Imperial College was the highest national institution of higher learning in ancient China. The name of imperial academy began in the Western Zhou Dynasty. The names of universities in Xia, Shang and Zhou are different. During the Five Emperors, the University was named, in the summer, and in the Shang Dynasty, located in the western suburbs of Luoyi City.
When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty adopted Dong Zhongshu's suggestions of "Three Strategies for Heaven and Man" and "May Your Majesty rejuvenate the country and educate the children, and establish a master to support the people of the world", and set up the imperial academy in the capital Chang 'an. During Wang Mang's rebellion, "the rites and music fell apart, and the canon was incomplete", and "scholars in the world cared more about books and fled to the forest" was a kind of business loss.
When Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, proclaimed himself emperor, the military did not rest, that is, culture and education were first promoted. Imperial College in the Eastern Han Dynasty was founded in October of the fifth year of Jianwu (AD 29). Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty set up imperial academy, visited Yaru and collected classic essays. Scholars from all directions came to Luoyang, the capital city, and established the Doctor of Five Classics. In the twenty-seventh year of Jianwu, imperial academy Lecture Hall was "ten (ten) feet long and three feet wide".
In the sixth year of Yongjian (130), Shun Di, Emperor Gaozu, wrote: "There are 240 rooms, 1850 rooms". There are 165438+2000 workers every year, and the construction scale has reached an unprecedented level. By the time of Emperor Gaozu's wisdom, there were more than 30,000 students in the Imperial College.
The origin of Imperial College London:
The word "imperial academy" existed in the Western Zhou Dynasty. Dai Li's story says: "When the emperor entered imperial academy, the teacher asked." Imperial academy in the Western Zhou Dynasty, also known as the Great Scholar, was jointly established by the emperor and the vassals. "The university students are in the suburbs, the emperor is called Bi Yong, and the princes are called Pan Gong". However, Bi Yong and Pan Gong are not pure universities, but this place is also like a palace, where nobles often offer sacrifices, hold banquets, select warriors and agree on battle plans. After winning the battle, I also came here to "offer prisoners" and "report merits".
This is because: "There are not many ancient palaces, and all ceremonies such as sacrificial ceremonies, military ceremonies, learning ceremonies, longevity, calendar management, pension, learning to shoot, and obeying sages are salty in the Ming Hall. Tang Ming, Taimiao, Taixue and Lingtai are one place. "
Although there were imperial academy in ancient times, Tang Ming and imperial academy were mixed, and various activities such as politics, sacrifice and study were mixed together, which did not have the professionalism and systematicness of feudal education. This can only be said to be the bud of Imperial College.