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Luhe High School was founded in 1867. Originally, it
was a mission school of Christianity founded by the Congregational Church
of America, by 1889, it had developed into an advanced academy that
included primary school, middle school, high school, college and a
seminary ---- North China College. In 1917, the college department of the
academy was moved to the west of Beijing and became the famous Yan Jing
University while the middle school and high school department still
remained in the original site and were formally named Lu He High School,
which had become a very famous high school in the north of China by the
1920s and 1930s.
The history of Luhe High School dates back to the Tongzhou Boys¨ Boarding School set up by clergyman John David in 1867. By 1889, it had expanded and upgraded into a comprehensive school, which was formally named North China College, and included primary and secondary schools, a college and a divinity college. During this period, Principal Sheffield had been working here for more than 40 years. In 1918, Luhe High School, the first high school in China, was set up after merging and rebuilding.
With the completion of Williams Hall, Sheffield
Hall, Warner Hall and rows of Gothic buildings, Luhe began to resemble the school as it stands today. The students at Luhe spend three years here by the tranquil Union
Lake.
Luhe began to bring in modern science subjects, which created chances for communication between Chinese and western education. This was totally different from the common private schools, which advocated book-based learning only. This type of education brought about new ideas on the Luhe campus. The Tongzhou branch of the Alliance Society, one of the democratic organizations, was right here in Luhe. The first commissioner of the new China, Ma Wenzhao, and many of those who were closely involved in China¨s modern history, like Fei Qiru, Kong Xiangxi, were all from here.
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