The highest academy in ancient Yuci, Shanxi - Fengming Academy

Fengming Academy Yuci Old Town Jinzhong·Shanxi There are many historical relics and cultural landscapes in the old town of Yuci, Shanxi, such as the City God Temple, County Yamen, Confucius Temple, Fengming Academy, North and South Streets, Market Building, Sifeng Building, Qingxu Pavilion, Dacheng Temple, West Garden, Sang Yun's former residence heritage park, etc. Among them, the Fengming Academy located on the north side of the road inside the west gate of the old city of Yuci was once the county school of Yuci in the Qing Dynasty, and the highest academy in ancient Yuci, Shanxi. The Fengming Academy covers an area of more than 20,000 square meters. In the 13th year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, the county magistrate Qian Zhiqing set up a charity school here. In the 31st year of Qianlong, it was called "Fengming Academy". The name of the academy comes from Xun Miao of the Western Jin Dynasty, who was the county magistrate of Yuci and had outstanding political achievements. There is a saying that the phoenix gathers in Yuci. The academy is laid out in a garden style, with two Xianci and lecture halls as the main ancient buildings, as well as hexagonal pavilions, quadrangular pavilions, green flower pavilions, altars, etc. The lake and mountains compete for glory, pavilions, towers and buildings are interspersed, the trees are lush, and the environment is quiet, which is an ideal environment for students to study and read.