? The middle school was founded by Zhu, a famous revolutionary educator. Nan Zhou originated from The Book of Songs Nan Zhou. Yang Kaihui, Xiang Jingyu, Cai Chang, Ding Ling and many other China female elites have been cultivated successively because of her pioneering work in Huxiang. Nan Zhou is known as "China No.1 Girls' School" and "Flower of Famous Schools". 1995, the school was rated as the first batch of key middle schools in Hunan Province; In 2004, the school was rated as the first batch of provincial demonstration ordinary high schools in Hunan Province.

Under the background of the new era, the school adheres to the school philosophy of "independence, public welfare and enterprising" and the school motto of "honesty, bodybuilding, perseverance and enterprising", takes "diversified school running and multi-directional quality" as its school-running characteristics, highlights the educational objectives of the new era, and is committed to building a new Nan Zhou with "red, quality and happiness".