Abstract: During the period of the Republic of China,Nightingale Memorial Day was introduced to modern China by the Chinese Nursing Association as an important festival in the medical field.The Chinese Nursing Association strongly advocates Nightingale Memorial Day,clearly stipulates and guides the commemorative activities carried out by hospitals and nursing schools,shapes the image of nurses by specifying time,space layout,ritual arrangement and other means,and strengthens the publics recognition of Nightingale through the application of speeches,plays,songs and other forms.The Chinese Nursing Association publicizes and promotes the Nightingale Memorial Day,so as to transform it from an exotic holiday into a specific memorial practice with Chinese characteristics,thus the image of nurses is gradually estabished in Nightingale memorial activities.

Key words: the Chinese Nursing Association, Nightingale Memorial Day, image of nurses