It is named because it is located in the sun of Songshan Mountain. The scenic spot is a famous institution of higher learning in ancient China, one of the four ancient Chinese academies, and an integral part of the world cultural heritage and world historical buildings.
The organizational system of Songyang Academy is simple and elegant, with five buildings along the central axis and complete corridors. Its unique nature of Confucian educational architecture is called a "specimen" to study the architecture, educational system and Confucian culture of ancient academies in China. Founded in the eighth year of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, it was called Songyang Temple, which was changed to Songyang Temple in the Tang Dynasty and transformed into Taishi Academy in the Five Dynasties.
Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi, the founders of Neo-Confucianism "Luo Xue" in Song Dynasty, both gave lectures at Songyang Academy, which became one of the birthplaces of Neo-Confucianism in Song Dynasty. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Academy was destroyed by soldiers, and was rebuilt by Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty. The organizational system of the academy is simple, elegant and generous. Songyang Academy, Henan Suiyang Academy, Hunan Yuelu Academy and Jiangxi Bailudong Academy are also known as the four major academies in China.
Brief introduction of Zhengzhou City, Henan Province
Zhengzhou, referred to as "Zheng" for short, was called "heaven and earth" in history, called Shangdu in ancient times, and now called Greentown, which is a prefecture-level city and provincial capital under the jurisdiction of Henan Province. Zhengzhou is located in the north-central part of Henan Province, at the boundary of the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, with a total area of 3416'-34 58' north latitude12 42'-14'.
Zhengzhou is the transportation hub of public transportation, railway transportation, air transportation and communication in China, forming a transportation network composed of three modes of transportation: railway, highway and air. ?