Quaker school in China marks anniversary

A new school museum has been opened in the Guangyi Friends School in China

A new school museum has been opened in the Guangyi Friends School in China as part of the school’s 120th anniversary celebrations.

The museum opening, on 6 October, launched a programme of events to mark the anniversary of the founding of the school in 1894.

The museum traces the school’s history, and outlines the legacy of its Quaker founders. It also highlights the school’s role in the establishment of football in Western China. The region’s first regulation-sized football pitch was laid out in the grounds of the school in 1905.

Former pupils from across the world joined current staff and pupils and civic dignitaries to mark the anniversary.

The school, in the city of Chongqing, China, was established by Leonard Wigham in 1894. It operated under the leadership of British Quakers until 1928, when it was incorporated into the school system, although still owned by the Friends Service Council. After 1949 the school became fully under state administration and was known as ‘No. 5 High School’. It reverted to its original name in the 1990s.

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