Wuling School

Wuling School

Wuling School is a cultural heritage site protected by Fenghua District.

Wuling School, also known as Wuling Middle School, is located at the western foot of Mount Wu in Xikou Town, a nationally renowned scenic area in Fenghua City, Zhejiang Province.

The overall campus layout is methodical and thoughtfully designed, with key structures such as the auditorium, teaching buildings, dormitories, and hospital. All these buildings are made of brick and concrete, feature a distinct central axis, and showcase a Republican-era architectural style that fuses Chinese and Western influences. Their roofs are of the flush-gable single-eave type, with subtle rafter rises, relatively flat tile slopes, and wooden roof trusses. The building bodies lack internal columns, and wide-span beams are supported by brick walls or reinforced concrete pillars. Each building has an entrance hall, either square, semi-circular, predominantly Western in design, or mainly Chinese. Their elevated foundations give the structures a particularly majestic appearance.

The Wuling campus was built in 1929, designed by Weng Wentao, the younger brother of Weng Wenhao, and constructed by Shanghai's Sun Yusheng Construction Company, completing in 1930. At the time, it covered more than 4 hectares, with a total construction area of over 15,000 square meters. The campus was extensively landscaped with flowers and trees, featuring gardens between each building, and the structures nestled amid greenery—making it a rare and outstanding example of Republican-era architecture in Fenghua City. In 2004, the city’s Cultural Relics Protection Office recommended it for inclusion in the sixth batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units. It was officially listed as part of the fifth batch of municipal-level cultural relics protection units in Fenghua City in April 2007.