Donglin College
Donglin College is a scenic area in Wuxi, China.
Visitor information
- Also known as
- 东林书院
- City
- Wuxi
- Coordinates
- 31.5787752, 120.3038257
About Donglin College
Donglin Academy, located at No. 867 Jiefang East Road, Liangxi District, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, also known as "Guishan Academy", was founded by Yang Shi in the first year of Zhenghe in the Northern Song Dynasty (1111) and later abandoned. In the 32nd year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1604), Gu Xiancheng and others rebuilt the academy and gave lectures here, but was later demolished by Wei Zhongxian's order. In the Qing Dynasty, the academy was rebuilt and later changed to Donglin Primary School; in 2002, the elementary school was vacated and opened as a tourist attraction. Donglin Academy covers an area of 13,000 square meters, with a construction area of 2,800 square meters. It has buildings such as the Stone Archway, Panchi, Donglin Jingshe, Lize Hall, Yiyong Hall, Yanju Temple, and Daonan Temple.
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- Huishan Ancient Town Tourism Area — 5A
- Yuantouzhu (Turtle Head Isle) Tourism Area on Taihu Lake — 5A
- CCTV Wuxi Film & Television Base (Three Kingdoms & Water Margin Studios) — 5A
- Tangcheng Scenic Area, Xiangyang 12 — 4A
- Hui mountain spring — 4A
- WUXI MUSEUM — 4A
- Zongjing Villa
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