The Dongpo Academy or Dongpo Shuyuan (), was an
academy
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located in
Hainan
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,
China
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. It was originally built in 1098
in memory of the
Song
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dynasty literary figure,
Su Dongpo
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, who was exiled here.
The ''Zaijiutang'' (载酒堂 Zài jiǔ táng) is the building where Su Dongpo lived and gave lectures during exile. The Dongpo Academy is located near the town of
Zhonghe, 40 km from
Danzhou
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(Nada) city. It is now a tourist attraction.
References
Confucian education
Confucianism in China
1098 establishments in Asia
History of education in China
Chinese philosophy
Song dynasty
11th-century establishments in China
Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Hainan
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