High School Attached To Tsinghua University
The The High School Attached to Tsinghua University (simplified Chinese: 清华大学附属中学; traditional Chinese: 清華大學附屬中學; pinyin: Qīnghuá Dàxué Fùshŭ Zhōngxué), or Tsinghua High School for short (simplified Chinese: 清华附中; traditional Chinese: 清華附中; pinyin: Qīnghuá Fùzhōng), is one of the most prestigious and historically-significant high schools in China, located in Beijing.
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