Xiamen Shuangshi High School - History

History

  • In 1919, Shuangshi was first founded at Xiaxizai Street, named "Xiamen Shuangshi Type-2 Business School". Business and journalism are the subjects firstly started. Mr. Lin Zhuguang was the chairman of the board and Mr. Ma Qiaoru was the first principal.
  • In 1924, Shuangshi was moved to the current campus which is on the north of Hongshan Mount, and renamed to "Xiamen Private Shuangshi Business High School".
  • In 1925, Shuangshi was extended to a standard high school which have all 6 junior and senior grades, and renamed to "Xiamen Private Shuangshi High School". Once, it was the high school has most students in Fujian Province.
  • In 1937, because of World War II, Shuangshi was transplanted to Pinghe County, which is in the mountainous area of West Fujian. Due to the high reputation of the school, the amount of the student exceeded 1,000.
  • In 1946, Shuangshi transplanted back to Xiamen after the victory of World War II.
  • In 1956, the government took over Shuangshi and turned it into public school, renamed it to "Xiamen Shuangshi High School".
  • In 1959, Shuangshi earned the honor of "Red Flag High School" and became one of the first Key High Schools in Fujian Province.
  • In 1965, due to the chaos of Cultural Revolution, the school was renamed again to "Xiamen No.8 High School", and the operation was almost suspended.
  • In 1976, after the end of Cultural Revolution, the school began to resume its operation.
  • In 1979, the school was enlisted into the first priority Key High Schools of Fujian Province.
  • In 1983, the school name was restored to "Xiamen Shuangshi High School".
  • In 1996, Shuangshi reached the standard of First Class Qualified High School of Fujian Province.
  • In 2006, a new campus on the east of Jinshang Road, the west of Xianhuang Road and the north of Fanghu Road East was established and came into operation as the campus of senior grades.

Read more about this topic:  Xiamen Shuangshi High School

Famous quotes containing the word history:

    “In history an additional result is commonly produced by human actions beyond that which they aim at and obtain—that which they immediately recognize and desire. They gratify their own interest; but something further is thereby accomplished, latent in the actions in question, though not present to their consciousness, and not included in their design.”
    —Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831)

    “We have need of history in its entirety, not to fall back into it, but to see if we can escape from it.”
    —José Ortega Y Gasset (1883–1955)

    “This above all makes history useful and desirable: it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.”
    —Titus Livius (Livy)