From Private Schools to Universities: A Century of Educational Contributions by Fujian Overseas Chinese
Fuzhou, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Nan’an, Huian, Yongchun, Anxi, Tong’an, Fuqing, Putian, Yongding, Xianyou, Datian, Changting, Shaowu, Mawei, Gulangyu Have you ever been to school? To most Chinese today, the question sounds absurd. But a hundred years ago, in Fujian, being able to attend school was a luxury. The people who changed that were a group of Fujianese living far from home. One Man’s Obsession In 1894, the 20th year of Guangxu’s reign. A man named Tan Kah Kee from Tong’an established a small school called the “Tizhai Academy” in Jimei. ...