Brief information on Donglin Academy  

Donglin Academy was built during the reign of Emperor Hui in the Song Dynasty and was one of the most famous ancient academies of China. First, it was a lecturing place of Yang Shi for scholars in Fujian Province.

The existing structures in the academy maintain their layout and form from the Ming and Qing dynasties. They include a stone archway, a pool, Donglin Temple, Lize Hall, Yiyong Hall, Yanju Hall, Sangong Ancestral Hall, the East and West Corridors, Laifu Chastity Shrine, Daonan Ancestral Hall and Donglin Glory Ancestral Hall, a famous elegiac couplet by Gu Xiancheng spread from Donglin Academy: “The sounds of wind, rain and reading are close to the ears, / The affairs of home, state and world are deep in the heart.”

*You can download the bilingual note to show it to a taxi driver or someone else to find your way to Donglin Academy if you plan to visit Donglin Academy and have language problems.

   

Hours: 7:15-17:30
Address: No. 867 East Jiefang Road, Wuxi
Transportation: take Bus 3, 10, 15, 19, 21 and 23, get down at the station of East Gate, and then walk toward the west along East Jiefang Road
Admission: CNY 16