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It was founded in 976, the 9th year of the reign of the Song Dynasty under the leadership of Emperor Kaibao , and was one of four imperial academies of higher learning.

Both Zhu Xi and Zhang Shi ( Confucian scholars) lectured at the academy. In 1903 the academy became a university, and in 1925Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 See also 1925 in aviation 1925 in film 1925 in literature 1925 in mu Hunan UniversityHunan University , located in Changsha, Hunan, is one of the most important universities of the People's Republic of China. It tracks its history back over 1,000 years to the Yuelu Academy founded in the Song Dynasty. The university is organised into 18 d was established at this site.

As one of the four most prestigious academies over the last 1000 years in China, Yuelu Academy has been a famous institution of higher learning as well as a centre of academic activities and cultures since it was formally set up in 976 ( the Northern Song Dynasty ). The Academy, which has survived the Song, YuanThe Yuan Dynasty ( Mongolian: Dai On Yeke Mongghul Ulus; Chinese: ) ( 1271- 1368), also called the Mongol Dynasty was a significant ruling family in Asia. Invading and ruling, during it's hundred year life, over the Mongol Empire, Korea, Japan and China., MingThe Ming Dynasty ( Chinese: ; Pinyin: ming chao was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, though claims to the Ming throne (now collectively called the Southern Ming survived until 1662. The dynasty followed the Yuan Dynasty and preceded the Qing and QingThe Qing Dynasty ( Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: ; pinyin: qing chao; Wade-Giles: ch'ing ch'ao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty was founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China expanded into China proper and the surrou dynasties, was converted into Hunan Institute of Higher Learning in 1903. It was later renamed Hunan Normal College , Hunan Public Polytechnic School, and finally Hunan UniversityHunan University , located in Changsha, Hunan, is one of the most important universities of the People's Republic of China. It tracks its history back over 1,000 years to the Yuelu Academy founded in the Song Dynasty. The university is organised into 18 d in 1926Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 See also 1926 in aviation 1926 in film 1926 in literature 1926 in mu.

The academy has witnessed more than a thousand consecutive years of history and is the only one of the ancient Chinese academies of Classical Learning to have evolved into a modern institution of higher learning. The historical transformation from Yuelu Academy to Hunan University can be seen as the epitome of the development of China's higher education, a change which mirrors the vicissitudes of China's education system. As a part of Hunan University, today the academy is a center of publication and research of the ancient Han Chinese language, and is one of the most important academic and cultural centers in China.