止于至善".
In February 1938, due to the Second Sino-Japanese War, the school moved to Zeng's Ancestral Temple in Mount Xia (霞岭) at the junction of Hengshan, Xiangxiang and Xiangtan.
In 1941, the school was renamed "Hunan Provincial Mingde Middle School" (湖南省立明德中学).
In November 1944, when the Japanese invaded Hunan, Hu Shaokui (胡少煃), then dean of education at Mingde Middle School, led the teachers and students to move to Lantian County.
On March 16, 1946, the school moved back to Taianli Campus (泰安里校区) in Changsha and was officially reopened.
After the establishment of the Communist State in 1949, the school was renamed Changsha No. 3 Middle School (长沙市第三中学), New Changsha No. 3 Middle School (新长沙市第三中学) and Power Machine No. 57 Middle School (动力机五七中学).
In 1983, the school was renamed "Changsha Mingde High School".
In August 2015, Principal Fan Qiuming (范秋明) was placed under investigation for corruption, bribery and unfair relationships with several women by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the Communist Party's internal disciplinary body.[4][5][6]
Athletics
edit- Basketball (men's and women's)[7]
List of principals
edit| Period | English title | Chinese title | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mingde School (Mingde Xuetang) | Hu Yuantan | 胡元倓 | 1903–1941 | |
| Mingde School (Mingde Xuexiao) | Xie Zhen | 谢真 | 1919–1947 | Acting |
| He Jingwei | 何经渭 | 1938–1942 | Acting | |
| Zhou Anhan | 周安汉 | 1937 | Acting | |
| Hu Shaokui | 胡少奎 | 1944–1949 | Acting | |
| Hunan Provincial Mingde Middle School | Cao Zanhua | 曹赞华 | 1950–1951 | Acting |
| Hu Mai | 胡迈 | 1941–1960 | ||
| Changsha No. 3 Middle School | Zhou Yuesen | 周岳森 | 1952–1953 | Acting |
| Luo Sande | 罗三德 | 1954–1958 | Acting | |
| Yang Da | 杨达 | 1959–1960 | Acting | |
| He Fujie | 何辅喈 | 1960–1961 | ||
| Zhu Yaoyi | 朱耀一 | 1961–1969 | ||
| New Changsha No. 3 Middle School | Li Donghai | 李东海 | 1968–1969 | |
| Power Machine No. 57 Middle School | Huang Ying | 黄英 | 1969–1971 | |
| Changsha No. 3 Middle School | Zhang Zhaoli | 张朝立 | 1972–1979 | |
| Liu Yutian | 刘雨田 | 1979–1983 | ||
| Changsha Mingde High School | Liu Ruiqing | 刘瑞清 | 1983–1985 | |
| Zhang Tiejun | 章铁军 | 1986–2000 | ||
| Lai Xuexian | 赖学显 | 2000–2006 | ||
| Fan Qiuming | 范秋明 | 2000–2015 | ||
| Xu Lin | (徐林) | 2015–present |
Notable alumni
edit- Politicians: Ren Bishi, Huang Xing, Chen Tianhua, Chen Guofu, Shen Liren[3]
- Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS): Ai Guoxiang, Xiao Jimei, Li Xun, Liao Shantao, Xiang Da, Wu Yaozu, Ding Xiaqi, Tang Zhisong, Zhang Xiaoqian, Jin Yuelin, Chen Hansheng[3]
- Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE): Yu Daguang, Liu Jingnan[3]
- Academicians of the Academia Sinica: Jeffrey P. Chang, Liu Yizheng, Tsiang Tingfu[3]
References
edit- ^ 告别"大蓝褂" 长沙明德中学校服"学生造". hunan.voc.com.cn (in Chinese). 2012-09-25.
- ^ 明德中学116年：在时代前沿，做最优质的教育. Changsha Evening News (in Chinese). 2019-07-01.
- ^ a b c d e 资料：明德中学系湖南基础教育“五朵金花”之一. sohu (in Chinese). 2015-08-06.
- ^ 湖南明德中学校长范秋明花900万办校庆 与多女有不正当关系. guancha.cn (in Chinese). 2015-11-18.
- ^ 长沙市明德中学校长范秋明涉嫌严重违纪被调查. hunan.voc.com.cn (in Chinese). 2015-08-05.
- ^ Qiao Yilei (2015-10-22). 长沙明德中学原校长范秋明的贪腐路:学校成"私有". changsha.cn (in Chinese).
- ^ 长沙市明德中学男篮. cuba.edu.cn (in Chinese). 2019.
External links
edit- Official website (in Chinese)