Chongqing Nankai Middle School

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**Chongqing Nankai Zhongxue**
Principal Administrator	Song Pu (宋璞)
Founded	1936
Nankai anniversary	November 17
School type	Public school
Location	Shapingba, Chongqing, China

The old library with statue of Zhang Boling.

One of the traditional houses in Jinnancun, which was built in 1936, and now is serving as teachers' dormitory.

Chongqing Nankai Middle School (Simplified Chinese: 重庆南开中学; Traditional Chinese: 重慶南開中學; pinyin: Chóngqìng Nánkāi Zhōngxúe) is one of the best secondary schools in the Chinese city of Chongqing. It is located in the Chenjiawan are of Shapingba district.

1 History
2 Overview
3 Problem
4 Notable alumni
- 4.1 Academicians
- 4.2 Communist Party of China Leaders
5 External links

[edit] History

The overview of old campus

The birdview of old campus taken in January 1940

In the summer of 1936, famous educator Zhang Boling, founder of Nankai High School in Tianjin, came to Chongqing and built a private school, Nanyu Middle School (南渝中学; literally South Chongqing Middle School). After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, Nankai High School in Tianjin was heavily damaged by Japanese airraids. Many students and teachers fled to Chongqing, and joined Nanyu Middle School. In December 1938, Nanyu Middle School offiically changed its name to Chongqing Private Nankai Middle School (重慶私立南开中学).

[edit] Overview

Nankai Middle School is one of the most famous secondary schools in China^{[citation needed]}, known for its long history, facility and quality of teaching. The rate of university entry, especially the number of graduates entering Peking University and Tsinghua University (the two most prestigious universities in China) are the highest among schools in Chongqing. The school previously owned significant assets in Nankai Cheng, but these were sold for commercial purposes in 1994. This gave the school a chance to heavily improve its campus environment. Nowadays, Naikai Zhongxue is often regarded as the most beautiful middle school in Chongqing.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Problem

As Naikai Middle School is located in the central area of Shapingba, a busy area, it faces significant noise problems. Although the teaching buildings are far from the school gates, outsiders have been known to damage sports facility and threaten the safety of students.^{[citation needed]} There is heavy traffic near the main entrance. Without any signal light, accidents sometimes occur when students attempt to cross the street to enter or leave the school.^{[citation needed]} Moreover, when parents drive their children to (away from) school on Monday (weekend), traffic is frequently interrupted.