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Beijing No.4 High School
北京四中
File:Logo of Beijing No.4 High School.png
Address
Map
A2 West Huangchenggen North St., Xicheng District

Beijing

China
Information
TypePublic
MottoDiligence, rigor, democracy and pioneering
Established1906
PrincipalLiu Changming (刘长铭)
Staff90
Number of studentsc. 1500
Color(s)White, Blue
SongSong of Hope and Ideal
WebsiteOfficial website

Beijing No.4 High School (Chinese: 北京市第四中学, pinyin: Běijīng shì dìsì zhōngxué), commonly abbreviated as Beijing Sizhong (Chinese: 北京四中) and sometimes referred to as Beijing High School Four (BHSF), is a highly prestigious public beacon high school in Xicheng District, Beijng, China. It was established in 1907 by the Shun Tian Government (Beijing Government) during the Qing Dynasty, known as the Shun Tian Secondary School at the time. After the Xinhai Revolution, the school was renamed as Capital Public No.4 Secondary School (京师公立第四中学), which was not changed into the current name until 1949, when the People's Republic of China was proclaimed.

History

Late Qing Dynasty period

Beijing No.4 High School is one of the oldest schools in Beijing. Its predecessor Shun Tian Secondary School (顺天中学堂) was founded in 1906 by the then Shun Tian Government (Peking Government) of the Qing Dynasty. Along with a few other primary and secondary schools established, the government nullified the imperial examination system and commenced a more institutional system on academic studies and education as a result of the Hundred Days' Reform.

ROC period

During the ROC period, the Capital Department of Education Affairs (京师学务局) exercised jurisdiction over the school and renamed it Capital Public No.4 Secondary School (京师公立第四中学) on September 29, 1912, which is thus the anniversary commemorated until today.

The May Fourth Movement of 1919 involved representative students from the school to parade and assemble at Tiananmen. In 1939, with the downfall of Peking invaded by Japan, the school was mandated to conduct education of enslavement by Japan. The surrender of Japan in 1945 made an end to the enslaved education, and the ROC government took over it, with Sun Lubing (孙鹿宾) being principal. At that time, the secret service of CPC had been developing secret CPC members within the school.

In 1945, alumni from Tsinghua University, Yenching University and Peiyang University who argued against the Chinese Civil War propagated their ideas to Senior Grade 3 students in an auditorium in the Beijing No.4 High School. Then, unrest happened when the local police arrived, besieged the auditorium, and conflicted with the students, with several students injured by bayonet. The police then bound the alumni. At last, Mayor of Peking He Siyuan (何思源) dispatched personnel to unbind them and apologized to the students.

From late 1948 to early 1949, the school was forced to cease its teaching and suspend classes when the KMT army occupied the school, turned its buildings and campus into barracks and battlefield to fight against CPC in the Civil War.

PRC period

The Communist Party of China peacefully liberated Peking on January 31, 1949. On March 15 Beijing Military Management Commission (北京市军管会) sent Li Fusheng (李复生) to take over the school as principal. In April, 1949, it set a CYLC branch and a CPC branch, and established a students union. It was at this time that its name was changed into the current one, i.e. Beijing No.4 High School (北京市第四中学).

On November 7, 1995, the then Chinese President Jiang Zemin paid a visit to the school. He highly praised it, observing:

I’ve long heard of your great name, reverberating like thunder. I’m greatly honored to be here.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) sent the evaluating delegation to inspect Beijing in February 2001. The No.4 High School was the only educational organ that received the evaluation. It was believed to have contributed to the success of Beijing in the 2008 Summer Olympics bidding.

Incumbent Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited the No.4 High School on September 4, 2007. There, he remarked:

Beijing No.4 High School is supposed to be developed into a world-class one and China should have more schools of this kind. This is our hope.

On August 7, the day before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the school was visited by the wives of some IOC officers.


School culture

Title

The calligraphic title Beijing Sizhong (北京四中, literally Beijing No.4 High School ) was inscribed by Guo Moruo.

School emblem

The school emblem features the old school gate built in 1929.

Motto

The school motto is "diligence, rigor, democracy and pioneering"(勤奋、严谨、民主、开拓).

Anthem

The school anthem is Song of Hope and Ideal (希望和理想之歌), composed by famous Chinese composer Shi Guangnan (施光南)and written by the collective.

Campus

Old campus

Historically, Shun Tian Secondary School (顺天中学堂) was situated in Wanping Senior Primary School (宛平高等小学堂) Capital Houku (京师后库) (Houku, Xicheng District, Beijing). The very old campus had been renovated and rebuilt many times, while the site was not changed. It occupied 65,733 m², of which the playground occupied 27,067 m², including basketball courts, tennis courts, football pitch, and volleyball courts. On the campus, there were around 1,500 trees and flowers in approximately 100 kinds. It also had a botanical garden where crops grown and a well pavilion.

Current campus

The People’s Municipal Government of Beijing rebuilt the school in 1983 and it was extended to occupy an area of 46372 m².

Principal’s Office (校长室) is the only structure in archaic style, which is conserved from the old campus period. PO has a balcony popularly known as Wang Yue Tai (望月台). The 6-storey Experiment Building (实验楼) has laboratories for chemistry, physics and biology, and computer rooms. On the sixth floor there is an observatory.The Administration Building (办公楼) built in 2003, is used for work of teachers and staff, and provides conference rooms.

The school proffers a stadium with plastic field, in which there are a football pitch, two volleyball courts, six basketball playgrounds, and other track and field facilities. A multi-purpose gymnasium is also inside of the school, where there are rooms for table tennis, a gym and a 200-meter swimming pool. There are also cafeterias, auditoria, and students dormitories.

The corridor from Teaching Building to Experiment Building is one of the characteristics in Beijing No.4 High School.

Teaching Building

Each floor of this four-storey structure has eight classrooms, which are shaped in hexagon instead of rectangle. This design facilitates large capacity, small sight range and small visual angle that are really conducive to teaching and learning in the classrooms. The corridors shaped by the hexagonal classrooms are also convenient for emergency evacuation and break-time amusement.

Notable teachers

Notable alumni

See also

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