At the beginning of the 20th century, there was such a school in Hangzhou, which was built on the ruins of Gong Yuan, Zhejiang Province in the imperial examination era. It is the first normal school in Zhejiang Province (hereinafter referred to as "Zhejiang No.1 Normal School") praised by Cai Yuanpei as "the most prestigious school in Zhejiang". Its host is Jing Hengyi, an educator who is called "Cai Yuanpei of China academic circles" by later generations. During the period when Jing Hengyi was in charge of the school, he took "cultivating a sound personality and developing the Republican spirit" as his own responsibility. Starting from the concept of pure education and personality education, he formulated the school motto of "diligence, prudence and honesty" and invited celebrities and new school people such as Li Shutong, Xia Mianzun, Liu Dabai, Chen Wangdao and licijiu to build a common vision and teach students in accordance with their aptitude. Before and after the May 4th Movement, the general principle of running a school was "keeping pace with the times" and advocating "dynamic education". Taking deepening the reform of management system and curriculum standards as a breakthrough, four reforms have been implemented, namely, changing Putonghua teaching, full-time teachers, student autonomy and subject system, advocating students' "automation, freedom, autonomy and self-discipline", and promoting the dissemination of new knowledge and social transformation. The school is full of freedom and democracy, and there is a lively situation. The earliest art exhibition, concert and drama performance in Zhejiang and the earliest teaching of body painting in China were born. Inter-school joint sports meeting, campus agricultural practice and campus vernacular education were opened in Zhejiang, and school songs such as farewell and spring outing were also spread all over the country. Zhejiang No.1 Normal School has become the center of the new culture movement in Zhejiang, enjoying the same reputation as Changsha Hunan No.1 Normal School, and is known as the "Second Normal School". Chen Wangdao recalled that during the May 4th Movement, "Peking University was the most active institution of higher learning, while in middle schools, it was regarded as the first normal school in Hunan and the first normal school in Hangzhou".

1 919 165438+ 10. In October, students Shi Cuntong and Yu Xiusong from Zhejiang First Normal University joined hands with middle school students Cha, Ruan Yicheng and Shen Naixi from Class A Industrial School (that is, in June165438+/. Zhejiang Xinchao soon established more than 30 agencies and distribution offices in Harbin in the north, Guangzhou in the south, Chengdu in the west and Kobe in the east, including Mao Zedong Army of Mawang Street School in Changsha, Hunan Province and Yang Xianjiang Army of Nanjing Normal School. Under the influence of Xia Mianzun, Chen Wangdao and Liu Dabai, Shi Cuntong published an article "Unfilial" in the second issue, attacking the family system, which was the first to start the struggle against propriety in Zhejiang academic circles and was regarded as a "scourge" by conservative forces. The publication was banned by the Beiyang government. The Provincial Department of Education ordered the expulsion of student Shi Cuntong and the dismissal of new teachers, but Jing Hengyi refused to implement it. On June191916, the Student Autonomy Association of Zhejiang First Normal University was formally established, and its purpose was announced as "respecting individual personality, developing mutual assistance ability, forming autonomous habits, practicing common life and building a model society". This incident started in the whole province, and later schools all over the country followed suit. On February 9th, 1920, Jing Hengyi was dismissed by the Provincial Education Department. Teachers and students of Zhejiang First Normal University called for "painting classics to protect the school" and set off a wave of "painting classics to protect the school", petitioning the government many times, arguing that the purpose of painting classics was "to maintain the reform spirit of our school and consolidate the cultural foundation of Zhejiang". The authorities dispatched military police to surround and try to dissolve the school, and teachers and students fought resolutely against it. Students from other schools in Hangzhou came to express their solidarity, and public opinion at home and abroad expressed their solidarity. Celebrities such as Liang Qichao and Cai Yuanpei also called to accuse the authorities of atrocities. Under the strong pressure of public opinion, the authorities were forced to reopen negotiations with the students. Under the mediation of Cai Yuanpei's younger brother and the president of Hangzhou China Bank, Cai Yuankang ordered the withdrawal of the school, revoked his authorization to dissolve the school, and agreed to the student's request that "the appointment and removal of the president of the official hall requires the consent of the students". The school will resume classes on April 17. It is the "one teacher trend" that shocked the whole country after the May 4th Movement.

Zhejiang No.1 Normal University provided a world-recognized strong talent guarantee and intellectual support for the social progress in modern China. Among the students who left the school gate of Zhejiang No.1 Normal University, a large number became the early backbone of the CPC. They were Yu Xiusong, Shi Cuntong, Wang Guansan, Xie, Xuan Zhonghua, Ye Tiandi, Tang Gongxian, Liang Baitai, Shou Songtao, Zhuang Wengong, Hu, Jiang Youliang and Qu. The ideological trend of "one division" laid the foundation for the establishment and development of the Communist Youth League of China, the Communist Youth League of China and local party organizations in Hangzhou. At the same time, the school has made important contributions to improving the quality of teachers and students, spreading Marxism, and advocating intellectuals to take the road of combining workers and peasants.