New World Encyclopedia's reference entry on shuyuan, China's private Confucian academies, covering their origins, Zhu Xi's 1179 to 1180 rebuilding of the White Deer Grotto Academy at Mount Lu, the code of conduct he wrote for it, and the academy system's role in Chinese education across roughly eight centuries.
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A general reference encyclopedia with editorial review rather than a peer reviewed academic work, tier 3, used here for uncontested biographical and institutional facts corroborated by the Gale published Oxford reference entry below. NotesUsed for the academy's rebuilding date, location, Zhu Xi's role as prefect, and the academy's later prominence and roster of teachers.
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PublisherNew World Encyclopedia (Paragon House)
URLhttps://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Academies_(Shuyuan)
Source Typeencyclopedia
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