The earliest new-style colleges and universities established in Zhejiang. It was put forward by Qi Lin, the magistrate of Hangzhou, and submitted to the Qing court for approval by Liao Shoufeng, the governor of Zhejiang. It was officially opened in May of 1897 (the 23rd year of Guangxu reign of Qing Dynasty). The school is located in Puchang Lane (now Daxue Road), Puci Temple, Hangzhou. In the same year, the hospital recruited 30 "tribute to student supervisors". The following year, the number of places was expanded, and internal and external schools were established, with 30 students from the original internal school and 60 students from the external school. Those who intentionally emphasize new learning are qualified. Courses are divided into compulsory courses and elective courses. Compulsory courses include Chinese, English, mathematics, history, geography, physics, chemistry, gymnastics, and elective courses include Japanese, foreign history and geography, music, etc. The withdrawal period is limited to five years. Qi Lin, the Hangzhou magistrate, also served as the general manager of the Academy, and hired an American (E.L.Mattox) as the general teacher, and also hired various science and education teachers. In order to avoid the obstruction of conservative forces at that time, it was called an academy rather than a school. There is a library in the yard where students can borrow books. Ming Yi Waiting for Interview by Huang Zongxi, Yellow Book by Wang Chuanshan and Evolution by Huxley translated by Yan Fu are required reading. The college not only trains students in the college, but also initiates sending students to study abroad. From 1898 to 1902, he sent 32 people including Yushi He (Hou Xian) and Xu Shoushang to study in Japan. 190 1 year 1 1 month, there was a proposal to set up university halls in various provinces, so the college was changed to Qiushi University Hall in Zhejiang Province. The following year, the word "Qiushi" was renamed Zhejiang University Hall. 1904 was renamed as Zhejiang Higher Education College according to the Articles of Association of imperial academy. 19 12 According to the relevant regulations of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China, it was renamed Zhejiang University and ordered to stop enrolling students. It was maintained until the last student graduated from 19 14, and the school was completely closed. 1927, the National Third Sun Yat-sen University was established in the original campus (reorganized from Zhejiang Public Industrial College and Zhejiang Public Agricultural College into the Third Sun Yat-sen University Institute of Technology and Laos Agricultural College), with students 174. In April 1928, it was renamed Zhejiang University, and in July 1928, it was called National Zhejiang University, with three colleges of engineering, agriculture and literature.

The former site of Qiushi Academy was listed as a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit in Zhejiang Province on 1997, and it still stands in the former site of Hangzhou University Road.