Xuhuigongxue Site

The school where my parents graduated, I heard a lot of stories about Xuhui Middle School from my parents, and I came to the book, smiley face, heavy history, and I experienced the spirit of my parents' forge ahead all the way!

Xuhui School, located in Xujiahui, was founded in 1850 by Jesuit missionary Nan Gexu. It was first named St. Ignatius School. It has a history of one and a half centuries. It is the earliest Yangxu School opened by Catholicism in Shanghai. It is one of the earliest schools established in China according to the Western-style schooling model. Almost synchronized with Shanghai, it can be said that it has a special status in Shanghai and even in the history of modern Chinese education. After the Republic of China, it was divided into middle schools and primary schools according to the new Chinese school system, and the high middle school was added in 1930. In 1932, it was renamed Xuhui Public School, also known as Xuhui Middle School. Xuhui Public School has gone through a hundred and fifty years of stormy history, from the beginning of the first dozen people of the primary school to today with seven grades, thousands of students complete middle school, it is not easy. As the earliest Catholic church school in Shanghai, its educational system and disciplines were very advanced at the time. Citing a speech by Hong Boyan, the governor of Shanghai County, who accompanied Zheng Chengjun to Huixue when visiting Shanghai Town Shou in May 1914, "Today's view of Xuhui Public School is admired. It can be called the standards of various Chinese schools. The age is long, the handling is developed. Moral education, intellectual education, sports all do their best to study. There are three characteristics, which are beyond his school. First, not to mention politics; second, respect for personality; third, complete discipline. So Xu Hui is the standard of various Chinese school. "Xu Hui public school was founded in Shanghai's modern education history. A glorious milestone. Entering the gate, a red Western-style building has caught the eye, which is Xuhui Middle School's most famous building, Chongsi Building. The four-story building, built in 1918, was a French Renaissance architectural style and was called "new school building" at the time. The central part of Chongsi Building is a small auditorium, with nine Coslin-style columns on each side. The corsine leaf decoration of the pillars makes ancient Greek architectural art shine in Xujiahui's school buildings. You may wish to find a corner in the quiet campus to sit down and savor this century-old school. Her school history records that this is the first school in the Yangtze River basin to teach French, this is the first school in China with a drama club, she through the red dust of history, but still maintains a vigorous vitality.

The former site of Xuhui Public School is the location of Xuhui Middle School today. This is a famous old school in Xuhui District, and it is now a key secondary school. Its essence is all in the Chongsi Building along the road, which is magnificent. It is very enviable to have such a building on the campus.

Xuhui Middle School gate into the building to the left, is the earliest Western-style public school in Shanghai, and there are students as interpreters during the summer.

The scenery here is really good and worth recommending to everyone.

Xuhui Public School's old site is better protected, showing the style of the year