中山大学的英文介绍.doc

Sun Yat-sen UniversitySun Yat-sen University or Zhongshan University (Traditional Chinese: 中山大学; Simplified Chinese : 中山大学; pinyin: Zhōngshān Dàxué) is a prominent university in the southern part of China, located mainly in Guangzhou. The university is named after Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, a physician and later president of the Republic of China.The university consists of 4 campuses (South Campus, North Campus, East Campus and Zhuhai Campus) with a total area of 6.17 square kilometers. Three of the four campuses are located in Guangzhou, the fourth is in Zhuhai.The university motto, Study extensively; Enquire accurately; Reflect carefully; Discriminate clearly; Practise earnestly (博学、审问、慎思、明辨、笃行), is from one of the Chinese classics, Doctrine of the Mean.Sun Yat-sen University, originally known as National Kwangtung University (国立广东大学), was founded in 1924 by Dr. Sun Yat-sen. It combined National Higher Normal College (广东高等师范学校), Kwangtung Provincial Law College (广东公立法科大学) and Provincial Agricultural Technical School (广东公立农业专门学校), and after his death it was renamed National Sun Yat-sen University in 1926.CampusThe campus was originally located at Shipai (石牌), Eastern Guangzhou. In the early 1950s, Sun Yat-sen University was merged with Lingnan University and relocated to Kangle Yuan (康乐园), Southern Guangzhou, which is now called the South Campus. In 2000, the Zhuhai Campus was established in Tangjia (唐家), city of Zhuhai. In 2001, the former Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences merged into Sun Yat-sen University, constituting the current North Campus. The East Campus was established in 2004 in Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center (广州大学城), Panyu, Guangzhou. Academics Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical SciencesSun Yat-sen University is a comprehensive university including the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, technical science, medical science, pharmacology and management science. There are 23 schools and colleges, including a medical school,