Nantong Middle School of Jiangsu Province

Coordinates: 32°1′18.55″N 120°51′53.8″E / 32.0218194°N 120.864944°E / 32.0218194; 120.864944

Nantong Middle School of Jiangsu Province
Location
9, Zhongxuetang Street Nantong, Jiangsu, China
Information
Type	State school
Established	1909
Principal	Yao Tianyong
Number of students	about 6,000
Campus	Urban
Website	Official site

Nantong Middle School of Jiangsu Province (Simplified Chinese: 江苏省南通中学; shortname: 通中, Tong-Zhong) is a high school in Nantong, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China. In the 1930s it was regarded as an elite school.^[1] Alumni include prominent Communist revolutionaries Jiang Shiangqing and Jiang Shufeng, father and uncle of Jiang Zemin, and Gu Minyuan, who recruited the Jiang brothers into the Communist Party while they were at the school.^[2]

In May 2008, Jiang Zemin wrote an inscription for Nantong Middle School, "百年通中英才辈出" (which means during the 100 years' history of Nantong Middle School, there are lots of talents going out from this school.) There are many scientists and artists going out from here. Some of them are Yang Le, Yuan Yunkai, Fan Zeng, Yuan Yunsheng, Yuan Yunpu, Zhao Wuji, Gu Lefu, etc.

References

1. ^ Chauncey, Helen Roberta (1992). Schoolhouse politicians: locality and state during the Chinese Republic. University of Hawaii Press. p. 92. ISBN 9780824814151. 
2. ^ Gilley, Bruce (1998). Tiger on the brink: Jiang Zemin and China's new elite. University of California Press. p. 9. ISBN 9780520213951.