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'''Han Qingquan''' ({{zh|t=韓清泉|s=韩清泉|p=Hán Qīngquán}}; 1884–1921) was a Chinese [[Physician|doctor]], educator and pioneer of modern medical service and public health in China.
==Biography==
Han was born in [[Cixi City]], [[Ningbo]], [[Zhejiang Province]] in (Late) [[Qing Dynasty]]. His [[courtesy name]] was '''Shi-hong''' (士泓). From 1899 to 1902, Han studied in [[Hangzhou]], at Hangzhou Yang-Zheng School ([[:zh:養正書塾|養正書塾]], [[pre-existence]] of current Hangzhou No.4 Middle School and [[Hangzhou High School]]) and later at the Middle School of Hangzhou Prefecture (杭州府中學堂).
In the 28th Year of [[Guangxu Emperor|Guangxu Era]] (1902), Han was selected (as one of the 15) and financially supported by the Zhejiang Provincial Government and Hangzhou Prefectural Government to pursue study in Japan. During the first two years, Han was enrolled at the ''Kōbun Hira'' (Japanese: [[:ja:弘文学院|弘文学院]]) and studied Japanese and general courses. During this period, Han was also a classmate and friend of [[Lu Xun]], who later became a famous writer in China. In 1904, Han entered the Kanazawa Medical School (Japanese: [[:ja:金沢医科大学 (旧制)|金沢医科大学]], currently the [[Medical School]] of [[Kanazawa University]]) in [[Kanazawa, Ishikawa|Kanazawa]]. 1908, Han graduated from the medical school.<ref>[http://www.ch.zju.edu.cn/rwxy/rbs/2rwlwlvshunchanglxsgghd.htm Zhejiang students who studied in Japan (early period): their activities in China afterward], the part of Han Qingquan's biography (in Japanese)</ref>
After his graduation, Han returned to China, and became a school doctor of the Zhejiang Advanced College (浙江高等學堂, current [[Zhejiang University]]) in Hangzhou. In the 3rd Year of [[Puyi|Xuantong Era]] (1911), Han, along with Tang Erhe ([[:zh:湯爾和|湯爾和]], later became the [[Minister of Education]] of the [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|Republic of China]], Tang was classmate of Han when they studied in Japan), co-founded the '''Zhejiang Hospital''' (浙江病院), in the Yangshi Street (洋士街, current Jiangcheng Road 江城路) in Hangzhou, which was the '''first''' modern hospital established by Chinese in Zhejiang Province. Han was the president of the hospital, and the establishment of the hospital was also mainly supported by [[Chen Shutong]] ([[:zh:陳叔通|陳叔通]], a classmate of Han during their middle school years; later Chen became [[Vice-president]] of the [[Standing Committee of the National People's Congress]] of [[China|P.R.China]]).
On 1 June 1912, Han founded the '''Zhejiang Medical School''' (浙江醫學專門學校, later also known as the [[Zhejiang Provincial College of Medicine]]. It is the main root of current Zhjiang University School of Medicine), which was the '''first''' modern school of medicine and [[pharmacy]] founded by Chinese in China. Han was the first president of the medical school, and the Zhejiang Hospital became its [[teaching hospital]], it was the '''first'''-time that such medical school and teaching hospital combined model appeared in [[mainland China]].<ref>[http://www.cnbsz.gov.cn/News_View.aspx?CategoryId=52&ContentId=808 The biography of Han Qingquan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707031839/http://www.cnbsz.gov.cn/News_View.aspx?CategoryId=52&ContentId=808 |date=7 July 2011 }} (in [[simplified Chinese]], 18 February 2009)</ref>
<ref>[http://www.cnbsz.gov.cn/big5/News_View.aspx?CategoryId=52&ContentId=808 The biography of Han Qingquan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707032127/http://www.cnbsz.gov.cn/big5/News_View.aspx?CategoryId=52&ContentId=808 |date=7 July 2011 }} (in traditional Chinese, 18 February 2009)</ref>
Han died in his office in Hangzhou in 1921.
The Zhejiang Medical School was the main root of later [[Zhejiang Medical University]] and current Zhejiang University School of Medicine.
==See also==
* [[Zhejiang Provincial College of Medicine]]
* [[Zhejiang Medical University]]
==References==
The standard biographies of Han Qingquan:
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==External links==
* Hangzhou governmental archive: [http://www.hangzhou.gov.cn/szx/wszl/11/T239958.shtml Han Qingquan and Zhejiang Medical Education]
* Zhejiang University Archive: [http://www.zju.edu.cn/~piclib/fazhan/fz01/jxcqyxy.htm Qiushi Academy and Zhejiang Medical School]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110713134600/http://jieshao.kaoyantj.com/yuanxi/2005/06/07/3DC86673E73DC49A.html The history and development of Zhejiang University School of Medicine]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160305065222/http://www.hangtu.com/whhz/hzdsj/1912/191206.htm/ The old stories of Hangzhou during the Republic of China Era]: the story on 1 June 1912
* Zhejiang University School of Medicine: [http://www.cmm.zju.edu.cn/xygk/index4.htm the history] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090714225700/http://www.cmm.zju.edu.cn/xygk/index4.htm |date=14 July 2009 }}
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