Wuxi Furen High School was founded in the fall of 1918. The original name was "Wuxi Private Furen Middle School", the preparatory school of Saint John's University

Saint John's University, Shanghai

St. John's University was an Anglican university located in Shanghai, China. Before the Chinese Civil War it was regarded as one of the most prestigious universities in Shanghai and China...

 in Shanghai

Shanghai

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. The name Furen (lit. "Helping Charity")is from The Analects of Confucius - Yanyuan :- "meeting friends with articles, helping charity with friends". The motto is "Realizing Ethics, Enhancing Virtue". The original location is east gate of Wuxi old city. Now this school has moved to Yinxiu road, Lihu new district, west of Wuxi.

Founding

On July 31, 1918, the Shanghai Saint John's University Wuxi alumni association member Tang Jiyun and Yang Sijian suggested to set up a private preparatory school for the uni. The association was able to collect 4,000 silver dollar to set it up. It opened on September 14 1918. The first principal is American missionary Mu Gaowen from Episcopal Church in the United States of America. At first the school rented JP Liu's house in Lane Shuyuan. After more students entered the school, in 1924 school built 50 rooms house near Jiangjun bridge, Sujia lane, the east part of Wuxi city. The school was considered the most advanced middle school in the region with modern physics and chemistry laboratories and amphitheaters.

Shanghai campus

During Sino-Japanese War

Sino-Japanese War

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, the school was forced to move to Shanghai Concession

Concession (territory)

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 and rent part houses of Cishu mansion near Shandong road and Nanjing road

Nanjing Road

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. After the war is over, school returned to Wuxi.

Donglin campus

After People's Republic of China

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 was founded, in 1953, school ownership altered from private to public, and changed its name to "Wuxi No.2 Middle School" (abbr. Wuxi 2nd School). Then some elite teachers were subtracted from the school and were ordered to found the Wuxi No.1 High School

Wuxi No.1 High School

Wuxi No.1 High School is located in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China . The school was founded in 1911. It is one of the most selective high schools in Jiangsu Province, and it is consistently ranked among the country’s best....

 near the Grand Canal

Grand Canal

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 of Wuxi. In January 1971 the No.2 Middle School combined "Donglin primary school" and changed name to "Donglin School". It is not until 1982 did they split again. In 1982 the middle school was confirmed as one of the key provincial middle schools.

Qinyuan campus

On March 11th 1992, to expand from original 12 acres campus area, the school moved to Qinyuan area in the southern suburb. New school occupied 65 acres. In 1994 it changed from middle school to high school. In 1998 it passed national key-school acceptance check. In February of 2003, Wuxi government approved Wuxi No.2 High School, Wuxi No.2 Experimental Campus, and Wuxi Furen Private Middle School form up one "Furen Education Corp." The Wuxi No.2 Middle School changed back to its old name "Wuxi Furen High School". In 2004 school was selected as first batch of 4-Star high school.

Lihu campus

In 2007 decision was made by education bureau to move the school again, to newly built Lihu new city near the Yinxiu road and Hubin road, the original site of Taide International School. On August 16, 2008 new campus started to build. On July 15, 2009, the school moved to new address in Lihu area。

Campus

Nowadays the newest campus has 158 acres with building area more than 80,000 square meters. In total of 66 classes and approx. 5,000 teachers and students.