School type Public school Grades 10 - 12 Campus Urban Phone +86 736 723 3380 Province Hunan | Established 1902 Gender Co-educational Colour(s) Purple Color Purple Founded 1902 | |
Address 263 Langzhou Rd, Wuling Qu, Changde Shi, Hunan Sheng, China, 415000 Motto Esteem Diligence Viliancy Integrity Similar 常德市第一中医院‑住院楼, Changde No11 Middle Sc, 鼎城一中, 常德市第一中医院‑CT核磁, No1 Traditional Chinese | ||
Changde First Middle School (Chinese: 常德市第一中學),or First High School of Changde, is a high school located in Changde, Hunan, People's Republic of China. The school was founded in 1902 by Xiong Xiling,who was the first Finance Minister of Republic of China.It has been a prominent high school in Hunan since its establishment, especially reputable for cultivation of revolutionaries and politicians during the turbulent years of 20th century.
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History
In 1902, Xiong Xiling,a Hunan-born industrialist and reformer,founded the Western Normal College(西路師範講習所) to provide modern education for local youths in Northwestern Hunan.It was transformed to a provincial secondary school in the era of Republic of China, and renamed to Changde First Middle School after the communist takeover. The school campus used to be the manor of Zhu Yizhen(zh:朱翊鉁),a prince in Ming Dynasty.