Qiushi Academy was the main root of the current Zhejiang University

Zhejiang University

Zhejiang University , sometimes referred to as Zheda, is a national university in China. Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University is one of China's oldest institutions of higher education...

, which is one of the most comprehensive universities in China.

History

The academy was the first modern institute for higher education established in Zhejiang Province; it was also one of the earliest in China. It was founded in 1887, by the Governor of Hangzhou - Mr. Lin Qi (林啓 / 林启).

It also focused on the so called "New Learnings" or "New Subjects" (新學 / 新学). It had a study duration of five years, and taught courses including Chinese

Chinese language

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, English

English language

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, mathematics

Mathematics

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, history

History

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, geology

Geology

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/geography

Geography

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, physics

Physics

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 and chemistry

Chemistry

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. It also held several foreign lecturers.

Present

The historic site of the academy, including the Puji Temple

Puji Temple (Hangzhou)

Puji Temple , is a buddhism temple located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China. It's different from the Puji Temple in Putuo, Zhoushan, also in the Zhejiang Province .-Introduction:The temple was a hall and teaching building of the Qiushi...

, is still remained in urban Hangzhou

Hangzhou

Hangzhou , formerly transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2010, its entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people...

. Since August 1997, the Zhejiang Procincial Government has listed it as the Provincial Key Historic Site & Cultural Heritage under special protection.

External links

• The Qiushi Academy Historic Site (Chinese + Photo)
• The Qiushi Academy - History (Chinese + Photo)