On the morning of December 12, the groundbreaking ceremony of the new project (Phase I) of Shanghai Zhongzhong International Fengxian Branch was held. Shen Wei, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Municipal Education and Health Work, Yuan Quan, Secretary of the District Party Committee, Wang Yiqun, Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee and District Mayor, Zhang Peirong, Director of the Standing Committee of the District People's Congress, Chen Yongzhang, Chairman of the District Political Consultative Conference, Ye Weidong, President of Shanghai Construction Engineering Group, Feng Zhigang, Principal of Shanghai Middle School, and Tang Xiaoteng, Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee, jointly laid the foundation for the project. In his speech, Shen Wei said that in recent years, Fengxian has vigorously promoted the high-quality and balanced development of basic education. The groundbreaking of the new project of Shanghai Zhongzhong International Fengxian Branch is a major event in the development of Shanghai middle school, and it is also a powerful measure to serve the basic education layout of Fengxian District, promote the integrated development of urban and rural education, and meet the new needs of the general public for better, richer and more diverse education. The Municipal Education and Health Work Party Committee and the Municipal Education Commission will, as always, give strong support to the reform and development of Fengxian's education. It is expected that Fengxian will give full play to the leading role of high-quality schools such as Shanghai Middle School, and run a new era of basic education that matches the strategic positioning of Fengxian New Town. It is hoped that Shanghai International Fengxian Branch above middle school will take the opportunity to further build a high-quality international education brand and promote the school's career to a new level. It is hoped that all participating units will base themselves on the "Centennial Project" and complete the construction tasks with a highly responsible attitude and feelings.
Yuan Quan, on behalf of the four sets of teams in the district, expressed his heartfelt thanks to the Municipal Party Committee, the Municipal Government and the relevant departments and units of the city for their long-term concern and support for the economic and social development of Fengxian. As the starting place of Shanghai's "Five New Cities", Fengxian has always adhered to the important concept of "People's City built by the people, and the people's city for the people", and promoted the development of the whole region with the construction of the new city, and the work of economic and social development has reached a new level and achieved new progress. We have always adhered to the principle of taking education as the greatest livelihood of the people, anchored the goal of being an education highland in South Shanghai, vigorously implemented the strategy of strengthening the education district, continuously optimized the layout of educational resources, and continuously improved the quality of education and teaching. Over the past 30 years, the International Division of Shanghai High School has become a world-class innovative and top school. We look forward to working with Shangzhong International to create brilliance, build an innovative people's city in Fengxian in the new era, and make positive contributions to Shanghai's construction of a glorious city, a city of innovation, an open city and a city of dreams. Gu Yaoming, member of the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee and executive deputy head of the district, and Tian Zhe and Wang Chun, deputy heads of the district, attended. 
It is understood that the Fengxian branch will be constructed in two phases, and this is the first phase of the project. The total construction area of the new project (Phase I) of Shangzhong International Fengxian Branch is 64,590 square meters, of which the above-ground construction area is 52,272 square meters and the underground construction area is 12,318 square meters.