杭州第四中学是一所具有百年历史、师资精良、学风严谨、设施完备的浙江省一级重点中学。学校前身——养正书塾创建于1899年,是国人在浙江省最早创办的公立中学,也是杭城最早的3所省重点中学之一。她经历了杭州府中学堂、浙江官立第一中学、浙江省立第一中学、浙江省立杭州初级中学、杭州第一初级中学等名称变更,1955年正式定名为杭州第四中学。 Hangzhou No. 4 Middle School is a Zhejiang provincial first-class key middle school with a hundred-year history, excellent teachers, rigorous study style and complete facilities. The school’s predecessor, the Founding Book, was founded in 1899. It is the earliest public secondary school established by the Chinese in Zhejiang Province and one of the earliest three provincial key middle schools in Hangzhou. She went through the name change of Hangzhou Provincial High School Hall, Zhejiang Government First High School, Zhejiang Provincial First High School, Zhejiang Provincial Hangzhou Junior High School, and Hangzhou First Junior High School. In 1955, it was formally named Hangzhou No. 4 Middle School.