Historical Evolution of Li Qing Middle School in Chaonan District of Shantou City

Li Qing Middle School was founded by the patriotic intellectual Zheng He and Zheng Guorang in the autumn of the 26th year of the Republic of China (1937). The school is located in Baotai Town, Xinglong County, and the principal is Zheng. /kloc-in the autumn of 0/937, Japan invaded North China and provoked the "July 7" Lugouqiao Incident. On August 15, the Japanese army invaded Shanghai again, and the people of the whole country United against Japan, and War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression broke out in an all-round way. Li Qing Middle School enrolled the first batch of students after the war and named it "Private wartime Li Qing Junior Middle School". Named Li Qing, intended to sharpen young people and make progress, named wartime, shows the background of the school. 1940, the school put on record and deleted the word "wartime". With the support and help of the people, Zheng He and Zheng Guorang borrowed the family's Baotai ancestral garden and some "four cents" as classrooms, school offices and student dormitories. From the first session to 1939, the school enrolled more than 0 freshmen 10, with three classes in three grades *** 140. After that, it gradually increased to a certain scale, and the classroom developed from the original four classes in the ancestral hall to the first two classes in the ancestral hall. Most of the teachers in the school are senior intellectuals who came back from occupied cities such as Shanghai and Guangzhou. Guo Kai spared no expense to hire these experienced teachers to teach in the school, and at the same time purchased a large number of books and instruments, which made it a well-equipped and well-equipped middle school in Chaoyang at that time. During the period of 1943, Shantou, Chaoyang and other places fell one after another, and the Japanese puppet troops invaded and harassed the mainland continuously. Besides, it was dry for several months, and all the food was gone along the way, and people were starving. The school once moved to Tai Po, a simple ancestral hall and gangtou. At that time, the situation was turbulent and life was extremely difficult, but the school teachers still insisted on attending classes while promoting anti-Japanese, singing anti-Japanese songs such as "Li Qing was born in a hail of bullets". Teachers in this period are Zheng Guorang, Gao, and Chen. 1In August, 945, the Japanese army surrendered, and the teachers and students of Li Qing Middle School celebrated the victory of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. In the winter of the same year, the school moved back to its original site. 1946, the school enrolls students once a year in autumn, and it is changed to two sessions in spring and autumn, with 6 classes, and the number of students doubles. By 1949, there were 12 junior high school graduates, about 400. Some graduates go on to high school, some join the revolutionary ranks, and some teach in various schools. During this period, the Kuomintang was mobilizing a large number of troops to prepare for civil war. Party organizations sent * * * party member, Xiao Ming and Yao Chuansheng to teach in middle schools, and established underground party groups in schools, which developed and absorbed many party member, such as Ma Jun, Zheng Guan and Wu 10, and made contributions to the revolutionary cause. 1June, 950, Li Qing Middle School was taken over by Sharon District People's Government. 1February, 952, the school funds were allocated by the county government, and the school site was moved from Baotai to the original Zhong Min Primary School in Narita Township. In August, 1953, approved by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, was turned into a public office, and was named Li Qing Junior High School. 1955 changed to Chaoyang No.9 Middle School, 1956 changed its name to Chaoyang No.1 Huaqiao Middle School, and began to increase the number of high school classes. 1958, People's Commune. The original seventh division was Sharon, Narita and Du Jinggong. The First Overseas Chinese Middle School was renamed Salon Middle School. 196 1, the number of school classes increased, and the girls' school for middle school students expanded by 8 classes. At the beginning of the Cultural Revolution, the school was renamed Lianjiang Middle School. 1969, the school was divided into two middle schools, Narita and Sharon. Sharon Middle School separated some instruments and equipment from the original school and chose Chen Supu as the new school building. 1972, Salon Agricultural Middle School, which was originally located in Tingzian, was merged into Salon Middle School. 1In the autumn of 980, alumni Guang long li, Zheng Zhongrun, Zheng Jinli and Zheng, who lived in Thailand, and alumni at home and abroad jointly stated the prestige and influence of Guo Kai's establishment of a middle school to the relevant departments, demanding that the name of his alma mater's middle school be restored. 198 1 year 1 month, the new plaque of Li Qing middle school was hung on the school gate, and the original school name was restored. 1987 65438+1October 15 After half a century of vicissitudes, Li Qing Middle School celebrated its first anniversary. Alumni from all over the country and living abroad get together to talk about their past. Alumni who were once in their prime are now old people with gray hair and rickets. The friendship between classmates makes them feel young. In the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Li Qing Middle School, there were party and government leaders from Shantou City and Chaoyang County, principals and teachers from Li Qing Middle School, invited representatives from celebrities from all walks of life, and 487 alumni at home and abroad.

June 65438+February 65438+June 2007, Li Qing Middle School celebrated its 70th anniversary. Li Qing Middle School has trained a large number of outstanding talents and achieved remarkable results since its establishment 70 years ago.