Academy appeared in China in the Tang Dynasty. It was a high-level private school in ancient China and a place for academic research.

Academy is an ancient educational institution in China, which first appeared in Lizheng Academy in Weizi Town, the eastern suburb of Tang Dynasty. The formal education system was founded by Zhu and developed in the Song Dynasty.

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During the period from the end of Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties, wars were frequent, official schools declined, and many scholars lived in seclusion in the mountains, so they imitated the Buddhist meditation system to establish academies, forming a unique educational organization form in China feudal society.

Academy is a higher education institution that integrates book collection, teaching and scientific research. The academy system sprouted in the Tang Dynasty, perfected in the Song Dynasty and abolished in the Qing Dynasty. It has a history of more than 1,000 years, and has had an important impact on the education and cultural development of China feudal society.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, there were more and more academies which mainly gave lectures. With the development of Neo-Confucianism in the Southern Song Dynasty, the academy gradually became a place for school activities. There are four most famous academies in Song Dynasty: Yingtianfu Academy in Shangqiu, Henan, Yuelu Academy in Changsha, Hunan, Bailudong Academy in Lushan, Jiangxi, and Songyang Academy in Dengfeng, Henan. Most colleges raise funds to build their own schools.

Teaching takes the form of self-study, joint teaching and teacher guidance, with self-study as the main method. Its characteristic is to educate and cultivate people's knowledge and virtue, not to gain fame for exams.

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