The Capital Tongman School (“School of Combined Learning”), the first foreign language school of China, was founded in 1862 [integrated into Peking University in January 1902]. Guangzhou Tongman School was set up on June 23, 1864 (May 30 of the 3rd year of Emperor Tongzhi) as the second of its kind in the history of China, the earliest foreign language school in Guangdong and the oldest new-type school with modern significance in Guangzhou. In the early days of the Westernization Drive, China got into increasing exchanges with Western countries, leading to the birth of Guangzhou Tongman School under the advocacy of Li Hongzhang. In Chinese, the characters “同文”(Tongman) mean “learning Western knowledge, expanding Sino-foreign exchanges”. It fostered a number of talents proficient in Chinese and western studies and boosted the development of the modern education of China.

Carrying on the open, innovative and inclusive school-running guideline of Capital Tongman School,Guangzhou Tongman School upholds the school management idea of “Embrace China, Embrace the world” and aims at training “outstanding talents who outperform in combining Chinese and foreign studies”. It launched a number of renowned schools, including SCNUFLS, Tongman School and SCNUFLS Aipei Kindergarten, and opened up a new channel for cooperation in Chinese-foreign education to assist its internationalized development of education in reaching a new high.