The local academies played an important role in the education and academic exchanges in the Hanjiang River basin.The buildings,the exterior appearances of academies,are worthy of research.In site selection,attention was paid to the famous mountains or waters,historical remains of notables,former sites of temples,and the junctions between town and suburb.As far as spatial arrangement is concerned,ancillary buildings of the main ones are exactly symmetrical and ordered.Meanwhile,the design of yard is different in the upstream and downstream regions.The previous is mainly Siheyuan,and the latter mainly courtyard.The building regulation and spatial arrangement embody the thinking of harmony between man and nature,and harmony between rites and music.It expresses the educational idea of"teaching through scenery"and the spiritual pursuits of"the unity of morality and action".
关键词
明清/汉江流域/书院建筑/文化内涵
Key words
the Ming and Qing dynasties/the Hanjiang River Basin/buildings of academies/cultural connotation