Changzhou Senior High School () was founded on November 15, 1907. It is located in the downtown of Changzhou, which is a city with 2500 years of history. It is adjacent to the picturesque local attractions Hongmei Park and Tianning Temple. In a 2016 ranking of Chinese high schools that send students to study in American universities, Changzhou Senior High School ranked number 49 in mainland China in terms of the number of students entering top American universities.CollegeNode Ranking ""

History

The predecessor of Changzhou Senior High School was Changzhou Institution () founded in 756. It was transformed to Changzhou Secondary School () in 1907. The school had endured the wars and the disorder of the society during the first few decades in the 20th century. With several changes in the school names and systems, the school has evolved to Changzhou Senior High School as it is now. More than 400 thousands students graduated over more than 100 years since founded. Amongst them many have become celebrities and influenced tremendously in various fields in the nation.

Notable alumni

Political leaders

Qu Qiubai Qu Qiubai (; 29 January 1899 – 18 June 1935) was a leader of the Chinese Communist Party in the late 1920s. He was born in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China. Early life Qu was born in Changzhou, Jiangsu. His family lived in Tianxiang Lou () locat ...

(1899–1935) *

Zhang Tailei Zhang Tailei () (June 1898 – 12 December 1927) was the leader of the Guangzhou Uprising, during which he was killed. Zhang was sent to the Russian Far East in 1921 to make a report to the Comintern for the Chinese Communist Party The Chinese ...

(1898–1927) * Hu Ping (1930 -): Zhejiang

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people. A former

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province,

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minister. *

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(1937 -): Jiangsu

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people. A former

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provincial governor, secretary of the CPC Hubei Provincial Committee book. * Tianming Jiang (1997 - ): Wesleyan University Mama Mia Pianist

Scholars

Liu Bannong Liu Bannong (; May 29, 1891 – July 14, 1934) or Liu Fu () was a Chinese poet and linguist. He was a leader in the May Fourth Movement. He made great contributions to modern Chinese literature, phonology and photography. Life A son of the edu ...

(1891–1934), famous modern poet, a prominent figure in the New Culture Movement. *

Liu Tianhua Liu Tianhua (; 1895–1932) was a Chinese musician and composer best known for his innovative work for the ''erhu''. Liu's students, such as Jiang Fengzhi and Chen Zhenduo, continued to contribute to the development of the ''erhu''. He was the ...

(1895–1932): musician. Jiangsu

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people, 1909-1911 study in the school. 1915-1922 taught in school. A former

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, Professor at such schools. *

Ch'ien Mu Ch'ien Mu or Qian Mu (; 30 July 1895 – 30 August 1990) was a Chinese historian, philosopher and writer. He is considered to be one of the greatest historians and philosophers of 20th-century China. Ch'ien, together with Lü Simian, Chen Yink ...

(1895–1990): a Chinese historian, educator, philosopher and Confucian considered one of the greatest historians and philosophers in 20th-century China. * Ling Chun-sheng (1902–1981), the national scientists, Academia Sinica.

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Wu Jin Wu Jin (; 9 April 1934 – 14 January 2008) was a Taiwanese educator and politician who served as Minister for Education between 1996 and 1998 under president Lee Teng-hui. Early life Wu obtained his doctorate in mechanics and hydraulics from ...

people. School graduation in 1919. Served as the first Director in Ethnic Studies at the Academia Sinica. * Lu Shuxiang (1904–1998): linguist. Jiangsu

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people. School graduation in 1922. A former researcher at the Institute, Chinese Academy of Languages, the Director. His major works include "Chinese grammar slightly" and so on. *

Zhou Youguang Zhou Youguang (; 13 January 1906 – 14 January 2017), also known as Chou Yu-kuang or Chou Yao-ping, was a Chinese economist, banker, linguist, sinologist, Esperantist, publisher, and supercentenarian, known as the "father of Pinyin", a system ...

(1906–2017): spoken and written language scientist. Jiangsu Province

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people. Graduated in 1923. * Tao Jinchao (1908–1992): jurist. Jiangsu

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people. School graduation in 1926. Served as the legal system of the Fifth National People's Congress Standing Committee and deputy director. * Tao Lu Jia (1917 -): high-ranking Communist Party. Jiangsu

people. The thirties in the school reading. Served as first secretary of the CPC Shanxi Provincial Committee. * Yun Zhiwei (1982 -): Professor of Mathematics at MIT specializing in number theory, algebraic geometry and representation theory. Have won

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in 2012.

Fellow

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(1897–1988): Chinese Academy of Sciences. Psychologists. Jiangsu

people. Graduate school in 1917. Former

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principal, director of Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Psychology. * Wu Rukang (1916 -): Chinese Academy of Sciences. Anthropologist. Jiangsu Province

people. Graduate school in 1935. Of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute, Deputy Director. * Chen Taiyi (1921 -): Chinese Academy of Engineering. Communications systems engineering experts. Jiangsu

people. 1933-1934 school years in the school. A former People's Liberation Army Nanjing Institute of Communications Engineering Vice-President. *

Hou Yunde Hou Yunde (; born 13 July 1929) is a Chinese virologist, geneticist and a genetic engineer. Considered to have laid the foundation for modern infectious disease prevention and control technology systems in China. Biography Hou was born in 1929 ...

(1929 -): Chinese Academy of Engineering. Virologist. Jiangsu Province

people. Graduate school in 1948. China Preventive Medicine research scientist.

Others

* Tang Jun (1962 -): Jiangsu

people. Served as

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Company (China) CEO. Graduate school in 1980.

Notable Teachers

* Lu Simian (1884–1957): a prominent Chinese historian.

Past Principals

* Tu Yuan Bo (1907–1913) * Tong Bo Zhang (1913–1925) * Shi Shaoxi (1951–1966, 1978–1985) * Ding Haosheng (1985–2000) *

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(2001–2003) * Wang Dingxin (2003–2008) * Ding Weiming (2008-2010) * Zhang Yaoqi (2010-2014) * Shi Pinnan (2014- )

References

External links

Official web site in Chinese
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