Yuelu Academy is the first of the four major academies in China. The detailed discussion is as follows:

1. Yuelu Academy is located at the foot of Yuelu Mountain in Changsha City, Hunan Province. Founded in the ninth year of Kaibao in the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 976), it has experienced four generations of Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, with a history of 1000 years. It is a famous institution of learning in ancient China, and is known as "the first academy in China".

2. Yuelu Academy covers an area of about 20,000 square meters with a building area of about 5,000 square meters. The whole building complex has strict layout and unique structure, which has high historical, cultural and artistic value. There are many precious cultural relics and ancient books in the academy, such as Yuelu Academy Monument and Yuelu Academy Map, which are all important materials for studying the history of ancient education in China.

3. Yuelu Academy's school-running philosophy is "moral education and practical ability", paying equal attention to moral education and intellectual education, and paying attention to cultivating students' moral quality and practical ability. The teaching content in the academy covers ancient classics such as classics, history, Confucianism, poetry, ceremony, music, Yi, Spring and Autumn Period, and philosophical thoughts such as Hundred Schools, Buddhism and Taoism.

4. Yuelu Academy has trained a large number of outstanding talents in history, such as Zhu, Zhang Wei and Wang Fuzhi. They have made outstanding achievements in politics, economy, culture, science and technology, and have had a far-reaching impact on the development of China and even the world. Therefore, Yuelu Academy is known as the "No.1 Academy in China" and is the cradle of training talents in China feudal society.

Yuelu Academy has become a famous tourist attraction and cultural heritage in Hunan Province. A large number of tourists and scholars come to visit, study and study every year. In addition, Yuelu Academy has actively carried out international exchanges and cooperation, established friendly relations with famous schools all over the world, and made contributions to promoting the progress of human civilization.

Relevant knowledge of the four major academies in China

1. China's four major academies are ancient institutions of higher learning in China, namely Yingtianfu Academy, Yuelu Academy, Songyang Academy and Bailudong Academy. These academies were founded in the Tang Dynasty and prevailed in the Song and Ming Dynasties, which is an important milestone in the history of education in China.

2. Yingtianfu Academy: Located in today's Nanjing, it was founded in Zhenguan period of Tang Dynasty (627 -649) and was one of the highest institutions of learning in China at that time. Yingtianfu Academy takes "teacher's work" as its school-running concept and pays attention to cultivating students' practical ability and moral quality. In the Song Dynasty, Yingtianfu Academy became the center of Neo-Confucianism and trained many famous scholars and politicians.

3. Yuelu Academy: Located at the foot of Yuelu Mountain in Changsha City, Hunan Province, it was founded in the ninth year of Kaibao in the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 976), and has experienced four generations of Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, with a history of 1000 years. Yuelu Academy, known as "the first academy in China", takes "morality, learning and application" as its school-running philosophy, and pays attention to cultivating students' moral quality and practical ability.

4. Songyang Academy: Located at the southern foot of Songshan Mountain in Dengfeng City, Henan Province, it was founded in Yuan Hongnian, Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (487 -49 1) and is one of the earliest government-run academies in ancient China. Songyang College takes "learning from things" and "seeking truth from facts" as its school philosophy, and pays attention to cultivating students' practical ability and innovative spirit.