In its early stage, National Zhejiang University was located at the site of the previous Qiushi Academy. The University improved its conditions by establishing more new school buildings, exploiting farms and investing in more books and equipment, which laid a solid foundation for later development. The photo shows the gate of National Zhejiang University (taken in the 1930s).

A teaching building of National Zhejiang University.

The College of Agriculture in Jianqiao (taken in the 1930s).

Staff working in the university secretariat (taken in the 1930s).

An electrical engineering lab (taken in the 1930s).

A physical chemistry lab (taken in the 1930s).

A chemistry lab (taken in the 1930s).

The group photo of the faculty and students of College of Arts and Sciences, National Zhejiang University (taken in May 1932).

The Animal Research Institute of Department of Psychology.

Greenhouses of College of Agriculture at Huajiachi, the largest ones in the Far East at that time (taken in the 1930s).

In 1927, College of Labor and Agriculture prepared to build a botanical garden. 3.3 hectares of land was exploited at Jianqiao and over 2,000 species were collected for the garden. In 1929, the earliest college botanical garden in China was established, entitled “Botanical Garden of College of Agriculture of National Zhejiang University”.

In 1934, Zhejiang University bought land at Huajiachi for Building of the College of Agriculture. The then Minister of Education Wang Shijie, Minister of Transport Zhu Jiahua, Zhejiang University President Guo Renyuan attended the foundation stone laying ceremony (taken on April 15,1934).

Zhejiang University team at Zhejiang provincial sports games (taken in 1936).

In August 1934, buildings of the College of Agriculture were established and the College moved to Huajiachi Campus. Central Aviation School, Republic of China moved to the previous site of the College at Jianqiao. The photo shows the new school building of the College on Huajiachi Campus.

By the order of Department of Education of Zhejiang Province, from 1933 to 1937, Zhejiang University was commissioned with two secondary vocational schools, i.e. Zhejiang Provincial Hangzhou Advanced Industrial Vocational School and Zhejiang Provincial Hangzhou Advanced Agricultural Vocational School, which enlightened batches of learners who later became famous scientists and scholars. The picture shows Registration Record Card of Xu Guangxian, winner of Top National Science and Technology Awards, while he was studying in Zhejiang Provincial Hangzhou Advanced Industrial Vocational School.

The picture shows the military education graduation certificate of Wu Guanzhong, a famous painter in China, while he was studying in Zhejiang Provincial Hangzhou Advanced Industrial Vocational School.

The group photo of students of College of Engineering, National Zhejiang University (taken in April 1930).

18 students and teachers from College of Engineering, Zhejiang University, went to Japan for an academic visit. The group photo shows their setting off at Shanghai Harbor (taken on March 29, 1929).

With a decade's efforts, a basic governance framework took shape. The picture shows the colleges and departments in National Zhejiang University in 1937.