Academy sights in Asia

1. Sōngyáng Academy

   • Sōng Shān & Dēngfēng, China
   • Sights › Academy

   At the foot of Tàishì Shān sits one of China's oldest academies, the lush and well-tended Sōngyáng Academy, which dates to AD 484 and rises up the hill on a series of terraces. In the courtyard are two cypress trees believed to be around 4500 years old – and they're still alive! Within walking distance of the academy, the Sōngyuè Pagoda, built in AD 509, is China's oldest brick pagoda.

   Both bus 2 and bus 6 (Y1) from Dēngfēng run to the Sōngyáng Academy.

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