The well-developed academy system provided Jiangxi with a significant educational advantage, producing many Jinshi scholars ...

Chinese philosophers had been turning to other ancient schools to interpret contemporary events for centuries, especially during times of war and turmoil, the historian said. But the endeavour ...

In 940, the valley's "kiosk" was transformed into a government-sponsored school, and by 1179 the ... and talent cultivation in ancient China," said Yang Desheng, head of the academy's management ...