Tongwenguan ( Chinese 同 文 舘 , Pinyin : Tóngwén guǎn ) is a school established in 1862 [1] in Beijing to teach Chinese languages and sciences.
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Initially, Russian , English and French were taught in it, then German , chemistry, natural history, mathematics, physics, astronomy, mechanics, political economy, international law were introduced and, as an optional subject, anatomy and physiology; of the languages it was provided to study one of their own choice. The eight-year learning course, the first three years were devoted mainly to the study of languages. The school was supervised by Tsung-li-yamyan , whose members take an active part in the trials under the supervision of the chief inspector of sea customs. Teaching was conducted by foreigners and Chinese. At the end of the course, students received the positions of translators at Tsong-li-Yamyan.
In 1902, the school became part of Peking University .
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- ↑ Dean C. Ts. Teaching the Russian language in China at the beginning of the 18th century // Bulletin of St. Petersburg University. Series 9. Philology. Oriental studies. Journalism. - 2008. - No. 4-2.
See also
- Russian language in China
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- Thun-wen-guan // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 t. (82 t. And 4 ext.). - SPb. , 1890-1907.