Famous four universities in republican China

The Famous Four Universities in Republican China (simplified Chinese: 民国四大名校; traditional Chinese: 民國四大名校; pinyin: Mínguó sì dà míngxiào) from 1912 to 1949 were four universities that moved inland to avoid the war damages while still managing to keep the schools running during Second Sino-Japanese War, namely National Central University (now primarily Nanjing University), National Wuhan University, National Zhejiang University, and National Southwestern Associated University (including National Peking University, National Tsinghua University, and Private Nankai University). == History == The original term was Famous Five Universities in Republican China.

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