Beijing Huiwen Middle School / Peking Academy

beijing huiwen middle school, previously known as peking academy, also referred to as beijing huiwen high school (simplified chinese: 北京汇文中学; traditional chinese: 北京匯文中學), is a public beacon high school in dongcheng district, beijing, china. it was established in 1871 by the methodist episcopal church as 蒙学馆 (school of rudimentary knowledge). in 1882, 怀理书院 (reason-nurturing academy) spun off with the newly added middle- and high-school divisions. in 1882, the academy was renamed as huiwen academy 汇文书院. during the boxer rebellion, it was burned down, then rebuilt again in 1902 with the support from local church. in 1904, it again renamed as 汇文大学堂 (huiwen college). during the early republican era, the college section of huiwen college merged with yenching university in 1918, located on campus of present-day peking university, whereas the preparatory and high school divisions remained intact under the new title of 汇文学校 (huiwen academy). dr. cai yuanpei wrote the inscription and school mo