High School Of Peking University
The Affiliated High School of Peking University (simplified Chinese: 北京大学附属中学; traditional Chinese: 北京大學附屬中學; pinyin: Běijīng Dàxué Fùshǔ Zhōngxué), abbreviated as Běidàfùzhōng (北大附中) or BDFZ for short, is the public high school affiliated to Peking University that offers 7th-12th grade education to a highly selected pool of students from across China and abroad.
Located in Zhongguancun, the heart of the nation's R&D center for science and technology, the Affiliated High School of Peking University inherits from Peking University the pursuit for democracy and science since its foundation in 1960. The school's administration and faculty highly encourage students to pursue their intellectual interests in various realms. An environment in favor of student autonomy makes it possible for students at the Affiliated High School of Peking University to engage in various activities ranging from scientific research to environmental advocacy instead of the traditional way of pure textbook-studying.
The Affiliated High School of Peking University has an enrollment of approximately 2,400 students. The school has established partnerships and exchange programs with more than 10 schools around the world. Distinguished alums include Wang Yan, the founder of Sina, Tu Xiaoyuan, first female and first Chinese recipient of the ACM's Doctoral Dissertation Award and former Chief Scientist of iKuni, Mao Xinyu, Major General in the People's Liberation Army and grandson of Chairman Mao Zedong, and Zhang Zilin, Miss World 2007 and the first Miss World of Eastern Asian origin.
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