Answer: (1) The Academy of Historians is an important educational institution in the late feudal society of China. Beginning in the Tang Dynasty, there are two kinds of government-run and private-run, but it is only a school magazine and a place to collect classics. Because official schools tend to rise and fall because of political turmoil, scholars drop out of school. In addition, China has a long tradition of private lectures. Influenced by the Buddhist Zen forest system, academies flourished in the Song Dynasty, and academy education rose after the Song Dynasty. The Northern Song Dynasty is famous for Bailudong, Yuelu, Yingtianfu, Songyang, Shigu and Maoshan, while the Southern Song Dynasty is represented by Bailudong, Yuelu, Lize and Xiangshan. The prosperity of academy and the development of Neo-Confucianism promote each other. The Yuan Dynasty advocated the establishment of academies, but through measures such as appointing teachers and subsidizing funds to strengthen control, academies tended to be official. The academies in Ming Dynasty were once powerful, which reflected the development of Neo-Confucianism and Neo-Confucianism. The government banned the academy four times, which shows that the influence of the academy has expanded and the government intervention has strengthened. In Qing Dynasty, the government controlled the academy from the aspects of setting up, appointing teachers and enrolling students. The academy became an official school, almost a vassal of the imperial examination, and lost the tradition of free lectures and academic research. (II) Characteristics of Academy Education First of all, as an educational system, Academy has been established, which is both a teaching institution and an academic research institution. Teaching and scientific research are combined to promote each other. Second, scholars from different schools are allowed to give lectures, attach importance to academic exchanges, hold debates, and strive to make the Academy a regional center of education and academic activities. Third, colleges can teach freely without geographical restrictions. Teaching pays attention to students' personal reading and research, attaches great importance to cultivating students' self-study ability and developing students' interest in learning. Fourth, the relationship between teachers and students in the college is close, harmonious and deep. Fifth, university teaching pays attention to students' personalized reading and research, and attaches great importance to cultivating students' self-study ability and developing students' interest in learning. (III) Significance of Academy Education The emergence of academies is of great significance in the history of education in China. Academy expanded the types of ancient school education in China, and played a role in making up for the lack of official learning. Academies advocated free lectures and paid attention to discussion, which created a new style of study and became an important driving force for education and academic development. In addition, they created many effective experiences in the field of school management and became an important educational organization form in the middle and late feudal society of China.