Jilin Yuwen High School

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Not to be confused with another school known contemporarily as Jilin High School, and since 1959 as Jilin City No.1 High School.
Jilin Yuwen High School
吉林毓文中学
Jilin Yuwen High School logo.jpg
Develop morals. Spread knowledge. Cultivate talent. Promote character.[1]
Location
Jilin City, Jilin
China
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Information
Type Public
Established 1917[1]
Staff 261[1]
Number of students 3213[1]
Website http://www.jlyw.com/

Jilin Yuwen High School (Chinese: 吉林毓文中学), also known as Yuwen Middle School, is a high school in the Chinese city of Jilin City, Jilin Province. The school is situated next to the Songhua River.[3]

The school was founded in 1917. In the 1920s, the school was influenced by left-wing ideology. Many prominent Chinese left-wing intellectuals have taught in the school, including Guo Moruo and Shang Yue.

Among prominent alumni is Kim Il-sung, the first leader of North Korea. There is a museum, a schoolroom memorial and a statue for him at the school. There is also a slogan proclaiming Sino-Korean friendship on the roof.

History

The school was founded in 1917.[1] The school was heavily influenced by left-wing ideology in the late 1920s, and was described as the most progressive in the city.[4]

In 1964 Deng Xiaoping allowed the school to continue use the name "Yuwen".[1]

In 1978 Jilin Province officials approved Yuwen as the focus of the first run high school, and in 2003 the local government identified the school as a model high school.[1]

Since 2005 there has been international co-operation with Australia. There have also been recent co-operation with other foreign schools from countries such as United States and Japan.[1]

Kim Il-sung

File:Kim Il-sung in 1927.jpg
Kim Il-sung during his time in Yuwen Middle School

North Korean president Kim Il-sung attended the school for two and a half years starting from 1927.[5] The school was described as the most progressive in the city of Jilin.[6] Kim organized protests against "reactionary teachers" and Japanese-made goods in 1928.[4] Kim was part of the South Manchurian Communist Youth Association there in 1929. Kim was arrested in the spring of 1929 and was consequentially expelled from the school.[7]

Kim Il-sung struggled to continue his studies in Yuwen High School. He had to live in a cheap dormitory owned by the Methodist Church, as recalled by his younger friend from the school. Kim survived from his mother's modest earnings after his father died. Kim wrote in his memoirs that he tried to spare his only pair of shoes for school by walking barefoot. Kim also complained about the blatant nature of the class society of Jilin.[6]

There is a bronze statue of Kim Il-sung, portraying him in a guerrilla uniform, at the school grounds.[8] A schoolroom where Kim Il-sung studied is retained as a memorial, and there is a modest museum at the school.[3]

Kim also studied in the Korean Huadian School (also known as Hwasong Middle School[9]), which was also in Manchuria. When he chose to enroll in the Chinese-language Yuwen Middle School, he would have had other choices beyond Korean Huadian School, because there were other Korean language schools in Manchuria.[6]

Visits by North Korean officials

Since 1964 the Pyongyang Akinori school has been a sister school, and related visits have been received since then.[1] A slogan on the roof of the building proclaims: "Long Live Sino-Korean Friendship".[6]

In September 2010, North Korean leader Kim Jong-il made Yuwen Middle School his first stop during a trip to China.[10][11] Kim stayed there for some 20 minutes.[11] Only days later, upon his return, Kim pronounced his son Kim Jong-un as his successor. The visit to Yuwen associated with Kim Il-sung's youth thus became a political message of a young successor's viability.[10] Premier Choe Yong-rim visited the school, too, in November 2010.[12]

On 15 April 2014 around 400 to 500 North Koreans including whole families gathered to the school in honor of Kim Il-sung's birthday. Volleyball and other sporting events were held on the same day in Jilin. No Chinese officials attended, but Chinese security was present.[13]

On 6 July 2014 officials from the DPRK's Shenyang consulate general joined Chinese officials and Chinese-Koreans in a ceremony to lay floral baskets at Kim Il-sung's statue.[14]

People

A statue of Guo Moruo sitting.
Teacher Guo Moruo is remembered for his work on archeology and history, as well as for his literary works and poetry.

Former teachers

Alumni

Awards

  • Teaching Quality and Improvement Award[1]
  • Excellent Teaching Achievement Award[1]

See also

References

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Further reading

External links

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