It used to be said that Suzhou and Hangzhou were juxtaposed, and even that Suzhou could surpass Hangzhou a little, because Suzhou is the capital of Jiangsu and Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang. In the past, Shanghai belonged to Susongtai Island in Jiangsu, belonging to Jiangsu. Now Suzhou is a little more difficult than Hangzhou, and the draw is certain. . Definitely not. 20% less. It's mainly influence, not economy. People are first-class cities, and Suzhou is only second-rate. As prosperous as Yangzhou in those days, its political status is as important as its economic status. Therefore, although Suzhou's economy is a little stronger, it will still lose a little overall. Only look at the best universities in two cities. Zhejiang University is the same as Nantah, but where can the Soviet University compare? If in the past. . . Soochow University is also a leader in NB University.
The development of history
Hangzhou has a long history, which has been more than 2,200 years since the county was established in Qin Dynasty. Hangzhou is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization. The excavation of the site of the bridge across the lake shows that as early as 8000 years ago, human beings flourished here. Liangzhu culture more than 5000 years ago was called the dawn of civilization by historians. Hangzhou was once the capital of Wu Yue State in the Southern Song Dynasty in the Five Dynasties and one of the eight ancient capitals in China. It was praised as "the most beautiful and luxurious city in the world" by Italian traveler Kyle Poirot in the13rd century. Hangzhou was called Qiantang in ancient times. In the 9th year of Emperor Yangdi Huang Kai (589), Qiantang County was abolished and Hangzhou was named, which was the first time in history. In the Five Dynasties, Wu Yueguo (907-978 AD) made Hangzhou its capital. In the third year of the Southern Song Dynasty (1 129), Emperor Gaozong crossed the river to Hangzhou and was promoted to be the prefect of Lin 'an. In the eighth year of Shaoxing (1 138), Lin 'an was officially made its capital in the Southern Song Dynasty, which lasted for more than 40 years. In the first year of the Republic of China (19 12), Qiantang County, Renhe County and Hangxian County were juxtaposed. In the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927), Hangzhou and other places set up county towns and Hangzhou set up a city. 1May 3, 949, the liberation of Hangzhou opened a new chapter in the history of Hangzhou's development. /hz/hzcitymiennr 1.html
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Appendix: Soochow University
In the research field of the history of legal education, there has always been a saying that "there is Chaoyang in the north and Soochow in the south". "North Chaoyang" refers to "Chaoyang University" in Beijing. It was the first domestic university specializing in legal research and teaching initiated by Mr. Wang Zijian and funded by colleagues of Beijing Law Society in the first year of the Republic of China (19 12). "Southern Soochow" refers to the Law School of Soochow University in Shanghai. Soochow University Law School is a comparative law school founded by Americans, which mainly studies Anglo-American law and domestic law. Shanghai Soochow University
Law school is a branch of Soochow University in Suzhou.
Soochow University in Suzhou is a missionary university founded by the Board of Supervisors of American Christian Missionaries. In June 1900+0 1 in Tennessee, USA, it was granted permission to establish "departments of literature, medicine and theology, and other departments that may be considered appropriate". The name of the school is Soochow University (the Chinese name of Soochow University). Soochow University has three preparatory schools: Suzhou No.1 Middle School, Shanghai No.2 Middle School and Huzhou No.3 Middle School. Shanghai No.2 Middle School 19 14 hired American C.W.Rankin as the principal. Mr. Rankin is a practicing lawyer in Shanghai Concession. He hopes to do something useful for Soochow University besides working in middle school.
On the occasion of the victory of the Revolution of 1911 and the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty, the achievements of the bourgeois democratic revolution need a series of legal norms to be consolidated, a constitution needs to be formulated, various legal provisions need to be drafted, a new government needs to be established, courts at all levels need to be set up, judges and prosecutors are equipped, and a large number of lawyers need to provide legal services to all sectors of society. Due to the shortage of legal talents in China at that time, it is urgent to train legal talents in China as soon as possible. Who will undertake the task of cultivating these talents? Mr Rankin seized this opportunity with his professional sensitivity. He thinks that he can make full use of his legal knowledge and that of his friends in the Shanghai legal field, and make contributions to the training of legal talents for the new China government.
At that time, many lawyers and judges in Shanghai were related to consular courts, especially to the British Supreme Court and the American courts in China, not to mention the judges and lawyers of the "mixed court" combining Chinese and Western. There are also some international students who have obtained law degrees in Shanghai. Why not use the classroom of No.2 Middle School to run an evening school, and hire those judicial personnel who are off duty from the court to train the students who have completed their daytime study with legal knowledge? To this end, Mr. Rankin consulted Justice Charles S. Lobinger of the American court. He enthusiastically supported the plan and promised to be a part-time lecturer. Other lawyers also agreed to be part-time lecturers. Among them, during the period from 1922 to 1949, George Thomas Light, the chief prosecutor of the US court in China, worked as a part-time lecturer at Soochow University Law School for a long time.
1965438+On September 3, 2005, "China Institute of Comparative Law" (Soochow University Law School) was formally established, with Mr. Rankin as the provost. At the beginning, the number of students was less than 10, while there were more than ten lecturers. 19 18 in June, the first batch of seven students were awarded the bachelor of law degree. Before 1924, Soochow University Law School had been taking classes in the classroom of No.2 Middle School affiliated to Soochow University, No.20 Kunshan Road, Shanghai. 1924, Soochow university law school moved to no. Kunshan road11a. Since then, the law school has its own classrooms, offices, restaurants and dormitories.
Mr. Rankin's contract with Soochow University expired on 1920, and then Mr. W.W.Blume, an American, took over as the provost of Soochow University Law School. 1927 In April, Mr. Liu Bomu resigned and Dr. Wu took over as the provost.
