At the foot of the Xiang River, at the foot of the Foothills
A thousand-year-old institution of tranquility and solemnity
Step by step cobblestone road up the stairs
This is Yuelu Academy, one of the four major academies in ancient China
After a thousand years, the strings and songs are endless
Yuelu Academy nurtures the profound Huxiang culture
It also cultivates generations of literati and scholars
It's a bookish place
There are readers everywhere
so far
This temple of culture with a thousand-year history
It still exercises the functions of library, teaching, educating people, and overseas exchanges
The picture shows the Royal Library building of Yuelu Academy
Deep in the Academy
A library building called the "Imperial Library" stands tall
Three stories high of it
It is the tallest building of the College
It shows the respect of the ancients for books and knowledge
This side of the quiet world
It is still used as a library of ancient books
For use by teaching and research personnel
The picture shows the collection of books in the "Four Libraries complete book" in the Imperial Library Building
Reading is communicating with the author
It is also a dialogue with the heart
The College has a collection of ancient books
Also collect a copy of the power of stillness
World Book Day is coming
College students share their eyes on the reading landscape
Millennia-old institutions have endured vicissitudes without declining
Generation after generation of students
Under the guidance of the College
Precipitate yourself to cultivate your mind
Seek the way to stand up the foundation of being a human being
Coordinator: Wei Tiemin Su Xiaozhou
Reporter: Xie Ying, Ruan around Zhang Ge
Editor: Li Yan
Xinhua news agency to the outside
Hunan Branch of Xinhua News Agency
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Produced by Xinhua News Agency's International Communication Integration Platform