The long history of civilization is inseparable from people's exploration and curiosity, and of course, it is inseparable from inheritance. In the inheritance, the academy has become an indispensable part of it. Jiangxi's ancient academy culture is very developed, not only is it the birthplace of ancient Chinese academy culture, but also the number of its construction ranks first in the country. According to statistics, from the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, Jiangxi had 1071 colleges. The completeness of the rules and regulations of Jiangxi Academy and the high quality of running the school were praised by the people of the times. Especially in the Song Dynasty, Jiangxi became the earliest region in the country to develop schools and the largest number of academies, and the number of government-run, official-private joint, official-aided private and privately-run academies and schools spread throughout urban and rural areas, with a total of 168. Not only that, but also has a great influence, White Deer Cave Academy has become the first of the four major colleges in the country, and others such as Goose Lake Academy, Bailuzhou College, Xiangshan College, Lianxi Academy, etc. also enjoy a high reputation in the country.
By the Ming and Qing dynasties, the original famous academies were built, and new famous academies were established, such as the Nanchang Yuzhang Academy in the Qing Dynasty.
Yuzhang Academy in Nanchang, together with Bailudong Academy, Goose Lake Academy and Bailuzhou Academy, is known as the "Four Great Academies of Ancient Jiangxi".
So which is the earliest academy in Jiangxi? Since the Sui and Tang dynasties, under the stimulation of the imperial examination system, the people of Jiangxi have been reading in a flourishing style, and there have been many schools and private academies established by the Fang government, and the cause of education has gradually developed. A large number of academies such as Dongjia Shutang, Li Bo Shutang (present-day Lushan Bailudong Academy), Guiyan Academy (in present-day Hualin Township, Gao'an City), and Kuangshan Academy appeared.
Dongjia Shutang in De'an County is the earliest private school in the history of mainland academies with the canons of Xuetian and the teachings of disciples, which was founded by Chen Chong, the Yimen of the Tang Dynasty, and has been praised by successive generations. Shutang to the Song Dynasty separated the family, to the end of the Qing Dynasty renamed as the county higher primary school, the transmission of learning, thousands of years, its duration can be the highest in the history of Chinese education.
Edit: Yan Tian
Editor: Qiu Lequn
Final Judge: Xu Yang