Donglin Academy
Donglin Academy | |
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東林書院 | |
Location | Wuxi |
Created | 1606 |
The Donglin Academy (
History
In 1604, during the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty, Gu Xiancheng (1550–1612), a Grand Secretary, along with the scholars Gao Panlong (高攀龍; 1562–1626), Qian Yiben (錢一本), An Xifan (安希范; 1564–1621) and Yu Kongjian (余孔兼) restored the Donglin Academy with financial backing from the local gentry and officials such as Ouyang Dongfeng (歐陽東風), the governor of Changzhou, and Lin Zai (林宰), the county magistrate of Wuxi. The academy gave its name to the resulting Donglin movement.
In 1626, the academy was brutally destroyed, leaving only part of the stone memorial arch. The contemporary academy was a reconstruction during the Qing dynasty by the Yongzheng and Qianlong emperors to win the support of Han Chinese scholars living in Wuxi.[1]
The government of the People's Republic of China redecorated the academy between 1981 and 1982.
References
- ^ 老虎 (2011-02-19). 东林书院为清流 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2013-09-15. Retrieved 2012-03-15.