Shanghai Xingzhi Middle School, formerly known as Yucai School, is located in Baoshan District, Fucheng, north wing of Shanghai, near the Yangtze River. It was founded in Chongqing on 1939 by the great people educator Tao Xingzhi. 1947 moved to Shanghai. As a key middle school in Shanghai, Xingzhi Middle School has advanced education and teaching facilities. The school covers an area of 130 mu, with 33 classes, 1700 students and 170 faculty members, which are divided into four parts: teaching area, dormitory area, botanical garden and school-run enterprise. With its leading position in the modernization of educational technology in the whole city, the school was named as the first batch of "National Modern Educational Technology Experimental School" by the Ministry of Education. The school is a "Shanghai garden unit" with beautiful environment and trees. There is also Xingzhi Middle School in Lianyuan City, Hunan Province.