Before the founding of New China, many universities in China were founded by Christianity or Catholicism, and several of them were world-class universities at that time. 1952 During the great adjustment of colleges and universities, these missionary universities gradually merged with other universities, and their names became a page in the memory of the times and history.

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Yanda University was born in the May 4th Movement. As an important representative of higher education in China at that time, it was founded in 19 19, with Si Tuleideng as the principal. He once established Harvard Yanjing Society in cooperation with Harvard University in the United States, and became famous at home and abroad. Many important events in modern China were related to yenching university.

Fu Jen Catholic University, a private university founded by the church during the Republic of China, has a short history among the famous universities that disappeared after the Republic of China, only 27 years from its establishment in 1925 to the adjustment of its departments in 1952.

Cheeloo University is jointly organized by some Christian churches in the United States, Britain and Canada, the Presbyterian Church in North America and fund-raising. In its heyday, it was known as "the first university in North China", and like yenching university, it was known as "Southern Qi and Northern Yan".

Soochow University, the first private university in China in the early 20th century. Christian Supervisory Council was founded in Suzhou, China on 1900. Its legal education was well-known at home and abroad at that time, and it was the first western university in China. 195 1 Resumption of studies in Taiwan Province Province, which is also the first private university in Taiwan Province Province.

St John's University, the first English-taught university in China, formerly known as St John's College, was founded in 1879. It is one of the most famous universities in China in modern times, with the reputation of "Harvard in the East" and "Training Center for Diplomatic Talents", which has set a number of firsts in education in the Republic of China and is also the longest-running missionary school in China.

Aurora University, Aurora is an ancient Indian name for China. A famous university in modern China was founded by Ma Yu/KLOC-0, the father of China, in the former site of Xujiahui Observatory on February 27th, 903. 1952 the departments of China were adjusted, and the departments of sinian university were merged into relevant institutions of higher learning in Shanghai (Fudan university, Shanghai jiaotong university, Tongji university, etc. ).

Zhijiang University, Presbyterian Church in North America and Presbyterian Church in South America were jointly established as a missionary university in Hangzhou, China. It is also one of the thirteen Christian universities in China and has a certain historical position in China University. Celebrities such as Lin Handa, Jin Zhonghua and Zhu Shenghao are all alumni. 195 1 was taken over by the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture and Education, and the American teacher left school for home.

Jinling University is a missionary university founded by American Christian Church in Nanjing. This is the first missionary university to apply to the government of China and get approval. At that time, the social evaluation was "the best missionary university in China" and it enjoyed the reputation of "hero in Jiangdong" and "Zhongshan English". 1952 National college departments were adjusted, Jinling University was abolished, and the main body was merged into Nanjing University.

Lingnan University, formerly known as Gezhi College, pioneered overseas Chinese education in China. Founded by the American Presbyterian Church in Guangzhou on 1888, it was closed in April 1927. This institution is the predecessor of Lingnan University, which resumed its studies in Hong Kong for more than 40 years today.