Chenghai Guanshan Academy is a cultural relic protection unit in Guangdong Province.
Guanshan Academy is located in Chenghai District, Shantou City, where there is a famous couplet: "The ritual gate opens the Guanshan Mountain and follows the deer cave step by step; Climbing into the clear water on the bank of the road is to trace the apricot altar for height and beauty. " The word Guanshan in Lianzhong refers to Guanshan Academy.
Historically, Guanshan Academy is the birthplace of Chenghai culture. During the Song and Qing Dynasties (141-148), Lu Dong, one of the top eight sages in Chaozhou, a Song Taizi Zhongshe and a master of Yi Studies, "saw the beautiful scenery of Guanshan Mountain", so he studied in build house and settled in Guanshan Mountain.
Lu Dong taught the children of the city in the academy, and made great contributions to the culture and education of Chenghai and even Chaoshan, and Guanshan became the political and cultural center of Chenghai. Shenshan is the historical witness of the sages preaching, teaching and dispelling doubts in Chenghai, and it is a symbol of Chenghai people's eagerness to learn. After the founding of New China, Guanshan Academy was once the teaching and office space of Guanshan Junior Middle School and Shanghua Middle School. In the early 198s, Shanghua Middle School was relocated, and Guanshan Academy was once abandoned. In the late 199s, Guanshan Academy was rebuilt under the auspices of Chenghai District Government.
The sacred mountain, also known as Guanshan, is one of the eight ancient scenic spots in Chenghai, with a long history and profound cultural heritage. It is a famous tourist destination. Historically, Guanshan Academy is the birthplace of Chenghai culture. During the Song and Qing Dynasties (141-148), Lu Dong, one of the top eight sages in Chaozhou, the Song Taizi Zhongshe and the master of Yi Studies, "saw the beautiful scenery of Guanshan Mountain", so he studied in build house, and then settled in Guanshan Mountain. Nowadays, there are still cultural relics related to Lu Dong such as Yuelong Bridge.
entering the courtyard gate, there are spacious embankment, two osmanthus plants and two vats of lotus flowers. The college adopts a three-tier architecture, with two wings next to the first entrance, and two cloisters covered with eaves leading to the second and third entrances. The second entrance hall is the lecture hall, which consists of 2 wooden doors, eight in the middle and six on each side. On each door, there are poems written by celebrities in the Ming and pre-Ming dynasties about persuasion and etiquette.
Inside the lecture hall is a white marble statue of "Zhu Xi giving lectures" nearly 4 meters high, with a scroll in hand and a crown on his head, and a kind face. It is the custom of Guanshan Academy to worship Zhu Xi before and Cai Nan after. There are many colored paintings on the beams of the lecture hall, vivid characters, beautiful house scenery, exquisite and elegant. Coming out of the lecture hall, bypassing the stone steps and passing through a small door is the third entrance to the academy. Connecting the third entrance and the second entrance is a small embankment, which is commonly known as the back embankment by Chaoshan people. It is equivalent to a long alley, connecting two halls in front and back, and connecting the wings and two back doors on both sides. The structure of the main hall of the third entrance is the same as that of the second entrance, in which Cai Nan, the founder of the Academy and the county magistrate of that year, is worshipped.
Guanshan Academy, located at the northern foot of Shenshan Mountain, is a single-story civil building, covering an area of about 1,4 square meters. It is dedicated to Zhu Xi, Cai Nan and the sages of Guanshan Mountain, and is used as a place to give lectures. The pool in front of the academy (commonly known as Hongye Pool) is clear and reflects the whole picture of the academy, and is known as "one of the eight ancient scenes of Shenshan". In the back hall of Guanshan Academy, there is also a Guanshan Temple of Literature, also known as Kaoting Temple, which is dedicated to Zhu Xi (1129-12), a philosopher in the Southern Song Dynasty. Because of Zhu Xi's "Wen" in posthumous title, Zhu Wengong is known in the world, and Zhu Xi's Temple is also known as the Temple of Literature.
since the song dynasty, famous officials and poets of all dynasties have climbed the sacred mountain, built or carved it, eulogized it, inscribed it with plaques and engraved it, leaving a lot of historical and cultural heritage. Professor Lin Lunlun, an expert in tidal studies, once praised Guanshan College in his article: "Chenghai people's reading has become a common practice and talents have come forth in large numbers. I think it benefits from the good style of study of Chenghai Guanshan College."
After the founding of New China, Guanshan Academy was once the teaching and office space of Guanshan Junior Middle School and Shanghua Middle School. In the early 198s, Shanghua Middle School was relocated, and Guanshan Academy was once abandoned. In the late 199s, Guanshan Academy was rebuilt under the auspices of Chenghai District Government.
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