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 (Chinese: 吉林毓文中学; pinyin: Jílín Yùwén Zhōngxué), 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 center of left-wing political thought during the 1920s.
Among prominent alumni is Kim Il-sung, the first leader of North Korea. There is a museum, a schoolroom memorial and a statue dedicated to him at the school. There is also a slogan proclaiming Sino-Korean friendship on the roof.
The school was founded in 1917.[2] The school was heavily influenced by left-wing ideology in the late 1920s, and was described as the most progressive in the city.[4] Many prominent Chinese left-wing intellectuals have taught in the school, including Guo Moruo and Shang Yue.
In 1964 Deng Xiaoping allowed the school to continue use the name "Yuwen".[2]
In 1978 Jilin Province officials approved Yuwen as the focus of the first run high school,[clarification needed] and in 2003 the local government identified the school as a model high school.[2]
Since 2005 there has been an international cooperation program with Australia. There have also been recent cultural exchanges with schools from countries such as United States and Japan.[2]
Kim Il-sung
Kim Il-sung during his time in Yuwen Middle School
North Korean presidentKim 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.[2] A slogan on the roof of the building proclaims: "Long Live Sino-Korean Friendship".[6]
In September 2010, North Korean leaderKim 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]PremierChoe Yong-rim visited the school, too, in November 2010.[12]
On 15 April 2014 around 400 to 500 North Koreans gathered at 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
Teacher Guo Moruo is remembered for his work on archeology and history, as well as for his literary works and poetry.
^ abHeonik Kwon; Byung-Ho Chung (12 March 2012). North Korea: Beyond Charismatic Politics. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 183–184. ISBN978-1-4422-1577-1.
^ abScott McDonald (26 August 2010). "N. Korea's Kim Jong Il apparently snubs Jimmy Carter to visit school in China". www.cleveland.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015. Kim Il Sung attended the school from 1927 to 1930, after his family fled the Japanese occupation of Korea. At the time, Yuwen was a hotbed of leftist thinking. Biographies of Kim say that he began absorbing communist ideology while at Yuwen. In 1928, Kim organized protests against "reactionary teachers" at Yuwen in addition to demonstrations against Japan and the purchase of Japanese goods, according to the Jilin provincial government's website.
^ ab"(LEAD) N. Korean leader arrives in Chinese industrial city on second day of surprise trip". english.yonhapnews.co.kr. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
^ abcdBradley K. Martin (1 April 2007). Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader: North Korea and the Kim Dynasty. St. Martin's Press. pp. 22–. ISBN978-1-4299-0699-9.
^Jae-Cheon Lim (24 November 2008). Kim Jong-il's Leadership of North Korea. Routledge. p. 14. ISBN978-1-134-01712-6.
^"THE TUMEN TRIANGLE DOCUMENTATION PROJECT SOURCING THE CHINESE-NORTH KOREAN BORDER: AKS Special Edition" (PDF). January 2015. p. 20. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
^"Kim Il-sung - President of the DPRK" (PDF). North Korea Leadership Watch. September 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
^ ab"Hagiography of the Kims & the Childhood of Saints: Kim Il-sung". Sino-NK. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
^ ab"Big Fatty Gives Jilin Kids a Vacation". dailynk.com. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
^. web.archive.org. KCNA. 6 November 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
^Adam Cathcart; Christopher Green; Steven Denney (24 April 2014). "Sino-NK in the Border Region Executive Summary" (PDF). White Rose University Consortium. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
^"Floral Baskets Laid before Statue of Kim Il Sung at Yuwen Middle School in Jilin, China". KCNA Watch. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
^Wolfgang Bartke (1 January 1997). Who was Who in the People's Republic of China: With more than 3100 Portraits. Walter de Gruyter. p. 69. ISBN978-3-11-096823-1.
^. Jilin City. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
^Won Tai Sohn, M.D. (7 July 2003). Kim Il Sung and Korea's Struggle: An Unconventional Firsthand History. McFarland. pp. 134–. ISBN978-0-7864-1589-2.
