Santan Academy

Santan Academy

Santan academy is located in Jixin town (formerly known as deshengying) in the northeast of Fenghuang County, 22 kilometers away from the county. In 1874, Wu Zhizhi, a military officer in Qiandong, Guizhou Province, built a pension bank for soldiers of the pingman army who died in battle. The main building of the academy is majestic and stands on the top of the mountain. The eaves are tilted, the beams are carved and the buildings are painted. Behind the main building is a courtyard, surrounded by galleries, classrooms and dormitories. The architecture of Santan academy is symmetrical in front and back with rigorous layout. In the courtyard, the flowers and trees are sparse, quiet and elegant; outside, the ancient cypresses are towering, and the golden osmanthus is fragrant. It is the largest Academy in the great wall of South China, the largest Academy in the Miao area of China, and one of the four existing academies in Hunan Province.

summary

Santan academy is located at the top of one of Jixin town in Fenghuang County. The main building is majestic and majestic, with cornices, carved beams and painted buildings. Behind is the courtyard, courtyard, surrounded by galleries, qulan and classroom dormitories, before and after symmetry, rigorous layout. The flowers and trees in the courtyard are sparse, quiet and elegant; the cypresses outside the courtyard are towering, and the Osmanthus fragrans are fragrant.

history

In 1874, Wudao, a military officer in Qiandong, Guizhou Province, returned to his hometown to visit his relatives. Wu deeply regretted that he did not read much while chatting with his relatives and friends. At the same time, he was deeply worried about the backwardness of Miao and Han people's culture in his hometown. He decided to set up education in his hometown to cultivate talents and improve the cultural quality of his children.

The Qing court once issued a pension for the soldiers who died in battle, some of which were not received. At the end of the Tongzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty, Wu spontaneously transported him back to Fenghuang and built an academy named "Santan academy" on the hill above Wanrongjiang Santan (yangliutan, luobutan and qishutan) in deshengying. He also bought 160 mu of land for the academy as the school property.

In 1914, to commemorate Wu Chengzhai, the people of deshengying changed the Academy into "Cuncheng school". After the county office was ordered to restructure, the tenth primary school was set up in this school. Therefore, the "ten small counties" and "Cuncheng" stand side by side. Due to the increase of students and the shortage of school buildings, more than ten school buildings were added. Students are divided into two parts: higher and elementary. At that time, teachers' salaries, students' books, lamp oil, and poor students' subsidies were all provided by the school. In the spring of 1937, the county No. 10 primary school, Cuncheng primary school and the county No. 2 girls' primary school in the same area merged into the county No. 4 primary school, which is still located in Santan Academy. In 1940, the "four primary schools" was changed to "Weiwen Township Central Primary School". After liberation, it was renamed Jixin complete primary school.

The main building of the academy is majestic and stands on the top of the mountain. The eaves are tilted, the beams are carved and the buildings are painted. Behind the main building is a courtyard, surrounded by galleries, classrooms and dormitories. The architecture of Santan academy is symmetrical in front and back with rigorous layout. In the courtyard, the flowers and trees are sparse, quiet and elegant; outside, the ancient cypresses are towering, and the golden osmanthus is fragrant.

Since the establishment of Santan academy, education has been fruitful and talents have emerged in large numbers. Xiao Jimei, a professor of Tsinghua University and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, once enlightened here.

Xiao Jimei

Xiao Jimei, a famous iron and steel expert, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Born on December 7, 1920. Deshengying, Fenghuang County, is a native of Jixin town. He has been diligent, studious and brilliant since he was a child. When he was 7 years old, he lived in Fenghuang County with his grandparents and studied in the county model primary school. He graduated from qiugao primary school in 1933 and was admitted to Changsha Mingde middle school.

When the Anti Japanese war broke out, the Japanese invaders went deep into the mainland, forcing him to leave Changsha and study in Xiangxi national No.8 Middle School. In September 1939, he graduated from high school and was admitted to Tangshan Jiaotong University. After graduating in 1943, because many big cities were occupied by Japanese invaders, he had to go back to Xiangxi and teach in the women's high school of national No.8 Middle School and No.13 Middle School of Qianzhou. In March 1945, he worked as a technician in Chongqing No.28 military factory. After the surrender of Japan, in September 1946 to the Ministry of economy of Nanjing government, the Central Bureau of standards as a technician.

In January 1948, Xiao Jimei went to the University of Missouri to study abroad. In the winter of 1950, he obtained master's degree and doctor's degree in metallurgy respectively. In July 1957, he fought against interference and resolutely returned home with his wife and children as a returned overseas Chinese to teach and engage in scientific research at Beijing Iron and Steel Institute. Over the past 30 years, he has written eight Metallurgical Science and technology monographs, such as alloy energetics, alloy phase and phase transformation, and application and development of materials, with a total of more than 3.1 million words, and published 250 academic papers, which have had a significant impact at home and abroad.

In addition, he has also worked as a doctor and master of metallurgy in China, and has trained more than 60 doctors and masters. As a scholar, he has lectured in 25 provinces and autonomous regions, and has been invited to give lectures and give academic reports in the United States, Japan, Canada, France, Germany, Australia and other countries for many times, which has been well received at home and abroad. In 1980, Xiao Jimei was elected member of the academic department of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and later was awarded academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and vice president of the China doctor's foundation.

address

Located in Jixin town (formerly known as deshengying) in the northeast of Fenghuang County, 22 km away from the county seat, and 30 km south of Jishou City.

admission ticket

The academy is free of charge and open every day.

traffic

Take the bus from Fenghuang County Station to Jishou, get off at Jixin, the ticket is 8 yuan; from Qianzhou to Jixin, the ticket is 8 yuan (10 yuan for Expressway). The two-way road (National Highway 209) was expanded from 2014 to 2016.

Adjacent scenic spots

Phoenix Town

Guantian mountain Miao Village

Stove floor

The great wall of the South

Aizhai Bridge

Dehang Miao Village

Qianzhou ancient city

Address: Jixin Town, Fenghuang County, Hunan Province

Longitude: 109.61025426849

Latitude: 28.103152237174

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