Hangchow University Historic Site
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| Traditional Chinese | 之江大學舊址 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 之江大学旧址 | ||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhījiāng Dàxué Jiùzhǐ |
Hangchow University Historic Site is a major nationally-protected historic site of the People's Republic of China located in Hangzhou.
The site is located in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, and close to the Qiantang River and the Liuhe Pagoda. It currently located in (and is a part of) the Zhijiang Campus of Zhejiang University, and the university manages its daily operation. The site has very beautiful landscapes and architectures. It became a national key historic site mainly due to its precious architectures of the Republic of China Era (1912 - 1949), which has a special combination of both the Western and Chinese architectural styles.
The Hangchow University (it's a different concept from the later Hangzhou University, and the Hangchow is the old English translational form for the present Hangzhou) was also a root of current modern Zhejiang University. It was one of the thirteen most well-known Protestant universities in China's modern history before 1951.
The history of Hangchow University can be traced back to 1845. A [minister] named Divie Bethune McCartee of American Presbyterians (North, PN) first founded the Ningpo Boy’s Academy / Boarding School (simplified Chinese: 崇信义塾; traditional Chinese: 崇信義塾; pinyin: Chóng xìnyì shú; literally: "Public School of Esteeming Faith"; Ningpo stands for present Ningbo) in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. 1867, the school was moved into Hangzhou and changed its name into Hangchow Presbyterian Boys' School (simplified Chinese: 育英义塾; traditional Chinese: 育英義塾; pinyin: Yùyīng yìshú; literally: "Public School for Educating Elites").
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