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Nanhai Shimen Middle School(南海石门中学),is a boarding school which is located in Nanhai,Foshan, was set up in 1932. In 1933, it was awarded as the first level school of Guangdong Province. At the beginning, Shimen was built in Lishui, Nanhai. In 1935, Shimen moved to Beicun. Experienced the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the Cultural Revolution, Shimen was tough but insistent to continue educating students. Today, it has became the best middle school in Nanhai District.

Background
"Shimen", a name from "Shimen Fanzhao"(石门返照), one of eight sights of Guangzhou. In Song, Yuang and Qing Dynasty, Shimen Fanzhao was recorded in Annals of Nanhai County.

Badge
The badge of Shimen Middle School has green color. Observing it from up to down, it is obvious to know that it is a abbreviation about Shimen. As a whole, the above part means education shoule be like spiral forward. The other part has three angles and it means students should develop their morality, intelligence and physique.

Motto
Besides, Shimen Middle School has a motto "You have a heavy responsibility and a long road so do not forget to struggle.".This adapted from a sentence "An educated gentleman cannot but be resolute and broad-minded, for he has taken up a heavy responsibility and a long course"by Confucius.

Song
Shimen has a school song called the most beautiful Shimen. Its lyrics was created by Deng Yaobang, one of graduate from Shimen and he is also a senior planner who created many famous song for Foshan.

Students
From 2005, Shimen was a member of AFS(AFS Intercultural Programs) and has sent more than 40 students to America, France, Germany, Italy and many other countries as exchange students. Those students can study in local schools and live in local families in a year. Other countries students can also study in Shimen and live in Nanhai.

Teachers
Shimen set a special course for students who study here in the first year. A foreign teacher will share his or her experience, teach students to play a drama and show some American or British TV series in this course. In 2016, Shimen was creative to employ Neil, a British person who graduated from Oxford and has taught in Shimen for 13 years, as the director of student development center. It is a bold attempt to train students' international vision.

About Gaokao

 * 2016: 931 students(over 90%) exceeded the mark of the key universities.
 * 2015: 868 students(over 84%) exceeded the mark of the key universities.
 * 2014: 848 students(over 82%) exceeded the mark of the key universities.
 * 2013: 786 students(over 75%) exceeded the mark of the key universities.

From several years ago, Shimen was the best middle school which made most students go to the key universities in Nanhai District.

About Nation Subject Olympic Competition

 * 2015: 4 students won gold medal, 2 students won silver medal and 1 student won bronze medal in National Olympiad in Informatics in Provinces
 * 2014: 41 students won the prices in Astronomy Olympiad in Guangdong Province

About Science Competition

 * 2015: students won the Think Award in VEX Robotics Competition in Kentucky International Convention Center