Zhejiang University Reaching Its First Centenary

A century is no more than an instant in the long history ofmankind.A century is,however,an endless flow of time full of hardshipsin its growth and development for Zhejiang University——an institutionof higher learning situated near the West Lake.The planning and preparations for the construction of the presentcampus started in 1952.Now the building area has expandea to 660,000 square meters.The campus,with thick verdant trees and flowersin bloom all the year round,has become a scenic spot of its own style.The present university grew out of Qiu Shi Academy,which wasfounded in 1897.It was the first new-style institution of higher learningin Zhejiang Province.The former site of the institution was Pu CiTemple in the present-day University Road.Its engraved beams andpainted pillars still bear traces of marks left on them by historicalchanges in the past century.Qiu Shi Academy was also one of the ear-