Nantong Middle School of Jiangsu Province


Nantong Middle School of Jiangsu Province is a high school in Nantong, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China. It has been regarded as an elite school since 1930s. Alumni include 20 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Science and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 5 summer Olympics game gold medalists, many nationally renowned artists, and an exceptional number of politicians and public servants.
Nantong Middle School of Jiangsu Province was funded in 1909 by Zhang Jian, a well-known industrialist and educator in the late Qing Dynasty. It was the first modern middle school in the city of Nantong. It is now one of the provincial key middle schools in Jiangsu. The school motto is Cheng-Heng.
The school is highly selective. Admission of pupils are judged almost exclusively by the scores in entrance exams. Exceptions are made only when the pupil is considered talented.

Notable alumni

Scientists

Wei Jiangong: Linguist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yuan Hanqing : Chemist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Li Ta-tsien, mathematician, member of the French Academy of Sciences
Yang lo: Mathematician, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wang Xi: Physicist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guan Weiyan :Physicist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shi Yafeng :Geologist,member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yan Zhida : mathematician, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhang Miman: paleontologist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Politicians

: former vice-governor of Jiangsu Province
Huang Zhendong : former minister of Ministry of Transportation
Li Jinhua : former Auditor-General, National Audit Office
He Zhukang : former governor of Henan Province, former governor of Jilin Province

Artists

: painter, member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris
:fr:Fan Zeng|Fan Zeng : painter, poet, calligrapher.