History
Founded in 1906 by Yale-in-China (雅礼协会 now known as the Yale-China Association), Yali School（雅礼大学堂） was an American-owned private school during the first half of the 20th century and a public school since then. The name Yali 雅礼 (pinyin: Yǎ Lǐ) comes from the Analects of Confucius, meaning elegance of expression (ya 雅) and propriety of conduct (li 礼), and is a transliteration of Yale in early-20th century. Yali's school colors are blue, white (Yale colors) and red (China).
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