^ ab. Jilin Yuwen High School. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
Further reading
Jilin Yu Wen Secondary School History (Chinese Edition). Liao Wei, Yu Bian Zhu
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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 Chinese 吉林毓文中学 pinyin Jilin Yuwen Zhōngxue 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 center of left wing political thought during the 1920s Jilin Yuwen High School吉林毓文中学LocationJilin City JilinChinaCoordinates43 49 44 N 126 31 56 E 43 82889 N 126 53222 E 43 82889 126 53222 Coordinates 43 49 44 N 126 31 56 E 43 82889 N 126 53222 E 43 82889 126 53222 1 user generated source InformationTypePublicMottoDevelop morals Spread knowledge Cultivate talent Promote character 2 Established1917 2 Staff261 2 Number of students3213 2 Websitewww wbr jlyw wbr comAmong prominent alumni is Kim Il sung the first leader of North Korea There is a museum a schoolroom memorial and a statue dedicated to him at the school There is also a slogan proclaiming Sino Korean friendship on the roof Contents 1 History 1 1 Kim Il sung 2 Visits by North Korean officials 3 People 3 1 Former teachers 3 2 Alumni 4 Awards 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksHistory EditThe school was founded in 1917 2 The school was heavily influenced by left wing ideology in the late 1920s and was described as the most progressive in the city 4 Many prominent Chinese left wing intellectuals have taught in the school including Guo Moruo and Shang Yue In 1964 Deng Xiaoping allowed the school to continue use the name Yuwen 2 In 1978 Jilin Province officials approved Yuwen as the focus of the first run high school clarification needed and in 2003 the local government identified the school as a model high school 2 Since 2005 there has been an international cooperation program with Australia There have also been recent cultural exchanges with schools from countries such as United States and Japan 2 Kim Il sung Edit 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 EditSince 1964 the Pyongyang Akinori school has been a sister school and related visits have been received since then 2 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 gathered at 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 Edit Teacher Guo Moruo is remembered for his work on archeology and history as well as for his literary works and poetry Former teachers Edit Chu Tu nan zh 15 Ma Jun 2 Guo Moruo 16 Shang Yue 17 Alumni Edit Kim Il sung 5 Peng Huanwu 18 Ma Zongjin zh 18 Awards EditTeaching Quality and Improvement Award 2 Excellent Teaching Achievement Award 2 See also Edit Schools portal China portalHistory of education in China Republican era High School Attached to Northeast Normal University Jilin City No 1 High School Pyongyang Foreigners School Sprouts of capitalism a historical theory of Chinese economics originally presented by teacher Shang YueReferences Edit Yuwen High School Jilin City Wikimapia 2015 Retrieved 23 November 2015 a b c d e f g h i j k l JILIN YU WEN HIGH SCHOOL en fseducation org Retrieved 20 September 2015 permanent dead link a b Heonik Kwon Byung Ho Chung 12 March 2012 North Korea Beyond Charismatic Politics Rowman amp Littlefield Publishers pp 183 184 ISBN 978 1 4422 1577 1 a b Scott McDonald 26 August 2010 N Korea s Kim Jong Il apparently snubs Jimmy Carter to visit school in China www cleveland com Retrieved 19 September 2015 Kim Il Sung attended the school from 1927 to 1930 after his family fled the Japanese occupation of Korea At the time Yuwen was a hotbed of leftist thinking Biographies of Kim say that he began absorbing communist ideology while at Yuwen In 1928 Kim organized protests against reactionary teachers at Yuwen in addition to demonstrations against Japan and the purchase of Japanese goods according to the Jilin provincial government s website a b LEAD N Korean leader arrives in Chinese industrial city on second day of surprise trip english yonhapnews co kr Retrieved 14 September 2015 a b c d Bradley K Martin 1 April 2007 Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader North Korea and the Kim Dynasty St Martin s Press pp 22 ISBN 978 1 4299 0699 9 Jae Cheon Lim 24 November 2008 Kim Jong il s Leadership of North Korea Routledge p 14 ISBN 978 1 134 01712 6 THE TUMEN TRIANGLE DOCUMENTATION PROJECT SOURCING THE CHINESE NORTH KOREAN BORDER AKS Special Edition PDF January 2015 p 20 Retrieved 14 September 2015 Kim Il sung President of the DPRK PDF North Korea Leadership Watch September 2009 Retrieved 23 November 2015 a b Hagiography of the Kims amp the Childhood of Saints Kim Il sung Sino NK Retrieved 14 September 2015 a b Big Fatty Gives Jilin Kids a Vacation dailynk com Retrieved 14 September 2015 DPRK Premier Visits Jilin Yuwen Middle School web archive org KCNA 6 November 2010 Archived from the original on 12 October 2014 Retrieved 19 September 2015 Adam Cathcart Christopher Green Steven Denney 24 April 2014 Sino NK in the Border Region Executive Summary PDF White Rose University Consortium Retrieved 23 November 2015 Floral Baskets Laid before Statue of Kim Il Sung at Yuwen Middle School in Jilin China KCNA Watch 6 July 2014 Retrieved 23 November 2015 Wolfgang Bartke 1 January 1997 Who was Who in the People s Republic of China With more than 3100 Portraits Walter de Gruyter p 69 ISBN 978 3 11 096823 1 郭沫若在毓文中学 Jilin City Archived from the original on 20 February 2014 Retrieved 20 September 2015 Won Tai Sohn M D 7 July 2003 Kim Il Sung and Korea s Struggle An Unconventional Firsthand History McFarland pp 134 ISBN 978 0 7864 1589 2 a b 历史名人 Jilin Yuwen High School Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 20 September 2015 Further reading EditJilin Yu Wen Secondary School History Chinese Edition Liao Wei Yu Bian Zhu 金日成在吉林毓文中学 毓文周刊 清华大学美术学院生源基地实验学校师生作品集 With the Century volume 1External links EditOfficial website in Chinese Photo of the school Photos at Naenara Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jilin Yuwen High School amp oldid 1014175825, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
