After the Tang and Song Dynasties, a new educational institution called Academy appeared, which is an ancient educational institution in China. It first appeared in the Xuanzong period of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Zheng Academy in Wei Zi was the official academy approved by the Qing court in the 49th year of Kangxi.

The formal education system was founded by Zhu and developed in the Song Dynasty. At that time, wealthy businessmen and scholars raised their own funds, built study rooms in secluded places in the mountains, or bought school fields to collect rent to supplement their funds. The rise of academies in Song Dynasty began when Fan Zhongyan was in charge of Fu Xue, Du Nan, and flourished in the Northern Song Dynasty, especially after the Qingli New Deal. At this time, there are four colleges. The Southern Song Dynasty was even more prosperous, and it was hosted by Confucianism and became a Neo-Confucianism Academy.