Yingtian Academy | A cultural beacon through the ages.

| A cultural beacon through the ages. In the long river of history, I traced back to the source and encountered the shining Yingtian Academy by the South Lake of Shangqiu Ancient City. It stands quietly in the years, like a wise man, silently telling the glory of the past. 🏮As the first of the four major academies in the Northern Song Dynasty, Yingtian Academy has a great origin. It originated from private schools in the Later Jin Dynasty and gradually emerged under the careful cultivation of Qi Tongwen. During the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, due to the special status of Songzhou, the academy was named "Yingtianfu Academy" and was promoted to Nanjing Guozijian, becoming the highest institution of learning in the Northern Song Dynasty, which was a holy place in the hearts of countless literati and scholars at that time. 🌟There are many talents here, and the stars are shining. Fan Zhongyan once studied poetry and books here and taught with a whip. His great sentiment of "worrying about the world first and enjoying the world later" is like a bright light, illuminating the hearts of the students of the academy. Mei Yaochen, Ouyang Xiu, and other literary giants also left their footprints in their studies here. According to records, many students of the academy shone in the imperial examination room, and among more than 100 people, 50 or 60 people were admitted to the top, which is such an honor and glory. 🎐The architecture of the academy is simple and elegant, and every brick and tile exudes the charm of history. The Chongsheng Hall is solemn and solemn, the Dacheng Hall is magnificent, the sound of books in the front lecture hall seems to be still in the ear, the gate of the academy welcomes students from all directions, the Yushu Building is full of endless wisdom, and the Zhuangyuan Bridge carries the dreams of countless people. Walking among them, it seems that you can travel through thousands of years and see the scenes of those students wearing long shirts, holding books, reciting, meditating, or debating. 🌈Yingtian Academy is not just an ancient building, but an important link in cultural inheritance. It opened a new era of education in the Northern Song Dynasty, "the establishment of schools in prefectures and counties began here", and had a profound and indelible impact on the development of culture, education, and thought in later generations. If you are also full of longing for history and culture, then you must come to Yingtian Academy for a walk. Here, feel the charm of the millennium school, listen to the echo of history, and let the soul be sublimated in the nourishment of culture.💕