Nanjing No.1 High School
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Nanjing No. 1 High School is a high school in Nanjing
Nanjing
' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...

, Jiangsu
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, China
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, located on the bank of the Qinhuai River
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.

History

Nanjing No. 1 High School dates back to 33rd year of Emperor Guangxu (1907). At that time, Sun Shao Yun and three other local leaders established "Chong Wen School" in Nanjing for children from the southern district of the Old City and provided them a place to study. In 1927, the government decided to set Nanjing as the capital city of China, and the school was renamed as the Capital City Central Experimental School which was inspired by Mr.Cai Yuanpei
Cai Yuanpei
Cai Yuanpei was a Chinese educator and the president of Peking University. He was known for his critical evaluation of the Chinese culture that led to the influential May Fourth Movement...

. It then became the first public middle school in Nanjing.

In the spring of 1927, the National Revolutionary Army occupied southern China. On April 18, Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek was a political and military leader of 20th century China. He is known as Jiǎng Jièshí or Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng in Mandarin....

 started a national government, with Nanjing as its base. The government declared Nanjing the capital of the Republic of China
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. After the summer break, Nanjing Municipal Government set up five “experimental” schools in the central, western, eastern, southern, and northern districts respectively. Among them, the central capital experimental school was located at the corner of Zhonghua Avenue and Fu Xi Street. The location was the western garden of the Qing dynasty governor. From the 28th to the 29th year of Emperor Guangxu's era, “Three Rivers Normal School” (now called Nanjing University) was temporarily relocated to this location when the school started operating. Since the 33rd year of Emperor Guangxu, Chong Wen School, Jiang Ning First Elementary School, Jiang Ning county junior high school all started at this location.

In the year of 1933, the school was renamed as Nanjing City No.1 High School.

The land that the school currently occupies was previously used as a garden by a Qing dynasty
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 official.

Awards

Students often participate in mathematics, physics, English, and information technology competitions; seven students won the national first prize, 21 students won provincial first prize, and 74 won provincial second place.

Accomplishments in Athletics and Music in the Past Two Years

In 2006, the school's symphony orchestra participated in the third national high school arts festival and was awarded second place. The boy's volleyball team won the Jiangsu province high school volley ball tournament championship.

In 2007, the school's symphony orchestra participated in the 36th Vienna International Youth Music Festival, and was awarded second place. The boy's volleyball team won the Jiangsu province high school volleyball tournament championship.

School Anthem

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