Lingnan University
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The original
Lingnan University in
Guangzhou was a private
university established by a group of
Americans in
1888. The management was turned over to the Chinese in 1927 and in the
30s it had developed to become a globally recognized institution.
Its site had changed several times. It moved to Macau in 1900, and then back to Guangzhou in 1904. And then it went south to Hong Kong in 1937, went to Shaoguan in northern Guangdong in 1942. After World War II, the university was finally back to Guangzhou.
In 1953, the university was incorporated into Zhongshan University
See also: List of universities in Mainland China
The
Lingnan University in
Hong Kong is the youngest local
university. It was formerly known as the
Lingnan College until it was granted full university status on
July 30,
1999.
The Lingnan College was established in 1967 and in 1995 it moved to its present campus in Tuen Mun.
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