Zhejiang University

Geography of Zhejiang University

Traditionally a home to scholars and artists, Hangzhou continues to be a center of learning in China and many universities are located here. The Friends World Program China Center, which has been in China since 1985, first in Hong Kong and then in Jilin province, moved to its present location in the city of Hangzhou in 1989. Located on the Jade Spring (Yuquan) Campus of Zhejiang University, it is within walking distance from West Lake.



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Zhejiang University History

Zhejiang University was founded as the Quishi Academy in 1897 during the Qing dynasty. Qiushi, meaning to "seek the truth," was originally a Confucian academy devoted to the study of science and technology, and one of its wooden buildings, with distinctive upturned eaves and brackets, still survives today in the eastern part of the city on Old Zhejiang University Road. Qiushi Academy was formally designated National Chekiang University in 1928 and moved to its current location near West Lake in 1936, when it was reputed to be "The Cambridge of the East." In 1998 Zhejiang University amalgamated with former Hangzhou University, Zhejiang Agricultural University, and Zhejiang Medical University to become one of the largest institutions of higher learning in the country, with six campuses located throughout the city of Hangzhou. In 2004 it was ranked fourth among the most prestigious universities in China.  Read more...