Bashu Secondary School, formerly known as Bashu Middle School (巴蜀中学校) and Chongqing No.41 High School (重庆四十一中), is a high school with its main campus located in downtown Chongqing. It also has an affiliated junior high school located next to the main campus.[1]
| Bashu Secondary School 巴蜀中学 | |
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| Type | Public, College-prep, Day & Boarding |
| Motto | Justice and Honesty (公正誠樸) |
| Established | 1933 |
| Principal | Li Xiaoke (李潇珂) |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | more than 10,000 |
| Language | Chinese and English |
| Campus | Urban, 900 acres (3.6 km2) |
| Color(s) | White & Violet |
| Tuition | 1750 RMB ($271.32) day 2350 RMB ($364.34) boarding |
| Branches | Yuzhong Main Campus, Luneng Campus, Jinke Campus, Longhu Campus, Yudong Campus, Fuling Campus, Liangjiang Campus, BI Academy |
| Anthem | Song of Bashu |
| Website | www |
History
editIn 1929, Wang Zuanxu, then a military official under Liu Xiang, purchased Zhang Family Garden, over 100 hectares on the south bank of the Jialing River in Chongqing, as the site for Bashu School. Wang, driven by the belief that education was the path to national rejuvenation, spent a few years planning and constructing the school, which was criticized by Liu for diverting focus and time. Wang tendered his resignation, which Liu rejected but decided thereafter not to interfere with Wang’s educational efforts. In 1932, Bashu School was completed, and as a token of respect to Liu, Wang named the main campus Xiang Garden. Wang engaged renowned educators and figures, such as Sun Bocai, Ye Shengtao, Wei Chucai, and Lu Zuofu, in academic and administrative positions, with Zhou Xu being the first principal..[2][3]
In 1933, the school opened with full funding from Wang. Originally as a primary school, Bashu opened its affiliated junior high school in 1936, and senior high and kindergarten in 1946. In 1950, following the founding of the People's Republic of China, the school was taken over by the Southwest Military and Political Commission and became a school for the children of cadres in the Southwest Bureau of the Central Committee of the CCP. After the Southwest Bureau was abolished in 1954, the school came under the Chongqing Education Bureau. In August 1955, the school was divided into three parts, and its middle school was renamed Chongqing No. 41 Middle School. In 1978, it was designated as one of the first key middle schools in Sichuan Province. In 1991, the school resumed the name of Bashu Secondary School.[2][3]
Reputation
editBashu is famous for its large scale and high-standard education. There are more than 10,000 students enrolled. The main campus is about 15 acres in area. Bashu is one of the best high schools in Chongqing, for its average scores in each year's National Higher Education Entrance Examination are higher than most other schools. Every year about 50 students are admitted by the two top universities in China, Tsinghua University and Peking University. Students are also admitted by some reputable universities overseas, especially in the US and the UK.[4]
Notable alumni
edit- Zou Jiahua——Former vice prime minister of China
- Yan Mingfu——Former vice president of Ministry of Civil Affairs
- Wu Jinglian——Economist
- Liu Yongqing——Former First Lady of China (Wife of Hu Jintao)
- Zhang Huanqiao——Nuclear scientist
- Wang Xiaotang——A famous actor
- Jiang Bibo——A famous painter
References
edit- ^ "巴蜀简介". 巴蜀中学官网. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- ^ a b "读重庆《巴蜀中学》抗战历史有感_南京民间抗日战争博物馆". www.1937nanjing.org. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ a b "重庆巴蜀中学校". www.bashu.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "巴蜀国际部2014年录取喜报". 2014-08-10. Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
External links
edit- (in Chinese) official website of Bashu Secondary School