Changsha Experimental Primary School () is a six - year public

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located in Wangyue Subdistrict,

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. It was formerly known as the ''First Elementary School of Hunan Province'' () founded in 1905 (31st year of

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Guangxu). In December 1983, it was approved to change to the present name by the ''Changsha Municipal Government''. It is an experimental, scientific and exemplary window school, the school is located at Block D of Bafang Residential Area, it is directly managed by the ''Changsha Municipal Bureau of Education''.

History

The Changsha Experimental Primary School was founded in 1905 and it began as the ''First Elementary School of Hunan Province''. The school has more than 100 years of history and has changed the school names for nine times. On December 27, 1983, the Changsha Municipal Government decided to take back the ''Shunxingqiao Primary School'' () of the former ''East District'' as an experimental school directly administered by the ''Changsha Municipal Bureau of Education''. On June 23, 1984, the Changsha Municipal Bureau of Education formally decided to take Shunxingqiao Primary School back under its direct administration. On July 1, 1984, the school was officially renamed ''Changsha Experimental Primary School'', the present name. In August 2006, under the unified deployment of the Changsha Municipal Bureau of Education, the school relocated from No. 38, Shunxingqiao (or ''Shunxing Bridge''),'' Cai'e Road'',

Furong District Furong District () is one of six urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Changsha, Hunan Province, China. It is the smallest district of Changsha by area. Furong District is a part of the core of the Changsha urban area, located in the mi ...

, to Block D of

Bafang Community Bafang Community () is a community of Wangyue Subdistrict in Yuelu District, Changsha, China. The community is located in the northeast of Wangyue Subdistrict and the east of Yuelu District, it is a pure residence with 4 blocks of residential ar ...

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. The school is one of group members of the China Education Association, an experimental base of modern elementary mathematics and a model school of the

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, an experimental school of the

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Research Center for the Basic Education Curriculum Reform of the

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, a demonstration school in Changsha, and Changsha Modern Education Technology Experimental School and Chairman Unit of Changsha Mathematical Teaching Professional Committee.

Campus

The school's first-phase project is located in the northwestern corner of Block D of

, north of ''Hanguang Road'' and west of ''Guansha Road''. It covers an area of 21,200 square meters and a building area of 16,953.58 square meters. The school site is fully functional with seven buildings including a teaching building, a science and technology building, an office building, and a living building. The campus has 200 meters of circular track, more than 3,500 square meters of plastic playground, basketball court and sports equipment area and other places suitable for primary school students to carry out sports activities. The school is equipped with a campus network, closed-circuit television system and security monitoring system, classrooms and function rooms are equipped with advanced multimedia teaching platform. As of 2015, the school has 36 teaching classes, 2,231 students and a total of 108 school employees.according to ''Introduction to the Changsha Experimental Primary School'' / 长沙市实验小学简介 (Chinese / 中文) se
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Expansion project

The expansion project is located in the southeastern corner of Block B in

, north of Hanguang Road, west of Guansha Road, the project officially launched on March 16, 2018. It covers a total land area of 17,392 square meters, a net land area of 7,529 square meters and a total construction area of 14,806 square meters. The construction content includes a teaching building, a comprehensive building, a report Hall, corridors, an underground garage and so on. The floor area of which about 10,807 square meters, basement construction area of about 3,999 square meters. Its total project Investment estimated 110.01 million yuan (about 17.46 million US dollars), of which the project cost of 61.44 million yuan (about 9.75 million US dollars), the construction of other costs 11.33 million yuan (about 1.80 million US dollars).bidchance.com
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External links

Official Website (Chinese / 中文)
Yuelu District Education in Changsha Public primary schools in China