Hangzhou No.4 Middle School is rich in cultural landscape and profound in cultural heritage. It is an advanced school of moral education in China and a civilized unit in Zhejiang Province, and is known as a learning destination in Hangzhou.
Hangzhou No.4 Middle School pays attention to the cultivation of students' behavior habits and basic education, inherits the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation and creates a healthy campus culture. A "duty class" system with self-management as the central content and a "year-round school uniform" system with the purpose of promoting the spirit of "frugality" have been established. The "four-person" education of reading famous works, listening to famous songs, appreciating famous paintings and watching famous film and television dramas has infected students with unique artistic charm. Art Week, Latin American Festival and No.4 TV Station provide a world for students to display their talents. The moral education in Hangzhou No.4 Middle School is highly praised by colleagues in the education field because of its operability, demonstration and popularization.
The school is committed to the development of secondary education with the motto of "honesty, frugality, courtesy and kindness" and the school spirit of "strictness and realism". Based on the principle of "promoting education through scientific research", the school has systematically carried out educational and teaching reforms and explorations such as research and guidance on learning methods and psychological counseling for students, and built a compulsory, elective and activity curriculum system earlier and more completely, and also established the Wang Scholarship [USA] to reward students with excellent academic performance. All-round improvement of students' quality.
The school attaches great importance to strengthening international exchanges, and has received educational delegations from Europe, Asia, the United States and Australia, and organized teachers and students to visit Japan, Britain and Australia. Student Mao Yong won the silver medal in the 1989 International Olympic Physics Competition, Chen Lei won the first prize in the second Yilida Invention Award in Zhejiang Province, Li Jianqiang won the first prize in the liberal arts of the 1986 Provincial College Entrance Examination, and Chen Hua won the gold medal in the international swimming competition many times.