Recently, the former site of Guiyan Academy, the earliest private academy in China, was discovered in Hualin Reclamation Farm in Gao 'an City. This hospital is the junction of Hongcheng Village and the upstream reservoir in Hualin Reclamation Area.
This "institution of learning" with a thousand years' history was founded in the mid-Tang Dynasty by imperial academy, an educator in the Tang Dynasty. After the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, it made a toast to Nanrong. According to the research of experts in Jiangxi province, the academy has a total area of nearly 100 mu and a large scale. Students not only study literature, but also martial arts.
According to the Records of Jiangxi Education, Guiyin Academy is the earliest academy in Jiangxi. According to 1996 edition of Jiangxi Province Situation and Strategy, "Jiangxi is the birthplace of ancient academy culture. According to the available information, the earliest private college in China is located in Guiyin College in Gao 'an City. "
Academies in Jiangxi Province have spanned thousands of years, both government-run and private-run, attracting famous teachers and scholars and making a sensation in China. Experts in the history of academy research believe that academies have spread all over Jiangxi since the "Kaiyuan Prosperity" and have been "leading the way" several times.
According to the records of Tongzhi Academy in Jiangxi during Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, there were 526 academies in Jiangxi. According to other historical records, local chronicles, notes and inscriptions, some scholars believe that there are more than 1,000 ancient academies in Jiangxi.
Except Bailudong Academy and Xiangshan Academy, all the academies in the past dynasties are famous and occupy a place in the history of Chinese academies.