Mingde High School () is a public coeducational high school in Tianxin District of Changsha, Hunan, China.
Etymology The name was formulated based on a sentence from Great Learning, one of the "Four Books" in Confucianism.
History Mingde High School traces its history back to the former "Mingde School" (), founded by educator Hu Yuantan () in 1903, during late Qing dynasty.
In 1932, Chiang Kai-shek inspected the school and took pictures with teachers and students, inscribing four Chinese characters "".
In February 1938, due to the Second Sino-Japanese War, the school moved to Zeng's Ancestral Temple in Mount Xia () at the junction of Hengshan, Xiangxiang and Xiangtan.
In 1941, the school was renamed "Hunan Provincial Mingde Middle School" ().
In November 1944, when the Japanese invaded Hunan, Hu Shaokui (), then dean of education at Mingde Middle School, led the teachers and students to move to Lantian County.
On March 16, 1946, the school moved back to Taianli Campus () in Changsha and was officially reopened.
After the establishment of the Communist State in 1949, the school was renamed Changsha No. 3 Middle School (), New Changsha No. 3 Middle School () and Power Machine No. 57 Middle School ().
In 1983, the school was renamed "Changsha Mingde High School".
In August 2015, Principal Fan Qiuming () was placed under investigation for corruption, bribery and unfair relationships with several women by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the Communist Party's internal disciplinary body.
Athletics Basketball (men's and women's)
List of principals Period English title Chinese title Term Notes Mingde School (Mingde Xuetang) Hu Yuantan 1903–1941 Mingde School (Mingde Xuexiao) Xie Zhen 1919–1947 Acting He Jingwei 1938–1942 Acting Zhou Anhan 1937 Acting Hu Shaokui 1944–1949 Acting Hunan Provincial Mingde Middle School Cao Zanhua 1950–1951 Acting Hu Mai 1941–1960 Changsha No. 3 Middle School Zhou Yuesen 1952–1953 Acting Luo Sande 1954–1958 Acting Yang Da 1959–1960 Acting He Fujie 1960–1961 Zhu Yaoyi 1961–1969 New Changsha No. 3 Middle School Li Donghai 1968–1969 Power Machine No. 57 Middle School Huang Ying 1969–1971 Changsha No. 3 Middle School Zhang Zhaoli 1972–1979 Liu Yutian 1979–1983 Changsha Mingde High School Liu Ruiqing 1983–1985 Zhang Tiejun 1986–2000 Lai Xuexian 2000–2006 Fan Qiuming 2000–2015 Xu Lin () 2015–present
Notable alumni Politicians: Ren Bishi, Huang Xing, Chen Tianhua, Chen Guofu, Shen Liren Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS): Ai Guoxiang, Xiao Jimei, Li Xun, Liao Shantao, Xiang Da, Wu Yaozu, Ding Xiaqi, Tang Zhisong, Zhang Xiaoqian, Jin Yuelin, Chen Hansheng Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE): Yu Daguang, Liu Jingnan Academicians of the Academia Sinica: Jeffrey P. Chang, Liu Yizheng, Tsiang Tingfu
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