On this day 123 years ago, on June 7, 1902 (May 2, 1902 in the lunar calendar), Shanxi University Hall was established. Timothy Lee Like On June 7, 1902, Shanxi University Hall was opened, and the British missionary Timothy Lee was the Premier of the Western School. The case of opening a school in Shanxi was proposed by Timothy Lee. After the Boxer Rebellion subsided, Timothy Lee asked Shanxi Province to pay compensation 500,000 two to establish a school. In September 1901, Shanxi Governor Cen Chunxuan sent the Westernization Bureau to transfer Zhou Zhixiang and negotiate school-running matters with Timothy Li in Shanghai. In October, 8 draft contracts were drawn up, and it was agreed that Shanxi Province would raise two silver 100,000 and hand it over to Timothy Li to open a Chinese and Western school. The school term was 10 years. In June, Shanxi Governor Zhu approved the establishment of a university hall and appointed Yao Wendong as the supervisor. Timothy Li suggested that the Chinese and Western schools be merged into Shanxi University Hall. After negotiation, the governor and Timothy Li entered into a merger contract to make the Chinese and Western schools the same as the Western schools in Shanxi University. The school stipulated that all students who recommended school were exempt from paying food, accommodation and books fees, and each person was issued 8 yuan per month, which was equivalent to paying students to study. The school's first class of students gathered the province's elite.