According to Liu Bomu's later recollection, when the Law School was established in 19 15, all admitted law school students were required to graduate from regular middle schools and complete two-year courses at recognized colleges or universities during the freshman qualification examination. Moreover, all applicants must have the ability to use English, and at the end of the exam, applicants are also required to have the ability to use Mandarin (that is, northern dialect).
This practice is to imitate the experience of American law schools, but soon, the admission conditions of American law schools have improved. Therefore, in the school admission notices from 1924 to 1925, a new requirement is put forward: "All students who plan to enter law schools, especially those who want to go abroad for further study, must complete the Bachelor of Arts course (or at least three years' courses) before entering the school, which is based on the current admission requirements of famous American law schools."
A student who is going to study law must first complete a three-year course in the College of Arts and Sciences of Soochow University, and then go to law school to specialize in law courses. It will take him six years to get a bachelor of arts degree and a bachelor of law degree. This bundled legal education is a way of running schools adopted by famous American law schools, which greatly improves the teaching quality of Soochow University Law School.
At the beginning of Soochow University Law School, the regular law class was 3 hours a day, from Monday to Friday, from 4: 30 to 7: 30 every afternoon. For the convenience of part-time judges and lawyers, the course is set in the evening. At the same time, students can also do some part-time jobs during the day to support themselves.
The enrollment notice said: "The goal of running a school is to enable them to fully grasp the basic principles of the major legal systems in the world. The important purpose of running a school is to train a generation of talents who can contribute to the new and better legal system in China. " In order to achieve this goal, the legal system courses of civil law, common law and China law are jointly set up. Students can make comparisons while studying the basic courses of the three legal systems. Regarding the study plan of the school, Professor M.O. Hudson of Harvard University said in his speech at the school: "The teaching of domestic law is based on the comparison between Anglo-American law and civil law. Your school is the only truly valuable comparative law school I know. "
During the period from 1920 to 1927, only a few courses related to China law were taught in Chinese, and most other courses were taught in English. Extensive English training enables students to successfully complete their research studies in Britain and the United States in the future.
The school organized a practice court (mock trial) at 192 1. The court session is held on Saturday night. Students are lawyers, jurors, witnesses, lawyers and judges in our school, and some teachers are judges. Take turns to demonstrate three sets of legal procedures-China court (Chinese), mixed court (Chinese-English translation) and Anglo-American court (English).
The teaching method of Soochow University Law School is also quite special. At first, it was a textbook teaching method. After 1923, the case teaching method widely used in American law schools was introduced. Probably because of Anglo-American case law, familiarity with a large number of classic cases is a necessary condition for training successful judges, prosecutors and lawyers. At the same time, the "case teaching method", which is anti-prescriptive, rote learning and boring, makes law education lively and easy to be accepted by students.
1920, the law school has only one full-time teacher, that is, the dean, and all the other teachers are part-time local judges and lawyers. The way of taking part-time teachers was determined by the historical conditions at that time. Part-time teachers solved the contradiction of shortage of teachers at that time, but the business pressure of part-time staff often made them have no time to attend classes, and changing classes constantly disrupted the normal teaching plan of the school. To this end, the establishment of full-time teachers has become a top priority for the school. Alumni who graduated from Soochow University Law School in the early days and went abroad for further study and returned to China have become the first candidates.
1922, a bilingual legal journal was published in Soochow University Law School in the form of quarterly. Mr. Liu Bomu, the provost, wrote in the preface of the inaugural issue: "The policy of law magazines can be summarized into the following three meanings: First, introduce foreign legal principles to China, so that foreign countries can understand China's legal principles; Second, promote the comparative study of Chinese and foreign legal principles; Third, spread these legal knowledge widely in China to prepare for the legal reform in China. "
A China scholar wrote in 1936: "In its 20-year history, 95 graduates from China Comparative Law School went to foreign universities for further study. A recent report shows that there are now 72 graduates engaged in teaching in colleges and universities; 40 people are middle school administrators and teachers; 1 graduates become presidents of a public law school, and three become presidents of private law schools; There are 3 1 judges; 4 1 person works in government departments; Seven people became members of the Legislative Yuan Preparation Committee; Two work in a church. Seven of the nine lawyers in the Shanghai Ministry of Industry and Information Technology are graduates of comparative law schools. "
Due to well-known reasons, in the early 1950s, missionary universities disappeared in Chinese mainland. So is the fate of Soochow University. Missionary universities have disappeared in Chinese mainland for more than 50 years. While discussing the disadvantages of missionary universities, we should also objectively analyze the contribution of this new higher education to China. Missionary universities are the pioneers of new higher education in China. Zhang Kaiyuan said in the preface of the Series of Studies on the History of China Missionary University: "It is true that China Missionary University came with western colonialism, and its initial stage was mainly to serve the spread of Christianity. However, in the 1920s, under the violent impact of the wave of nationalism in China, China Christian University had to make corresponding adjustments, and gradually became an important part of China's higher education after a difficult course of localization, humanization and academics. "
Dr. William B.Fenn, who once taught at Jinling University, said in the article "The Church University in Changing China": "The contribution of the Church University lies in cultivating a large number of well-trained men and women who have a great influence on all levels of society, and this is the time when the country needs them most." "The important contribution of China Christian University lies in enhancing mutual understanding and friendship between countries. Through the language, knowledge, values and foreign staff provided by the school, we have introduced good things from the West. At the same time, through them, China's knowledge was translated, displayed and introduced to the west. As messengers of spirit and culture, they help explain the West to the East and the East to the West. Although they were implicated by imperialism and hindered by foreign personality, as importers of western culture, they participated in the cultural, social and government revolution in China. "
Looking back at the history of Soochow University Law School, we feel that Dr. Fang William's evaluation is appropriate.