Guangzhou True Light Middle School

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Guangzhou True Light Middle School, or True Light High School, is a school in Shanding. It was founded in 1872 by Harriet Newell Noyes, an American Presbyterian and missionary. It is the mother school of True Light Middle School of Hong Kong and Kowloon True Light Middle School.

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History

On June 16, 1872, True Light Academy opened in Shakee. [1] [2] [3] In 1913 it moved to its current location. Communists took over the school in 1949. They reorganized it as a public school. The primary school was named Primary School of Renji Rd. (1951), No. 19 Public Primary school of Central District (1955), First Primary School of Taiping Street (1956), Primary School of Renji Rd. Central District (1958), Primary School of Renji Rd. Yuexiu District (1960), Ruijin Primary School of Yuexiu District (1967) and Primary School of Renji Rd. Yuexiu District (1971). Until 1996, it was finally renamed back as Guangzhou True Light Primary School.

The Middle School combined with New Fashion Private Middle School in 1953 named as Guangzhou Long Beach Middle School. In the same year it was renamed No. 9 Middle School of Guangzhou by using the New Fashion Middle School side, and the Renji Rd. side was renamed No. 3 Middle School of Guangzhou. The New Fashion Private, formerly known as Yinghai Private Middle School in 1947 was founded by Teochew people. In April 1987, the High School was renamed No. 2 Travelling Secondary School of Guangzhou. Until 2000, both were known as the True Light Long Beach Middle School of Guangzhou.

In 1954, the Renji Rd. side was renamed Guangzhou No. 22 Middle School and during 1976 it moved to Hongde Rd., Haizhu District and then back by September 1981. In the interim, the location was used for Guangzhou Foreign Language School.

In 1984, it was named back to Guangzhou True Light Middle School. In 2002 and 2007, The Guangzhou True Light Middle School has rebuilt the connection with the True Light Middle School in Hong Kong.

The schools have been called the Seven Siblings of True Light.

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References

  1. ↑ Zhu, Hanbin 朱汉斌 (2017-11-12). "广州市真光学校举行创校145周年文化展示活动" [Guangzhou Zhenguang School held a cultural display event for the 145th anniversary of the founding of the school] (in Chinese). ScienceNet.cn. Archived from the original on 2023-09-10. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  2. ↑ Wu, Zhonghui 吴中辉 (2007). "特色 文化 理念 在竞争中铸造教育品牌——广东省广州市真光中学校长荀万祥访谈" [Features, Culture, Concepts, Forging Educational Brands in Competition - Interview with Xun Wanxiang, Principal of Guangzhou True Light Middle School, Guangdong Province]. 现代教育科学：中学校长[Modern Education Science (Middle School Headmaster)] (in Chinese) (1). Retrieved 2023-09-10– via CQVIP.
  3. ↑ Lu, Yuefei 卢岳飞 (2012). "广州市真光中学尖子生培养探索" [Exploration on cultivating top students in Guangzhou True Light Middle School]. 黄金时代：下半月[Golden Age: The Second Half of the Moon] (in Chinese) (2). Retrieved 2023-09-10– via CQVIP.

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