| Yuelu Academy |
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The Yuelu Academy (also as known as the "'''Yuelu Academy of Classical Learning'''", ) is located on the east side of Yuelu Mountain in Changsha , the Capital of Hunan Province , China , on the west bank of the Xiang River . It was founded in 976 , the 9th year of the Song Dynasty under the reign of Emperor Kaibao , and was one of four imperial Academies of higher learning. The renowned Confucian Scholars Zhu Xi and Zhang Shi both lectured at the academy. In 1903 the academy became a University , and in 1925 Hunan University was established at this site. As one of the four most prestigious academies over the last 1000 years in China, Yuelu Academy has been a famous institution of higher learning as well as a centre of academic activities and cultures since it was formally set up in 976 (the Northern Song Dynasty ). The Academy, which has survived the Song, Yuan , Ming and Qing dynasties, was converted into Hunan Institute of Higher Learning in 1903. It was later renamed Hunan Normal College , Hunan Public Polytechnic School, and finally Hunan University in 1926 . The academy has witnessed more than a thousand consecutive years of history and is the only one of the ancient Chinese academies of Classical Learning to have evolved into a modern institution of higher learning. The historical transformation from Yuelu Academy to Hunan University can be seen as the epitome of the development of China's Higher Education , a change which mirrors the vicissitudes of Education System In Mainland China . As a part of Hunan University , today the academy is a center of publication and research of the ancient Han Chinese Language , and is one of the most important academic and Cultural centers in China. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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