Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School (KSHS; ) is a high school in

Kaohsiung Kaohsiung City ( Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Ka ...

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. Formerly a

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, the school has offered music,

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and science classes since it became

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in 1986. Located near the

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, construction of the school's historic riverside campus can be dated back to the Japanese era of Taiwan.

History

Japanese era of Taiwan

The school was established on 1 April 1922 in order to provide the children of Japanese officials with a proper education.

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rule

On 25 October 1945, after the Japanese defeat in

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, the school was reorganized into the Taiwan Provincial Kaohsiung Senior High School.

February 28 Incident

During the February 28 Incident in 1947 many rioters saw the school as a foothold to launch an assault on

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Soldiers, including the Self-Defense Forces of the school made up of students. Despite headmaster Rin Ching Yuen's dissuasion, the force was established. A cease-fire was not agreed, and commander P'eng Meng Ch'i ordered an assault on the city government, the Kaohsiung train station, and the school. Due to lack of firepower, the students were killed. The fighting devastated the already damaged equipment (during

), bullet holes could still be seen inside the school.

Campus and Architecture

History of the Buildings

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period, Japanese built "Red Buildings" with red bricks still being used today, six classroom buildings, a military building, a Gymnasium, a swimming pool and an

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, while most of the above also built with red bricks. After World War II, these buildings were still being used as teaching. Some parts of the structures started presenting old as time went by, thus the principal Jīa-Jì, Wáng started rebuilding or alternating some buildings, for example the 3@th, 4@th, 5@th, 6@th and 7@th teaching buildings, and also the dormitory for faculties, the musical building, the technical building, the art building and the activity center. After Huì-Mín, Xióng succeeded the principal, the Hóng-Yì building, the technical building and the physics building were erected. The dormitory for faculties built in March 1982 and located on the south west of the school once belonged to Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Industrial High School, was later transferred to Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School.

The KSHS Red Buildings

Well known as the symbol of KSHS, the red buildings (紅樓) built with red bricks is listed as "Important Historical Architecture" by

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. The main buildings are the 1@th floor of the 1@th, 2@th and the 3@th teaching buildings, while the 2@th floors are built after World War II. The three buildings are situated parallelly and symmetrically. The space between the two buildings are garden and pond. The buildings stretch east–west and are built up high, leading to the favorable airing and lighting condition for the classrooms. The design is effected by

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red-brick buildings.

Spirit of the school

There used to be no united motto for the school. Until 1948, the principal Jīa-Jì, Wáng started using "Self-improvement never-ending" as the motto of the school and "Find truth in all. Strive for perfection." as the spirit of the school. Both the motto and the spirit are being printed on the East wall of the second building. *The motto of the school: Self-improvement never-ending. ( Chinese: 校訓：自強不息) *The spirit of the school: Find truth in all. Strive for perfection. ( Chinese: 精神：實事求是，精益求精)

Activities

The KSHS and KGSH Joint Camp

The KSHS & KGSH Joint Camp is an annual activity held by both Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School And Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Girl's Senior High School since 1987 to 2018. It used to be held in

Chengcing Lake Chengcing Lake (), also known as the Cheng Ching Lake, Dabei Lake (大貝湖), or Toapi Lake () in Taiwanese, is an artificial lake located in Niaosong, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The lake is not far from downtown Kaohsiung and the major suburban dist ...

Transportation

The school is accessible within walking distance south west from

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and Kaohsiung Bus Station, thus widely known as the center of

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References

External links

The Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School
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