Beijing Huiwen Middle School

Beijing Huiwen Middle School

Beijing Huiwen Middle School is designated as a patriotic education base.

Established in 1871, Beijing Huiwen Middle School became one of the first municipal model senior high schools in 2001. Over its 140-year history, the school has developed a deep cultural heritage and historical tradition, producing notable figures such as the proletarian revolutionaries Peng Xuefeng and Zhang Kexia, as well as more than twenty renowned scientists, including academicians like Wang Daheng, Wang Zhongcheng, and Lin Tongyan. The school’s century-long history is closely intertwined with modern Chinese history, nurturing a spirit of patriotism and progress. It has educated generations of talents who have contributed to the nation.

Patriotism and moral integrity are among the core traditions of Huiwen. Strolling through the campus, visitors can pay respects at landmarks such as the “Revolutionary Martyrs Torch Monument” tucked within the greenery, the “Memorial for Tang and Xie Who Died for the Country on March 18,” and the statue of General Peng Xuefeng. Exploring the school’s historical exhibition reveals precious photos of Huiwen teachers and students participating in the May Fourth Movement, the December 9th Movement, and the Korean War. Listening to the stirring melody of “The Flower Sea of May” or hearing moving accounts of Huiwen alumni who dedicated their blood, lives, wisdom, and talent to the nation and its people evokes a deep sense of patriotism. It is this enduring tradition and the shared journey of glory and hardship with the motherland that has instilled a profound patriotic spirit in the hearts of Huiwen people, inspiring them to become pillars of strength in all areas of socialist modernization.

The history of Huiwen serves as a living textbook of patriotism, and its campus functions as an immersive classroom for patriotic education. In 1997, Beijing Huiwen Middle School was officially named a district-level patriotic education base.

Memorial for Tang and Xie Who Died for the Country on March 18

On March 18, 1926, to protest imperialist aggression at Dagukou, the Northern Communist Party organized a massive anti-imperialist and patriotic demonstration. Huiwen students Tang Yaokun and Xie Kan were martyred under the tyranny of warlord Duan Qirui. To commemorate the two martyrs, Huiwen teachers and students erected a monument in the small flower garden between Debenshe and DehouShe on the school grounds that autumn.

General Peng Xuefeng

Peng Xuefeng was an outstanding commander and military strategist of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army and the New Fourth Army. In 1941, he served as commander and political commissar of the Fourth Division of the New Fourth Army, making him the highest-ranking New Fourth Army officer to sacrifice his life during the War of Resistance against Japan. Having devoted 20 years to the revolution, he displayed extraordinary courage and military prowess across countless battles, earning the praise of Mao Zedong and Zhu De as a “role model for Communists.”

“The Flower Sea of May”

“We are the flower sea of May, embracing the era with our youth; we are the rising sun, igniting the future with our lives…” — The famous wartime song widely sung across China was composed by Yan Shushī, a patriotic musician and distinguished math teacher at Beijing Huiwen Middle School.

Address: No. 6 Peixin Street, Dongcheng District

Opening Hours: 9:00–16:00 (closed on public holidays and statutory holidays)

Admission: Free (advance reservation required)

Phone: 67120676 / 67117375

Public Transport: Take bus routes 8, 12, 23, 57, 715, etc., and get off at Xingfu Avenue Station or Peixin Street Station, then walk to Peixin Street.