A pair of schools honoring Zhuhai native Yung Wing (Rong Hong) came under construction on June 26 to house 2,500 Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan students by the fall of 2021.

Huafa Yung Wing School will have floor area of 80,000 sq m (20 acres) on 36,100 sq m (9 acres) off North Ring (Huandao) Road. Thirty-six classes will offer nine-year compulsory education.

The adjacent Huafa Yung Wing Senior High School will cover 50,800 sq m (12.6 acres) with about 10,000 sq m (24.7 acres) in floorage. It will consist of a general high school and the relocated Dulwich International High School Zhuhai.

Groundbreaking ceremony

Yung was the forefather of Chinese overseas studies. The schools will uphold the educational concept of Yung Wing schools, integrating traditional Chinese culture and drawing on successful experiences of western education. Highlighted will be a community-styled management mode.

Teaching, office, and research buildings will be independent for each school. Public resources including library, culture-sports and performance centers, thousand-seat theatre, gymnasium, natatorium, and fencing hall will be shared. The dormitory will accommodate eight out of ten fully enrolled students.

Architecturally, the Yung Wing schools will feature traditional Lingnan (Cantonese) style and Chinese layout. All facilities will be built to national two-star green building standards under the principle of Sponge City construction.

Funded by Huafa Industrial Share, the facilities are slated to be completed by January 2021, at which time Huafa Education Investment Holdings will be entrusted with operation and management.

Rendering of Huafa Yung Wing Senior High School

Illustration of Huafa Yung Wing School [Photos provided by Huafa Education Investment Holdings Co]