As an academy even older than University of Cambridge, the great wisdom, "seeking truth from facts", took root here

As an academy even older than University of Cambridge, the great wisdom, 'seeking truth from facts', took root here

CHANGSHA, China, Oct. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- This is a report from Hunan Today: At the foot of Yuelu Mountain, Yuelu Academy's red gate stands with the old couplet 'Only...

As an academy even older than University of Cambridge, the great wisdom, "seeking truth from facts", took root here

CHANGSHA, China, Oct. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- This is a report from Hunan Today: At the foot of Yuelu Mountain, Yuelu Academy's red gate stands with the old couplet "Only Chu Has Talents, and Here They Shine Most." Two young women in Hanfu—Ying and Shi—met American scholar Professor Xia (who's studied Hunan culture for 7 years) here. Xia explained the couplet's meaning and shared the academy's history: it's 300 years older than Oxford, and grea…