{"id":8534,"date":"2012-03-07T22:10:47","date_gmt":"2012-03-07T14:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=8534"},"modified":"2021-06-30T23:08:10","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T15:08:10","slug":"how-to-visit-songyang-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/henan-travel\/dengfeng-travel\/how-to-visit-songyang-academy","title":{"rendered":"How to visit Songyang Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Songyang Shuyuan is known in English as Songyang Academy, which\u00a0was\u00a0a type of prvate school in ancient China.\u00a0Different from\u00a0national-level academy and district-level schools, shuyuan (academies)\u00a0were usually private establishments\u00a0constructed away from\u00a0towns and cities,\u00a0offering a quiet environment where scholars and students could\u00a0pursue learning,\u00a0studies and\u00a0thinking without outside distractions.<\/span><\/p>\n

The shuyuan (academies) originated in the Tang Dynasty (\u00a0618-907) and further developed in the successive dynasties of Song, Ming, Qing. They were places where scholars could teach and study the classics.<\/span><\/p>\n

Songyang Academy was named “Songyang Temple” when it was originally built in Beiwai Dynasty (484AD). In Sui Dynasty, it was renamed “Songyang Taoist Temple”.\u00a0 In 1035, it was rebuilt and renamed “Songyang Academy”. Many famous confucian scholars\u00a0 came here lecturing and studying. Songyang Academy was known as one of the Four Great Academies of the Northern Song (960\u20131127\u200e) almost in the same period when University of Oxford 1096 was founded in the UK.<\/span><\/p>\n

Songyang Academy was listed as World Culture Heritage\u00a0together with other famous sites including Shaolin Temple<\/a><\/span> and\u00a0Zhongyue Temple<\/span> <\/a>under the title “Historic Monuments of Dengfeng” in \u201cThe Centre of Heaven and Earth” in 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now Songyang Academy is located 3km north of Dengfeng City, easily accessible by taking a taxi or public bus No.02. Normally people visit Songyang Academy together with Zhongyue Temple for a half day tour. You may first visit Zhongyue Temple, then take the public bus no.02 directly from Zhongyue Temple<\/a><\/span> to Songyang Academy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Well,\u00a0many travelers prefer to visit Shaolin Temple (Buddhism)<\/a><\/span>\u00a0first, then visit Zhongyue Temple(Taoism)<\/span>,<\/a> and Songyang Academy(Confucianism).\u00a0 Please follow me into the compound of the ancient academy – Songyang Academy.<\/span><\/p>\n

The main entrance to Songyang Academy, Chinese traditinal up eaved building with a placard hung above with four Chinese charactors – Songyang Academy.<\/span><\/p>\n

The main entrance to Songyang Academy<\/span><\/p>\n

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The main entrance to Songyang Academy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
Have a close look at the gate to Songyang Academy<\/span><\/div>\n
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Have a close look at the gate to Songyang Academy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
There are two\u00a0ancient cypress trees with over 4,500 years old, General Cypress and Second General Cypress, the names of which are said to be given by Wu Emperor in West Han Dynasty in 110BC when he visited Mt. Songshan.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

General Cypress\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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General Cypress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
Second General Cypress<\/span><\/div>\n
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Second General Cypress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Classrooms at Songyang Academy<\/span><\/div>\n
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Classrooms at Songyang Academy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Songyang Academy Phone Numbers<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Enquiry: 0371 6872138<\/span><\/div>\n
Complaint: 0371 62873444<\/span><\/div>\n
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Entrance Ticket: RMB30<\/span><\/div>\n
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Tip:\u00a0 Hassle-free Shaolin Temple and Luoyang Guided Tours<\/strong><\/h2>\n


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Further Readings<\/h2>\n
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Dengfeng City<\/a>
\nZhongyue Temple<\/a>
\nSongyang Academy<\/a>
\nShaolin Temple<\/a>
\nKung Fu Show at Shaolin Temple<\/a><\/p>\n

Top 10 Attractions in Luoyang<\/a>
\nWhere to Stay in Luoyang<\/a>
\nLuoyang Museum Guide<\/a>
\nMuseum of Luoyang Eastern Zhou Royal Horse and Chariot Pits<\/a>
\nHow to visit White Horse Temple<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Shaolin Temple<\/a>
\nLongmen Grottoes Travel Tips<\/a>
\nKung Fu Show at Shaolin Temple<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0Any questions,\u00a0 just drop a line.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Songyang Shuyuan is known in English as Songyang Academy, which\u00a0was\u00a0a type of prvate school in ancient China.\u00a0Different from\u00a0national-level academy and district-level schools, shuyuan (academies)\u00a0were usually private establishments\u00a0constructed away from\u00a0towns and cities,\u00a0offering a quiet environment where scholars and students could\u00a0pursue learning,\u00a0studies and\u00a0thinking without outside distractions. The shuyuan (academies) originated in the Tang Dynasty (\u00a0618-907) and further…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1642],"tags":[1655],"class_list":["post-8534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dengfeng-travel","tag-songyang-academy-travel-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8534"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8534"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25598,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8534\/revisions\/25598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}